"Nude portrait of Emiliano Zapata in high heels sparks" Topic
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Tango01  | 11 Dec 2019 12:18 p.m. PST |
…fury in Mexico
"A new portrait of Emiliano Zapata has caused a firestorm of outrage for its portrayal of the Mexican revolutionary hero striking a seductive pose – clad only in a pink sombrero and high heels.
Furious campesinos stormed one of the country's most renowned art museums on Thursday to demand the removal of the painting, part of a new exhibition titled Zapata after Zapata that seeks to present alternative views of the Mexican revolution…"
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| Col Durnford | 11 Dec 2019 12:28 p.m. PST |
Well, at least the Mexicans will not put up with that sort of crap, I mean art. |
| Thresher01 | 11 Dec 2019 12:31 p.m. PST |
That's what they get all riled up over??? Seems there are more pressing, "real-world" issues they might be upset about to me, that they might want to storm other buildings and leaders over. |
| Stryderg | 11 Dec 2019 1:25 p.m. PST |
If you let the simple stuff slide, it keeps creeping over the line. Storm the gates! or castle, or whatever we're storming these days. |
| Thresher01 | 11 Dec 2019 2:42 p.m. PST |
A portrait of a guy in a pink sombrero is the least of their problems. |
 StoneMtnMinis | 11 Dec 2019 5:26 p.m. PST |
Mexico has descended into a third world warlord controlled country. And it is right on our doorstep and the door is ajar. |
| ThePeninsularWarin15mm | 11 Dec 2019 7:22 p.m. PST |
A pity they don't get this worked up over drug cartels bribing their politicians and keeping them impoverished. |
| Thresher01 | 11 Dec 2019 10:28 p.m. PST |
Not to mention how many people they kill, kidnap, oppress, etc., etc., there. You are spot on, sadly, SMM. |
| Pan Marek | 12 Dec 2019 11:46 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 12 Dec 2019 12:04 p.m. PST |
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gets his hands on some fields and fences.