IAN LAVERY MP says an immediate focus on raising wages and reducing costs must be part of a strategy to show Labour can deliver for workers again
There is no such thing as 'an ethical pimp'
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In July 2019 the Huffington Post published an article written by Antonia Murphy, a white woman who speaks of having gone to a private school in her youth, who describes herself as an “ethical pimp.” Murphy started her “career” after a divorce which left her alone to look after her daughter and in need of an income, and operates in New Zealand.
When describing how she talks to her child about what she does, she says that she “explains it in words she can understand” by saying that “ladies do dress-up and give kisses and cuddles to men and make lots of money.”
Perhaps a better way to describe her career choice is “running a brothel,” or even better, “mummy exploits young women into having sex with men they don’t know just so they can survive.”
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