In a world in which lesbian kissing is norm in TV and film and stripper polls can be installed in the home we still have problems dealing with the fact that the world's "oldest profession" can be used for positive purposes, such as obtaining a PhD.
Recently Dr. Brooke Magnanti, research scientist, outed herself as 'Belle de Jour,' the writer of "Diary of a London Call Girl," which became the basis of the TV series, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," starring Billie Piper. Her own publisher didn't know.