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Article: Time for Media and Feminists to Penetrate Prostitution: On the Issues Magazine Challenges Stale Stereotypes.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- August 7, 2008
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Prostitution penetrated the news in a major way in recent months -- from ex-governor Eliot Spitzer of New York and his paid binges with women to the suicide of DC madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the Showtime fluff of "Secret Diary of A Call Girl."
But the media, politicians and feminists have not grappled with the real complexities of prostitution. In its new Online edition, "Works Hard for Her Money: Feminists and Prostitutes," ON THE ISSUES MAGAZINE releases compelling original content -- diverse articles, art and poetry that challenge current notions and urge new thinking (see also On The Issues Magazine).
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