A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Zapatista Tattoo

OK, so this Zapatista tattoo was done on a white guy (solidarity) by Mike Moses of Enigma in Richmond, but still, pretty interesting… I’m not surprised when I see a Che tattoo, or a communist icon, or Hitler even, but I wasn’t expecting to see a Zapatista tattoo.

Marcos is gay in San Francisco, black in South Africa, an Asian in Europe, a Chicano in San Ysidro, an anarchist in Spain, a Palestinian in Israel, a Mayan Indian in the streets of San Cristobal, a gang member in Neza, a rocker in the National University, a Jew in Germany, an ombudsman in the Defense Ministry, a communist in the post-Cold War era, an artist without gallery or portfolio…. A pacifist in Bosnia, a housewife alone on Saturday night in any neighborhood in any city in Mexico, a striker in the CTM, a reporter writing filler stories for the back pages, a single woman on the subway at 10 pm, a peasant without land, an unemployed worker… an unhappy student, a dissident amid free market economics, a writer without books or readers, and, of course, a Zapatista in the mountains of southeast Mexico. So Marcos is a human being, any human being, in this world. Marcos is all the exploited, marginalized and oppressed minorities, resisting and saying, ‘Enough’!

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4 responses to “Zapatista Tattoo”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 12-01-2005 16:37:30 by J
    RVA represent!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 01:25:06 by mexica
    QUE VIVA LA RAZA! y gracias por una idea nueva poara un tattoo

    Posted on 12-08-2005 00:02:37 by Ryan
    WHAT?

    Posted on 12-14-2005 03:24:53 by whatever
    Gay in SF? Shouldn’t that be Kansas or something?

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 12-01-2005 16:37:30 by J
    RVA represent!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 01:25:06 by mexica
    QUE VIVA LA RAZA! y gracias por una idea nueva poara un tattoo

    Posted on 12-08-2005 00:02:37 by Ryan
    WHAT?

    Posted on 12-14-2005 03:24:53 by whatever
    Gay in SF? Shouldn’t that be Kansas or something?

  3. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 12-01-2005 16:37:30 by J
    RVA represent!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 01:25:06 by mexica
    QUE VIVA LA RAZA! y gracias por una idea nueva poara un tattoo

    Posted on 12-08-2005 00:02:37 by Ryan
    WHAT?

    Posted on 12-14-2005 03:24:53 by whatever
    Gay in SF? Shouldn’t that be Kansas or something?

  4. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 12-01-2005 16:37:30 by J
    RVA represent!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 01:25:06 by mexica
    QUE VIVA LA RAZA! y gracias por una idea nueva poara un tattoo

    Posted on 12-08-2005 00:02:37 by Ryan
    WHAT?

    Posted on 12-14-2005 03:24:53 by whatever
    Gay in SF? Shouldn’t that be Kansas or something?

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