“You are mine.” These are the opening words of Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks, delivered as a voiceover from a doting father who is speaking to his daughter (presumably in a flashback). Cut to that same daughter’s wedding reception, the bride and the groom disappearing for a midnight swim in a moonlit pool. The metaphor…
Slut shaming is more than a buzzword. It's female sexuality weaponized against women. Or at least that's what it used to be. The word "slut", and other colorful terms that are generally used in a similar vein, is increasingly becoming a general term for any woman one may find reason to insult, regardless of her sexual history…
