Johannesburg - When looked at objectively, streetwalkers, who many now euphemistically refer to as sex-workers, (the archetypal oxymoron) are the original street people. In the interests of research, I googled `streetwalker` and got, `a prostitute who seeks clients in the street`, and so it was inevitable I would get around to interviewing one. Well, a few weeks ago I did try to. Although, if truth be told, a bit half-heartedly. Every time I thought about doing the interview, I became concerned I might be selling some poor soul down the river by publicising her `occupation`. Something I assumed they might prefer to be kept quiet. But, in my quest to meet a variety of street people, I twice...
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