Craigslist: It's hard to be a pimp in 570 cities

[Doughboy71]

The Web's biggest classified ads service is cleaning up its act -- or, at least, making a show of it -- by swapping "erotic" ads for "adult" ones. But will anything really change?

So Craigslist bowed to intense pressure and kicked its controversial "Erotic Services" ad category to the curb this week. Instead, it's unveiling a new ad category called "Adult Services" to take its place.

Why "Adult Services"? Because calling it "Hookers & Blow" might send the wrong message.

Over the last few weeks, even as more and more state attorneys general sharpened their knives, sensing an nice juicy turkey to carve up and serve to voters, Craigslist doggedly clung to its Erotic Services category, declaring it a free speech issue.

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I couldn't resist, I found the title funny!

[nomorenomore08]

1. Simultaneously? One would think so...

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2. Wow, I didn't realize CL takes the escorts earnings in exchange for physical protection

on the streets and nice clothes. Because that's what a pimp does. It'd be hard to physically protect prostitutes in 570 cities. A staff of hundreds would be necessary. Or a character on the TV show "Heroes."