Purple pain: backlash over Mexico City’s ‘axolotlisation’ for World Cup
Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resources
TL;DR
- Mexico City's mayor launched a beautification project.
- The project included murals of the axolotl mascot and plum paint.
- It was intended to coincide with the World Cup.
- The initiative has been criticized as a waste of resources.