The Peculiar Yet Firm Character of Frida Kahlo

In this day and age, it is not anymore peculiar that many women go out in the public and speak their mind about social, moral, and political controversies. But generations ago, only a few women have braved to exercise their rights and autonomy. Frida Kahlo marked herself in history as a surrealist painter whose works mostly depicted feminist themes and her own physical, emotional, and psychological afflictions. Kahlo is also an involved believer of the communist ideology, and was among the few feminist figures of the modern times.

Some could recognize Kahlo's nature as unbecoming during her times. She was known to be a spontaneous and unreserved woman. She would often shout profanities and indecent jokes in front of several party guests, and was a strong tequila drinker and cigarette smoker. It was admitted to many that Kahlo's a tomboy, and was doing promiscuous bisexual relationships out in the open. But many critics recognize Kahlo's marriage to Diego Rivera, the acclaimed Mexican muralist, as Kahlo's greatest life struggle. Rivera was a noted womanizer, and Kahlo discharged many of Diego's extra-marital affairs, including a affair with Kahlo's sister. Kahlo went through a lingering emotional tribulation until her death in 1954.