On the lively Parisian street of Rue Mouffetard there is a supermarket. Above this supermarket is a sign, which reads “Au Negre Joyeux” along with a fairly crudely painted picture of a black man and a white woman. This may stir up some feelings in you. We see a black man, dressed in what would have been deemed fine clothes, a napkin around his neck and holding aloft a wine carafe. There seems to be some controversy around the actions being taken in this painting with some saying that he is serving the white woman, and others pointing out that the woman is holding a tray. My interpretation of this…