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Sex Workers Have Dignity Too

I couldn't pass this up.

Sex Workers' Group Calls for Boycott of "Grand Theft Auto"

San Francisco - A sex workers' advocacy group has called for a boycott of Take-Two Interactive/Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto" video games, saying it opposes the representations of prostitutes in the games. The San Francisco-based Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) said in a statement that it "will always be adamantly opposed to any and all forms of censorship," but, "since the video game Grand Theft Auto accrues points to players for the depiction of the rape and murder of prostitutes, SWOP-USA calls on all parents and all gamers to boycott Grand Theft Auto." The group also cited a report from the National Institute on Media and the Family, which found "a strong correlation between exposure to violent video games and various forms of antisocial behavior."

Alright, so who hasn't asked for a boycott of Grand Theft Auto?

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