Deck 45: Pimp-Controlled Prostitution

Question 1

All of the following are the "game" rules for pimping EXCEPT

A) a pimp must have and "show his game."
B) pimp must have woman or women who want to see him on top.
C) the game is "sold not told."
D) the pimp must get paid.

Answer 1

a pimp must have and "show his game."

Question 2

The time during which the prostitute is entering the profession street-level prostitution

A) the pimp is "turning her out."
B) the pimp is said to be "pimping her out."
C) the pimp is said to be on "top of his game."
D) the pimp is showing his "game."

Answer 2

the pimp is "turning her out."

Question 3

A pimp is aware that other pimps may attempt to seduce a woman away from her current pimp; such attempts, successful or not, are dealt with as follows:

A) a pimp may do so without fear of retaliation: "bros before hoes."
B) a pimp trying to steal another pimp's women is looked down upon because loyalty between pimps is expected: "bros before hoes."
C) no rules here, each pimp on his own what to do, how to respond: "might makes rite."
D) the response varies: "might makes rite."

Answer 3

a pimp may do so without fear of retaliation: "bros before hoes."

Question 4

All of the following describe relationship between pimps and prostitutes EXCEPT

A) talented pimps keep women happy, have money, display mystery but also cruelty.
B) wife-in-law prostitute is the tennis shoe pimp's true love, common-law wife, the one woman he intend to marry one day.
C) women involved with tennis shoe pimps tend to think they are in love and in a relationship.
D) women with pimps in large "stables" are less likely to think they are in love with a pimp; instead, they feel admiration, infatuation, loyalty.

Question 5

The most revealing form of pimp-related violence was

A) brutality followed by kindness.
B) fair but firm violence applied carefully to minimize injury.
C) ice-cold violence marked by sheer indifference.
D) immediate attack following a violation of such rules as leaving work area early without making daily quota.

Question 6

All of the following factors prevent women from pursuing legal assistance EXCEPT

A) buy into pimp game and blame self for violating rules.
B) prostitutes may still love their pimp.
C) their pimps still love them.
D) women are fearful that police will not take their complaints seriously.

Question 7

Discuss the rules of the pimp game, including the use of violence, from the standpoints of both the pimp and the prostitute. Why do prostitutes generally buy into this game? Explain.

Question 8

Why don't more prostitutes leave their .abusive pimps? How do ones that do decide to leave, eventually do so? Do you think it is accurate to compare prostitutes with abused women in abusive domestic relationships? Why or why not?

Question 9

Describe the process of "turning a woman out." How do pimps control women in the initial stage of recruitment? What is the pimp's relationship to a woman as he is recruiting her?