http://www.wakingvixen.audaciaray.com/2006/12/18/semantics-of-sex-work-whats-in-a-name/ Audacia Ray's Adventures in Smart Sex Culture Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wakingvixen.audaciaray.com/2006/12/18/semantics-of-sex-work-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2532 Mike V. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:21:56 +0000 http://www.wakingvixen.com/newblog/?p=487#comment-2532 Apparently, today I really like the phrase "you know", you know? Apparently, today I really like the phrase “you know”, you know?

]]> http://www.wakingvixen.audaciaray.com/2006/12/18/semantics-of-sex-work-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 Mike V. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:21:09 +0000 http://www.wakingvixen.com/newblog/?p=487#comment-2531 While I agree that "prostitute" sells papers, I don't really see it as a problem that the newspaper names the women that were killed by that appellation. I mean, it's not like they call them junkie whore scum, you know? If all five women worked in a lady's hat shop, I'm sure the media would call them the "milliner murders" instead of the "prostitute murders", you know? While I agree that “prostitute” sells papers, I don’t really see it as a problem that the newspaper names the women that were killed by that appellation. I mean, it’s not like they call them junkie whore scum, you know? If all five women worked in a lady’s hat shop, I’m sure the media would call them the “milliner murders” instead of the “prostitute murders”, you know?

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