A bottom girl, bottom woman[1] or bottom bitch,[2] is a prostitute who sits atop the hierarchy of prostitutes working for a particular pimp. A bottom girl is usually the prostitute who has been with the pimp the longest and consistently makes the most money.[3] Being the bottom girl gives the prostitute status and power over the other women working for her pimp;[3] however, the bottom girl also bears many responsibilities. In U.S. v. Pipkins,[4] the Eleventh Circuit described the bottom girl's duties as "work[ing] the track in [her pimp’s] stead, running interference for and collecting money from the pimp's other prostitutes, [and] look[ing] after the pimp's affairs if the pimp was out of town, incarcerated, or otherwise unavailable".[5] Similarly, the PIP Training Manual explains the bottom girl's obligations may include handling finances and training and recruiting other prostitutes.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Mickey Royal, et al., The Pimp Game: Instructional Guide 37 (1998).
- ^ Sisters Offering Support, ALVARO, Prostitution Intervention Program (PIP) Training Manual. Sisters Offering Support is a Hawaii-based NGO. PIP is a "peer-based alternative sentencing program for adult and juvenile prostitution offenders and nonoffenders". PIP Training Manual, 1.
- ^ a b c PIP Training Manual, 18.
- ^ 378 F.3d 1281 (11th Cir. 2004).
- ^ Pipkin, 1285.
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