Weekly Report - 19 December 2019 (WR-19-50)

It is not the traditional way of depicting revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata. A painting hung in Mexico City’s Museo de Bellas Artes shows him naked, riding a white horse, and wearing only high heels and a pink sombrero. On closer inspection one of the high heels looks like a pistol. The painting triggered uproar with a group of men leading a violent demonstration, demanding that the painting be burnt, hurling homophobic insults, and attacking other museum goers.

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