Funny, I didn't notice the negative connotation here. But maybe that's because of sentences I heard lately: "Hey, what's the problem with being a fucking whor

Funny, I didn't notice the negative connotation here. But maybe that's because of sentences I heard lately: "Hey, what's the problem with being a fucking whore?" (Street whore¹ in Dexter –forgot which episode.) "I have a lot of respect for whores." (witness in a radio documentary —quite moving, by the way.) [1] I swear I mean no disrespect.