Booked Out: Women and their voices in 'The Virgin Suicides'

The titular girls in a scene from Coppola’s 1999 movie adaptation of The Virgin Suicides. – Filepic

When will the female body stop being a political tool?

For the last few weeks, my social media feeds have been seething with articles, editorials, and opinions on victim-blaming, particularly in reaction to columnist Ridhuan Tee’s remarks on women’s bodies inviting rape.