probably part of the AP Style Guide .... like “hooker”, “pimp” has such bad connotations, so instead of “the hooker’s pimp”, we now have AP NewSpeak,”the sex worker’s security guard” ...
Nothing wrong with "procurer" or "whoremonger" or "owner/manager of short term sexual services establishment."
26 posted on 05/10/2026 5:35:12 PM PDT by heartwood