StatingTheObvious Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 I'm back after being suspended for my sarcastic objection to using the work 'pimp'. What's up with that word? A 'pimp' is somebody who lives a luxurious lifestyle by running prostitutes. I am offended with 'pimp my ride' and the use of the word. When did we become so worshipful of materialism that how we get it doesn't matter and it's okay to be 'pimping' or have your ride 'pimped out' that having material wealth is more honorable than how we got it?
theculturewarrior Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 Me too. "Pimp" means child sex slavemaster to me.
Proud2BCatholic139 Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 Pimp, it's a 'dirty' word in my mind.
Cow of Shame Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) 'Pimp' has become associated with ridiculous flamboyancy and awful dress sense. Just as "gay" is now a derrogatory term for homosexuals, "f@ggot" is no longer a cigarette butt, and "n!gger" is no longer an acceptable term to apply towards blacks, "pimp" has transcended it's original meaning. If you want to be offended by it, go ahead, but it's become part of our mainstream culture & is more of a joke than anything else. My [i]mom[/i] said pimp once....and boy was it funny. Edited October 21, 2005 by Cow of Shame
Cow of Shame Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 and when are you going to fix your avatar, Proud?
Dreamweaver Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 21 2005, 02:13 PM']'Pimp' has become associated with ridiculous flamboyancy and awful dress sense. Just as "gay" is now a derrogatory term for homosexuals, "flower" is no longer a cigarette butt, and "nice black man" is no longer an acceptable term to apply towards blacks, "pimp" has transcended it's original meaning. If you want to be offended by it, go ahead, but it's become part of our mainstream culture & is more of a joke than anything else. My [i]mom[/i] said pimp once....and boy was it funny. [right][snapback]766392[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I had to read over your commentary several times before I realized that I was seeing the effects of the auto censoring software stuff the phorum has. Its kind of funny when you take it literally.
Cow of Shame Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 oops..forgot to proofread the post to catch the automatic edits & retype them so the system would find them 'acceptable' lemme see if I can fix it
Emotion Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 its just a word .... jeesh dont exaggerate over it
Snarf Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 For Halloween 2000, we had a Finnish exchange student staying with us and we just dressed him in random garments we found about the house. We told him that he could explain himself as being a pimp, and it took several minutes to explain what the word meant. In the end he just consulted his bilingual dictionary and started cracking up. I can only imagine the cultural barriers not considered by the lexicographer.
Cow of Shame Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) Heh...a friend of mine dressed as a pimp for Halloween & we took some pictures of him. Later, another friend with small children came over & saw the pictures. "What's he dressed as?" inquired one little urchin "Uuhhhh," says me, never really the quick thinker "He's a clown, right?" piped up a sibling "Right! Exactly! A [i]clown[/i]!" I grasped at that like an alcoholic for a bottle of Absolut Edited October 21, 2005 by Cow of Shame
Nathan Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 It's "cool" to be a pimp these days. Strangely, very few self-proclaimed pimps these days have ever actually [i]met[/i] a prostitute, much less employed one.
Thumper Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) According to www.acronymfinder.com, PIMP is an acronym for . . . Paper in My Pocket Pee(ing) In My Pants Personal Internet Mail Processor Pipeline Into Motion Pictures Pirates in Men's Pants (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) Plug-In Mini Packager Pluribus Interface Message Processor Positive Intake Manifold Pressure Project for Improvement of Management Practices Prometheus Internet Mail Program Personally, I think PIMP in reference to "Pee(ing) in My Pants" should replace LOL on PM. : Edited October 22, 2005 by Thumper
Cow of Shame Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 [quote name='Nathan' date='Oct 21 2005, 08:33 PM'] much less employed one. [right][snapback]766854[/snapback][/right] [/quote] You make it sound like they get benefits. Ok people...what sort of work-related benefits would you get as a hooker? Stipend for stilettos?
jasJis Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 I HATE the word pimp and how it's used casually. As a brother to 4 sisters, husband, son, and father to 2 daughters, I find it highly offensive and demeaning to women in general. It's so sexist and plain rude. I don't get it about it being about flashy and stuff. The connotation to me is all about treating women as sex objects and male domination. It's more than offensive, it's disturbing.
ofpheritup Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 21 2005, 02:13 PM'] and "n!gger" is no longer an acceptable term to apply towards blacks [right][snapback]766392[/snapback][/right] [/quote] WHEN WAS IT EVER?
Nathan Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 21 2005, 11:10 PM']Ok people...what sort of work-related benefits would you get as a hooker?[right][snapback]766958[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Um... they don't get smacked if they make their nightly quota?
Fixxxer Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 [quote name='jasJis' date='Oct 22 2005, 07:33 AM']. It's so sexist and plain rude. I don't get it about it being about flashy and stuff. The connotation to me is all about treating women as sex objects and male domination. It's more than offensive, it's disturbing. [right][snapback]767159[/snapback][/right] [/quote] What if women use it, is it sexist?
ReinnieR Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) you are talking about a whole different culture with a language of their own i think we should stop criticizing/complaining/whining and be charitable it's their culture it may or may not conform with our catholic teachings/doctrines but we need not slam that in their faces so the title of the MTV show is "pimp my ride" geez who cares what about the MTV show "cribs" what do you have to say about that?? that the title of the show is wrong because they are showing houses of celebrities when actually a crib is a product that is manufactured by fisher price SERIOUSLY!!! Edited October 22, 2005 by ReinnieR
Guest Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 [quote name='ofpheritup' date='Oct 22 2005, 07:42 AM']WHEN WAS IT EVER? [right][snapback]767162[/snapback][/right] [/quote] ya exactly........ that was a stupid comment its never been acceptable
cmotherofpirl Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 [quote name='ReinnieR' date='Oct 22 2005, 02:48 PM']you are talking about a whole different culture with a language of their own i think we should stop criticizing/complaining/whining and be charitable it's their culture it may or may not conform with our catholic teachings/doctrines but we need not slam that in their faces so the title of the MTV show is "pimp my ride" geez who cares what about the MTV show "cribs" what do you have to say about that?? that the title of the show is wrong because they are showing houses of celebrities when actually a crib is a product that is manufactured by fisher price SERIOUSLY!!! [right][snapback]767327[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Seriously??? I tolerate no culture that refers to women as Bs or Ws or any other derogatory attitude that accompanys it.
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