“I was a good pimp” says James Lipton. Read more here.
Don’t buy into racist stereotypes about pimps. There is a class and race hierarchy among pimps just as there is a class and race hierarchy among prostituted women. Poor men of color are at the bottom of the hierarchy. Richer white men are at the top. Are there “good pimps?” No – just as there are no “good traffickers” or “good slavetraders.” Even if he uses mental instead of physical coercion, a pimp is a pimp is a pimp is a pimp is a pimp…..
The light touch on the topic of being a pimp has a tone of being a serious matter. He admits to being a “good pimp” yet acknowledges that a pimp is in the same category of a slave trader. From my perspective he was able to make a decent living off the earnings of prostitutes and insinuating at any cost to women.