Luis Rubiales kisses Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso on the mouth. Photo: Getty Images
The Hermoso case, which saw Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales kiss the soccer star on her lips, without her permission, resonates because it is a situation millions of women have experienced, writes Vanessa Banton.
Growing up, the image of a photograph of a sailor kissing a woman in a white dress in the middle of Times Square, taken by Alfred Eisentaedt, enthralled me.
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