Thursday, 21 June 2012
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Gap Toothed Wonder
“Having a gap has been associated with overly sexual people, so to hear a girl being called a slut because she has a gap is not uncommon. Gaps are cute on girls and modelesque on men. Most people with gaps are sexually attractive.”At least, that’s the Urban Dictionary’s take on my newest beauty fetish. There’s nothing sexier than a quirk: Be it a bizarre freckle constellation, or my girlfriend’s “elf ear”. So it’s after years of being abused for the Black Sea between my front teeth, and subsequently getting braces, that I find myself wanting to be Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Depp’s ex partner (their publicist announced the split yesterday). But do you melt at a gap-toothed smile?
I’m not exactly bemoaning my orthodontics. My gap looked nothing like hers. It was a messy ledge of stalactites. Paradis' teeth sit imperfectly in her gums, smirking at the mere thought of being subjected to a brace.
Versace digs it too. Georgia Jagger, with her incredible mouth, is the face of the infamous brand. And the gap hasn’t hurt Dutch model Lara Stone either. Her "semi-exclusive" deal with Prada meant she was banned from walking in any other shows during New York or Milan Fashion Week before the Prada show.
I’m not sure how a gap makes someone “overly sexual,” but there’s definitely something going on in the darkness.
Are you a gap-toothed fan? Do you find quirks sexy?
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Every time I hear anything related to gap teeth, I think of this quote from Mean Girls: "Alyssa, I'm sorry I called you a gap-toothed bitch. It's not your fault you're so gap-toothed."
I do not like the look. At all.
I don't think models are pretty either, though.
I've never heard that association until today
I dislike it. I had an ex who had one and I never fancied it too much, just accepted its being there.
not a fan. at all. i really love straight teeth. braces and invisalign, ftw.
I used to have a slight one when I was a kid, it closed together naturally. I used to be able to spit saliva through it. lol I don't find it attractive. It makes me feel like gum disease is going to attack.
If you saw me smile head on, you'd never see my gap tooth. In fact, no one has ever mentioned my gap tooth until I pointed it out to them. The gap is on my lower teeth slightly off to the side. I DID have a tooth there once. When I was a young teen, the dentist took x-rays of my teeth and he said I had no adult tooth present in that particular spot. So when I lost my baby tooth, I've had a gap there ever since. It's quite slight. I don't know. I find it kind of cute.
I love the small gaptooth my boyfriend has. Sometimes, he accidentally whistles through it. He doesn't have the "perfect teeth" but he's got a great smile :)
the upturned mouth, bucktooth with gap tooth combo is hideous. I don't get why that look is hot in the modeling industry because they look like a mix of spongebob and those donkeys from the pinocchio movie.
How is that “hot” !?! serious. this is why orthodontics exist!
@P0RCELA1N_D0LL@xanga - Hahahahha yeah now that you mention it, it does remind me of Spongebob, too lol
that's a huge turn off actually. It makes you look like a redneck/hill-billie; I think that's part of the reason why anna paquin was picked to play sookie in true blood.
I have gaps in between the front of my teeth on the front. I didn't realize how many people hated them haha. I love my gap teeth and everyone I meet that mentions them always says to never get braces or close them. I'm told they match my personality a lot which I'm not quite sure what that means. I'm content with my gaps though. They aren't as large as the ones pictured, but I like gaps. I'm probably biased though. My mom used to have a gap in between her two top front teeth and really regrets closing it up. As for the overly sexual comment that's up for debate :D
Um...no. Huge turn-off if someone doesn't have nearly perfect teeth.
I have a small gap, and used to be really insecure. I didn't want braces again after having to get all sorts of work done for an overbite. Twice. But after constantly hearing either that people really didn't notice, or if they did, they thought it was "cute", I've accepted it.
So I'm not necessarily a gap-tooth fan, but I don't think people should feel pressured to fix a gap. Considering how jacked up teeth can be, a gap on someone who doesn't have the money for or access to an orthodontist isn't a deal breaker. Remember, guys, braces are EXPENSIVE especially without dental insurance.
my parents made many, many times more than enough money to make sure i had "perfect" teeth. but, because they're cheap motherfuckers, and because my mother thinks she's a doctor and knows everything of any medical nature (which she's not and doesn't), my teeth are fucked up. not hugely, but enough to make me hate my teeth.
recently--as in, the last year--i saw a dentist and he said that my old dentist was an idiot and my mom tried to act a fool when the dentist claimed as such.
thanks mom, for an entirely avoidable problem. <3 you!
I don't find it particularly attractive, but it's also not a massive turn off. I mean, if their teeth are clean and in otherwise good condition, I don't see a problem. Dental care and orthodontics are expensive!
I don't think it's attractive on women at all. On men... maybe. Depends how good looking they are otherwise. It could be a cute quirk on a perfect looking dude, or a very unfortunate part of an already unfortunate face.
But seriously... not on a girl. Maybe there's a reason why it's associated with promiscuity.
I don't like gaps in teeth.
I have one too and at one time ihad braces to fix the gap...the gap is back! so I will live with it now@Digital_Angel21@xanga -
I have a slight gap. And guess what fuckers...it is HOT
I personally don't like gap teeth but it's in all the magazines lately, so i guess more and more people are starting to like it. (just because a magazine has pics of people with them)
My two front teeth are a little bit spaced, at an angle. It's probably my favorite part about my face, besides my eyes. c: I love gaps. I don't want to "fix" it. There's nothing to fix.
Well I think they are absolutely endearing, on men and women. I see it as attractive as long as the teeth themselves are pretty.
I knew a girl who thought her gap was cute and made her hot shit. To be honest, I hated it and most people that knew her didn't like it either.