What the Leslie Jones hack has in common with the burkini ban

How can it be that women's bodies are still being used to advance agendas?

Leslie Jones attends the Ghostbusters premier.
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Are you familiar with Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones? On intimate terms with her? Has she turned to you and said, "Here are some photographs of me in the altogether which you may peruse at your leisure?" Alternatively, has Leslie Jones participated in a nude photo shoot intended for public consumption? If the answers to questions 3 and 4 are "no," then you have no right to see nude pictures of her. Period, full-stop.

On Wednesday, news broke that the actor-comedian's Tumblr had been hacked, its content replaced with personal information (such as her driver's license), racist images, and nude photographs.

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Emily L. Hauser

Emily L. Hauser is a long-time commentary writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including The Daily Beast, Haaretz, The Forward, Chicago Tribune, and The Dallas Morning News, where she has looked at a wide range of topics, from helmet laws to forgetfulness to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.