A couple attending an art exhibition at the National Gallery was staring
at a portrait that had them completely confused. The photograph depicted
three very black, totally naked men sitting on a bench. Two of the
figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink thingy.

The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble
interpreting the photograph and offered his assessment. He went on for
nearly half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation of
African-Americans in a predominantly white, patriarchal society. "In
fact," he pointed out, "some serious art critics believe that the pink
thingy also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced
by gay men in contemporary society."

After the curator left, an Irishman approached the couple and said,
"Would you like to know what the photograph is really about?"

"Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator of the
gallery?", asked the couple.

"Because I'm the guy who shot the photograph", he replied. "In fact,
there are no African-Americans depicted at all. They're just three Irish
coal-miners. The guy in the middle went home for lunch."