Pimp: noun: one who finds customers for a prostitute; a total dumb @$$. Anthony McCord, an expert in the pimping arts, tried to get himself admitted as an expert witness in his own trial. When asked what qualified him to be an expert, Anthony replied (to the judge) "I’ve pretty much read every book, saw every movie and heard every song relating to the subject matter" ) McCord then listed his qualifications that proved his expertise in pimping, qualifications like; he attended two national conferences on pimping, and that he is a member of a "quiet society of pimps". Oh yes, Anthony McCord is quite the qualified pimp, his momma would be so proud! Now all this is good and hilarious, but pimping is not be taken lightly. For years sex trafficking has been a world wide issue, and for years "no one has given a shit." It obviously doesn't help that in today's pop-culture pimps are being glorified. When I say pimp you think of a man with a fancy hat, ridiculous clothes, driving a big car. You don't really think about the other aspects of pimping. Beating the girls, raping the girls, getting the girls addicted to illegal narcotics, abducting the girls, etc. There's a much darker side to the pimping world, one we haven't even scratched the surface of yet. Anthony McCord, classified pimp? Do you know what the charges of his trial were? Assault and rape. We laugh at the pimps, cringe at the prostitutes, and ignore whats really going on.
The author of "When Pimps Cross the Line" Irin Carmon sent readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride. He humorously portrays pimps in the beginning, gets a couple laughs, then BAM, hits you with sex trafficking. Then reader feels sad, not wanting to face the reality of such a laughable topic as pimping, and then, readers get angry. Angry at the world of pimps, angry that no one really cares or seems to care, and angry that pimps are being praised in our culture. And then it's back to sadness when the reader realizes they will most likely do nothing about it. There's a lot of pathos in this article, I sure as heck felt it.
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That's so true! It's sad how society doesn't see stuff like this in the negative way that they should. I'm glad people like this are raising awareness.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that pimps have become such a problem in todays society but even sadder that people think it is a laughable cause.
ReplyDeleteTopics like this irritate me because it's exactly like you said, it's been going on since the beginning of time, and there really isn't much we can do to end it completely. Gahhh. It's frustrating.
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