Iceberg Slim

[Chamber36]

I don't know about you guys, but this guy was a genius when it came to understanding social interactions.

I just came upon a webpage where they dissect the preface from the book Pimp: Story of my Life by Iceberg Slim aka Robert Beck. Apparently Roissy even contributed. You can see if you click the link on the page. Anyway, here it is.

 

[FairShake]

Helps to be violent and have ready access to drugs.

I grew up blocks away from the main stroll in Philadelphia. Seen overdoses, beatings, rapes, etc. A non-violent homebody has virtually nothing to learn from pimps. It's not going to happen that way for you.

 

[Dominance]

I wouldn't say a genius, more ****ing crazy.

I read his book a few weeks ago, some of the stuff I liked as in "don't ****ing ask me where i've been" to the women as I hate people wanting to know everywhere i've been. And being in control and not letting the women pull bull****. But doing it by taking massive amounts of drugs and slamming their heads against walls isn't such a healthy way to do it.

But reading the book the whole lifestyle is ****ed up and most of it you wouldn't want to replicate.

Have you actually read it?

 

[Chamber36]

Yeah I've read it.

I just started on Trick Baby now.

Of course drugs are just a crutch. He did say that the coke was helping him to keep his demeanor so icey. It's a good book though imho. I've never been violent but I can understand the culture he came from because I grew up in the caribbean with plenty of black people. There's a ****load of domestic violence over there in the caribbean. Don't forget they're descended from slaves who got regular beatings for being disobedient.

Anyway, I can identify with the guy and that's why I like reading his books. Doesn't mean I like to do tons of coke or beat women.

It's about being untouchable really. Unfazed. Women always try to get an emotional reaction out of a man. Sometimes the man should react, sometimes he shouldn't. Anyway, I suppose he had a short temper, but he was using those women for money and apparently the violence paid off for him. Not that it did his karma any good.

He wrote his book to show the grit and grime of the world though, not to glorify it. If you guys really paid attention reading the book you'd have realised that.

 

[FairShake]

Yeah I've read it.

I just started on Trick Baby now.

Of course drugs are just a crutch. He did say that the coke was helping him to keep his demeanor so icey. It's a good book though imho. I've never been violent but I can understand the culture he came from because I grew up in the caribbean with plenty of black people. There's a ****load of domestic violence over there in the caribbean. Don't forget they're descended from slaves who got regular beatings for being disobedient.

Anyway, I can identify with the guy and that's why I like reading his books. Doesn't mean I like to do tons of coke or beat women.

It's about being untouchable really. Unfazed. Women always try to get an emotional reaction out of a man. Sometimes the man should react, sometimes he shouldn't. Anyway, I suppose he had a short temper, but he was using those women for money and apparently the violence paid off for him. Not that it did his karma any good.

He wrote his book to show the grit and grime of the world though, not to glorify it. If you guys really paid attention reading the book you'd have realised that.

Beatings because of slavery? You ever been to Africa? Violence is not exactly unknown there.

Anyway, I was talking about drugs in terms of giving the girl drugs. Virtually all prostitutes with a pimp have a drug problem. Everyone I've ever known has. People on drugs are easy to control. Control their access to drugs.

As for controlling a woman, "unreactive" is not in a pimp's vocabulary. Every one I've seen will jump all over a woman verbally or physically for the slightest buck. The women are half scared of them and half in love them sad to say.