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RaleighNCDUer

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:56 AM
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41. Did 'sex worker' ever have ANY other connotation? Except, possibly,

in the context of Dr Ruth?

Right wing word play takes already extant words and RE-defines them to fit their political objectives. Nobody has ever re-defined 'sex worker' from its original meaning to mean something else.

This is not about re-labeling. It is about re-defining. Redefining would be changing 'prostitute' to mean an embodiment of wholesome chastity.

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