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> "Some people are judgy about sex work. People say it's a shame or even that it is shameful," Mitcham said. "But what I do is a very light version of sex work, like the low-fat version of mayonnaise selling the sizzle rather than the steak."

Hm, so which one is it now? If you're arguing that sex work shouldn't be stigmatized, it shouldn't matter how light or heavy it is?

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I don't think there's much hypocrisy in that statement. My interpretation would be something like this:

-- I don't personally think that sex work should be stigmatised

-- Other people do stigmatise it, however.

-- I would like to point out to these people that what I do is analogous to a light version of sex work [and arguably any professional sportsperson sells their body one way or another - so why not this?]

(flashbacks of reading comprehension exams intensify)

He doesn't seem to state his position on whether proper sex work should be stigmatized or not, just that others think it should be.

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