The Concert for the Kimberley at Fremantle Esplanade, featuring Missy Higgins and John Butler. The concert is a protest against the James Price Point gas hub. Picture: Jordan Shields. Source: PerthNow
Missy Higgins. Source: Supplied
MISSY Higgins is locked in a bitter Twitter war with sex workers - because she used outdated language to describe a dream.
The popular Australian singer-songwriter (pictured) posted on Twitter: "I dreamt I fell in love with a prostitute. She was young & I wanted to save her. Related to my thoughts about The Voice perhaps?"
But her seemingly innocent comment angered some in the sex industry.
A Twitter user with the handle WhoresEyeView snapped: "We don't need you to save us. Don't be so condescending. We are real people not extensions of ur ideals. Learn." Missy replied: "It was a dream dude, chill out."
That sparked furious feedback.
One tweeted: "Cram the chill pill. If you bothered to learn the issues you'd understand why we can't chill."
Another fired: "If you had any idea how we hookers get treated you'd understand why I'm defensive. Grow some empathy."
After learning the term "prostitute" was offensive, Higgins later said: "I meant absolutely no disrespect by dreaming what I did. For the record, I do not, in reality, want to save any sex workers.
"I had no idea 'prostitute' is an offensive term, 'sex worker' being the preferred term by those in the field.
"Apologies to those I offended."
The sex workers were obviously big fans of The Voice.
