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Originally Posted by aohige
Clearly they have no taste. 
To be fair, it's actually looked down in many different countries.
Reasons vary from religious undertones to it being sign of poverty (didn't pay the dentists to fix it)
The reason Japan doesn't give a rat's ass is partially because in Japanese mannerism, it's considered polite to not show one's teeth. This is, as far as I know, unique to Japan. Due to such, shape of the teeth isn't a cultural taboo. The fangs were considered "cute" as it resembles immaturity of youth, and this culture is actually a hell of a lot older than manga/anime.  |
Argh, the fang thing....
I don't even know if its even popular in Japan right now...
A lot of people consider it to be cute, but at the same time, unacceptable if you are trying to have a real career as an actress.
So, its only acceptable for anime, and young idol.
After all, the older you get, the more discolored you teeth gets, and especially if you have fangs, its impossible to bleach and keep up the youthful whiteness...
A lot more people in Japan are conscious about their teeth, and braces and whitening are pretty much the norm if you are from an average to higher than average family.
So all the more reason why the people with fang and other crazy teeth are probably from less well off families now.