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Interpreting 'Firefly': Libertarianism Vs. Anarchism w/ Dr. James Rocha

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The Heart of Gold - Is This a Prostitute?

Anara Sierra is played by Marina Bakkeran and she's the, the, they don't call her a prostitute, they call her a companion. And so she has the central role as she's a sex worker, but she's not treated in any bad way by their society. Although Mal treats her in a bad way, Mal is very rude to her. But in general, the show kind of represents here's a way in which we could respect sex workers, even though acknowledges sex workers aren't necessarily respected in the society in which we look.

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