Father - son team launch PimpThisBum.com as stunt to help homeless man . Homeless man , Michael Edwards , has received more than $ 5000 in donations . Edwards said he `` cracked up '' when Sean Dolan proposed the name for the Web site . Edwards : ` ` To everybody that thinks I am being exploited , I ask you to donate again '' ` ` This is n't a good strategy to address the problem of homelessness , '' critic says .
Father - son team launch PimpThisBum.com as stunt to help homeless man . Homeless man , Michael Edwards , has received more than $ 5000 in donations . Edwards : ` ` To everybody that thinks I am being exploited , I ask you to donate again '' ` ` This is n't a good strategy to address the problem of homelessness , '' critic says .