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 eric
 
 there are important differences among types of commercial activity you 
describe -- and it is not appropriate, in my opinion, to use the term 
"commercial sex workers" for illegal activity -- (which means, I guess it's 
an appropriate term in certain areas of Nevada)
 
 I use the term "prostituted women" to connote the slave-like nature of the 
"work" - 
 
 wendy murphy
    
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Dear colleagues,

I was talking to a group of graduate students about a particular British 
health 
iniative that was designed to end violence against prostitutes. 

A young student said, "Excuse me, but you mean commerical sex workers."

To which I, a feminst and sex researcher, said, "No, their program is not 
geared 
to end violence against all CSWs, but rather just against prostitutes."

As a feminist and a sex researcher trained in the UK (under mostly a mostly 
female professorship who taught me that distinction)), was I wrong in the 
United 
States for using the terms "prostitute" or "prostitution" in referring to one 
specific segment of commercial sex work/commercial sex labor (that includes 
telephone sex operators, magazine models, adulty industry actors, etc)?

While I can see that CSWs who walk the streets are indeed CSWs (just as 
pineapple, oranges, and lemons are all "fruits" or even more general, 
"produce"), if I am discussing an intervention specifically for that cohort, 
what term would I use to distinguish them from a phone sex operator or 
Penthouse 
model?

Thank you for your help.

Eric

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