Comments on: Guerrilla Knitters In Mexico City Terrify Locals With Folksiness, Bright Colors

By: escobar

escobar — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:03:37 +0000

That yarn is gonna be real delightful next summer, when the D.F. has those 30-minute typhoon rains every afternoon. The only thing better than a Mexico City bus spewing out exhaust fumes is one swathing them in moldy goodness. Mmmm!

And sorry to be crabby, but unless this Magda has popped a cap — or a knitting needle — in one of the rival knitting gang’s sergeants, then she’s not gangsta enough to say “knitta please.”

By: Guerrero

Guerrero — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:26:03 +0000

@esnickers

Where’s that monthly bazaar? And yes, this bus is right on Orizaba in Roma Norte, but there are still buses around Parque Mexico, on Sonora, that have just been repainted. The Michoacan bus that rents out the free bikes is also coated with a fresh new design.

By: esnickers

esnickers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:24:43 +0000

Has anyone seen this for real? It looks like one of the buses inside the Parque Mexico in La Condesa. Those buses are always used for art installations. And if it’s where I think it is, they also have a monthly bazaar where all the designers in the area come sell their stuff. I miss DF!

By: Crafty Chica

Crafty Chica — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:48:21 +0000

knitta, please - you know i love it :-)

By: BornAgainChicano

BornAgainChicano — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:29:02 +0000

It wasn’t about Latinos being colorful, per se. It was about
Mexican culture being colorful and vibrant. Although those words are overused to describe the culture of Mexico and lead to exotification, it’s not an entirely false characterization. Perhaps Mexico is just a place where one can escape the bland and covert to find conspicuously tangible signs of culture. Is that something to disparage?

By: Gwendolyn Johnson-Brown

Gwendolyn Johnson-Brown — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:06:45 +0000

Tee-hee! “Knitta, Please”…