It's worse than you think, too - the author had kids DRAW the PICTURES in the book; and when they said they didn't want to, she said she wouldn't tell their parents. (From the linked article.)
//從女孩的角度寫的…猜猜目標受眾是誰? 誰會在乎「賣淫與其他工作一樣是一種工作」的說法呢? 我們知道背後的目標。//᭢ꪖꪗ ✂️🇾🇪🏳️🌈⚢🤘 on X Good news! If your kid isn't convinced to drug and mutilate themselves, they can always fall back on being a hooker.
so rather than get rid of the degenerate hellscape that is the red light district they feel the best way to handle the issue is to make a children's picture book about prostitution. very normal