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Re: Billy's grammar confusion re: "pimping"


Pimp is no way comparable to "gyp" (derived from Gypsy) or "jew" 
(obviously derived), or "nigger". Pimp offends no group except pimps, 
who, in my opinion should be verbally degraded.

But when you call someone a pimp who is not a pimp, that is a mean 
insult, nasty.

Now "pimping" evidence should mean, to keep things straight, selling 
evidence and getting benefit from it that is not rightfully yours. But, 
as used in this context, to pimp evidence is to degrade it through verbal 
means, which does retain some of the meaning of pimp in that a pimp 
degrades women by verbal means (as well as by commercial and physical and 
other means).

We must watch our language, but we don't need to worry about offending 
that opressed minority known aqs pimps.

Ross Smith
Wake Forest University Debate
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Winston-Salem, NC  27109
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