[Mandi]

I had to answer since I am from New Orleans. The gold tooth thing is a regional oddity, like coconuts or beignets. In the early ’90s, rappers from New Orleans, theretofore unheard of, used it as a publicity stunt. Why that particular thing, I don’t know, but in any case it is part of what propelled rappers from New Orleans to the national scene. Of course that had the effect of perpetuating it. These days every young person thinks rap is cool, and rappers are cool, so they want to imitate. If you’re still wondering why only black people do it, it’s because (duh) New Orleans is 80 percent black. You’ll have to go to Michoud to see Asians with gold teeth, or Chalmette to see whites with gold teeth.

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Name : Mandi, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 21, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,