User talk:Maxineeames

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Hello, Maxineeames, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your edit to Aileen Wuornos does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV). Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media.

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Prostitute vs. sex worker
Regarding this, "prostitute" and "sex worker" do not automatically mean the same thing. So, yes, "prostitute" is often more accurate in certain cases. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 13:10, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi Flyer22! First off my apologies for not reading through the editing guidelines more thoroughly before making changes. That was quite careless of me. Moving on to this issue, I do understand that "prostitute" is a more specific term under the larger umbrella term of "sex worker," however it's also my understanding from working alongside sex workers that "prostitute" is generally considered an outdated pejorative term that strongly implies criminality, moral corruption, devaluation, etc. In this case, to me, it seems that "street-based sex worker" would be the more neutral term, which communicates the specific type of sex work and distinguishes from the broader category of "sex work" which includes not just independent street-workers but also those working within a more formal industry or establishments. Maxineeames (talk) 00:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)