Maeve

Wow this manga just keeps getting better. Art is inherently political whether it was intended or not, like Yatora with his billboard art or "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.).

Now allow me to rant, I never expected a japanese manga about art to speak about my country's sociocultural issues. So for those who want to know:
We have a very strong connection to our (indigenous) roots that expand in all kind of art forms and are very proud of that. Yet the constant bloodshed in our country makes it hard to be proud of what our country currently is.
Feminicide is one major issue, March 8 (8M) is not a celebration here, it's a day of remembrance, of all the women killed, kidnapped and exploited. Every day 10-14 women are murdered in Mexico. The 8M is a day we women unite to protest for our right, for our death and sorority. Sometimes by Iconoclasm (a wall, a monument is never worth more than a woman's life), others by creating art, we dance, draw and write songs about feminicide and feminism and the plagues that bleed our country dry. Please look up "Madres buscadoras".

Other very important issue is the gentrification of our country and the constant ecocide. Our corrupt government trades our country for money and let it become the world's dumpster for their ecocidal projects (Specially USA). Our people, animals and nature are displaced and killed for this. Slowly we are all rising up to stop this, but it's happening all over the country.
Mexico is the country with the most murders of journalists, so the truth never reaches far. They also murder our activists, so people are always afraid to speak out.
People were especially outraged to "host" the FIFA world cup, and we tried our best to use the spotlight to protest, but truly I do not know how much was able to be seen and heard.

There is more to say but I just wanted to put my little grain of knowledge so people out there can know our country is bleeding but people always try to find a way to persevere. One of those is art and Art is always political.

"Then you call your Dad" AAAA WOOF WOOF THAT'S A FATHER RIGHT THERE, (σ≧▽≦)σ literally made me squeal! Love them DILFs