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American pimps (procurers), male agents for prostitutes who collect part of their earnings.The procurer may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing and possibly monopolizing a location where the prostitute may solicit clients.
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According to his memoir, Pimp, Slim started pimping at 18 and continued until age 42. The book claims that during his career he had over 400 women, both black and white, working for him. He said he was known for his frosty temperament and for staying calm in emergencies, which, combined with his slim build, earned him the street name Iceberg Slim.
Satine, in Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann, a story based on the Paris nightclub of the same name; Séverine Serizy, in the 1928 novel Belle de Jour and the 1967 film based on it; Sonya Marmeladova, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Suzie Wong, from The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason; Talanta, La Talanta by Pietro Aretino
In a 2009 HBO drama series called Gentlemen of Leisure, The Hughes brothers planned to revisit the themes of American Pimp. Gentlemen of Leisure [5] was to investigate the world of prostitution in Oakland, California, with an emphasis on a 35-year-old notorious pimp and his attempts to leave the business. [6]
The word pimp first appeared in English in 1600, in Ben Jonson’s play Every Man out of his Humor. [2] It is of unknown origin, while there are several hypotheses about its etymology. [2] Pimp used as a verb, meaning to act as a pimp, first appeared around 1640 in Philip Massinger's play, The Bashful Lover. [3]
In American pimp culture, the terms bottom girl, bottom woman, bottom bitch, or Ashlie [1] refer to a prostitute who sits atop the hierarchy of prostitutes working for a particular pimp. [2] A bottom bitch is usually the prostitute who has been with the pimp the longest and consistently makes the most money. [ 3 ]
A madam is a woman who manages a brothel or prostitution business, i.e., a female pimp. Subcategories. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 ...