Comments on: Fotos Maras ~ Mexico City http://www.lataco.com/taco/fotos-maras-mexico-city Celebrating the taco lifestyle in Los Angeles, California, USA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: krystal http://www.lataco.com/taco/fotos-maras-mexico-city/comment-page-1#comment-170825 krystal Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:22:02 +0000 http://www.lataco.com/?p=17966#comment-170825 I like your tats there really nice , if any thing there bad ass homie I like your tats there really nice , if any thing there bad ass homie

]]> By: Euthanasia http://www.lataco.com/taco/fotos-maras-mexico-city/comment-page-1#comment-145363 Euthanasia Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:49:33 +0000 http://www.lataco.com/?p=17966#comment-145363 Awesome. Hands down. Awesome. Hands down.

]]> By: Hadley http://www.lataco.com/taco/fotos-maras-mexico-city/comment-page-1#comment-144935 Hadley Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:21:47 +0000 http://www.lataco.com/?p=17966#comment-144935 Yeah, it's very common for people to say documentation is exploitation, but how else do we reflect on complex things than through art and other people's ability to get close to the things we fear? Multi-national is spot-on. I have a photo of an MS-13 tag I took in Sopot, Poland, which is about as far from San Salvador as anyplace. Yeah, it’s very common for people to say documentation is exploitation, but how else do we reflect on complex things than through art and other people’s ability to get close to the things we fear?

Multi-national is spot-on. I have a photo of an MS-13 tag I took in Sopot, Poland, which is about as far from San Salvador as anyplace.

]]> By: elponk http://www.lataco.com/taco/fotos-maras-mexico-city/comment-page-1#comment-144920 elponk Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:59:21 +0000 http://www.lataco.com/?p=17966#comment-144920 great that you posted. I read intersections yesterday..I will post something about it as well. I wish that I would have seen the exhibition. It is interesting to read all the comments on other blogs and the Times article. On how it is not art and how it is not good tattooing and how to give these murderers the limelight is not right. Oh and how to exhibit them in Mexico City is a disservice to the reputation of Salvadorians. Well whether it does harm or good I'm sure it does both. People will walk away with different things and that is the purpose of art. Negative or positive. I grew up in Pico Union and the Alvarado area in Los Angeles and I knew and know how these gangs are and have family in El Salvador that have told me about the intimidation and awful things that have happened. But also know about parents and police sending these kids back because of deportation or parents sending their kids to shape up in El Salvador...and there you are this explosion of this gang. That might not be the whole reason for this, but it is kids that were thrown away. What does anyone expect...I'm not making excuses it's just something to think about. great that you posted. I read intersections yesterday..I will post something about it as well. I wish that I would have seen the exhibition. It is interesting to read all the comments on other blogs and the Times article. On how it is not art and how it is not good tattooing and how to give these murderers the limelight is not right. Oh and how to exhibit them in Mexico City is a disservice to the reputation of Salvadorians. Well whether it does harm or good I’m sure it does both. People will walk away with different things and that is the purpose of art. Negative or positive. I grew up in Pico Union and the Alvarado area in Los Angeles and I knew and know how these gangs are and have family in El Salvador that have told me about the intimidation and awful things that have happened. But also know about parents and police sending these kids back because of deportation or parents sending their kids to shape up in El Salvador…and there you are this explosion of this gang. That might not be the whole reason for this, but it is kids that were thrown away. What does anyone expect…I’m not making excuses it’s just something to think about.

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