Hookers have to deliver on their promise... unlike politicians.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote contrasts thaters delivering on promises with politicians who do not.
- In plain terms
- Hookers keep promises; politicians don’t.
- What can you take from it?
- Highlight perceived reliability differences between professions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are politicians seen as untrustworthy?
- How does this view affect attitudes toward sex work?
Another view
It overgeneralizes and trivializes sex work.
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