The fear of such laws being used in reprisal makes many prostitutes reluctant to speak out or to become involved in community affairs. In turn, this makes them more alienated and less likely to break out of prostitution. Anti-pimping laws also act as a barriers to those prostitutes who wish to marry and get out of the business in that manner. The husband, even of an ex-whore, becomes automatically vulnerable to charges of pimping. This is true even of husbands who do not live primarily off their wives' whoring, but who share household expenses with her.
Whores are quick to point out that other women have the right to support their husbands and lovers.
No one passes laws forbidding waitresses, lawyers, feminists, or secretaries from having dependent men in their lives. Yet pimps continue to be excoriated, with no reference to whether or not they are abusive. There are two main reasons for this. Many girls seek out pimps and even love their 'man'. If a bank teller's husband beats her, he is charged with assault, not with being a bank teller's husband.