Legend has it, George Washington had a set of wooden teeth. My friends, it does not get any more gangsta than that! While most people were worried about plaque and gingivitis, George was battling termites and splinters! This whole topic of conversation came up yesterday on Twitter as my friend Areefuh Stanklin claimed that George Washington’s lace front wig is better than Beyonce’s. Or shall I say, George Washington’s powdered wig. Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe. Whatever the case, our first President was quite the trendsetter for generations of ghetto-ass Americans to come.
It turns out that the rumors were as false as GW’s teeth. George Washington did not have wooden dentures. His fake teeth were made of ivory and gold. Therefore, that meant his grill made him something like the Lil’ Wayne of Founding Fathers. The man also wore wigs flamboyant enough to be featured in any of this year’s black hair shows. I can almost it now: A model strolling the catwalk wearing a revealing outfit with her George Washington ‘do, as some flamboyant stylist yells out “You are FIERCE! Work it bitch!”
George Washington has already gone down in history for many things: War hero; First President; Toothless Slave Owner; The Guy On The Quarter AND The Dollar. The list goes on and on. I say we honor him with one more accolade: Trendsetter For Tacky People.
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Hilarious. That wig does kinda remind me of the mushroom MC Lyte sported in her Hey Day.
Why hello Leon. 3 things!
1. I kno u don’t kno me but I missed you! I’m the one that suggested those parental advisory cards. I haven’t read ur blog in almost a year but I’m back now and catching up.
2. Love the new site design. Very sexy.
3. Why aren’t you following me back on twitter? I don’t appreciate that being that I’m your biggest fan. No one else can appreciate the adonis qualities that you offer the world.
so with that being said….my twitter name is Not_Mii_StyLE
Both you and Areefah Stanklin are CRAZY!!! Gold teeth and lace fronts? You two have a lock on all things hood!
LOL!!!
G-dub was a true ghetto soldier!! dude stood up in a boat profilin’ in the middle of a war crossin that Delaware, lookin like T-Pain on a boat before there was a T-Pain! Plus, choppin down cherry trees just because? str8 gangsta!
@ Classick Material, GW sure was chillin’ in his B-Boy stance while crossing the Delaware River!
@ Margaret, we try.
@ Ms Sarkastic, welcome back & thanks for becoming my Twitter friend!
@ Cap’n Crunch, It actually does look reminiscent of that!
I see you watched the same history channel special I did this weekend.