Emily Lindin's UnSlut takes on slut-shaming in the Internet era, when it's easier than ever to spread lies and share incriminating photos with the click of a button. Like the women she profiles, Lindin faced bullying in middle school and considered suicide, but over time she gained back her self-esteem. As an adult, she was saddened to see how many teenage girls gave in to suicidal impulses as a result of the same sort of slut-shaming that she experienced, so she founded the UnSlut Project. Lindin shared her experience online, along with recollections from other women, in order to combat feelings of isolation and hopelessness. UnSlut features interviews with victims, family members, and experts in the field of human sexuality. Allyson, who lives in New Jersey, recalls that an ex-boyfriend distributed a nude photo of her to their entire school. Although Allyson worked her way past the humiliation, Rehtaeh, who grew up in Nova Scotia, did not. The latter's friends and relatives here recount a trajectory that began with a sexual assault and ended in suicide. To add insult to injury, the slut-shaming continued even after Rehtaeh's death, with offensive social media posts. UnSlut features an unusual array of speakers, all with something useful to add, including Melissa Jones, a Mormon sexologist; Samantha Gailey Geimer, the victim in the Roman Polanski sexual abuse case; and Mick Foley, a professional wrestler who helped produce this film as a result of his work on behalf of RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network). Recommended. Aud: C, P. (K. Fennessy)
UnSlut
(2015) 39 min. DVD: $200: public libraries; $350: colleges & universities. Tugg (avail. from http://licenses.tugg.com). DRA. PPR. Volume 31, Issue 1
UnSlut
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