It's been awhile since I have seen a comment on this subject and my girlfriends are trying to convince me that I have to flash to get the beads. Is this still something that goes on and how do you identify the giver of the beads. Knowing my luck I will flash the wrong person and just get laughed at :0 Thanks. The flashing for beads is a drunken Mardi Gras thing. Don't start showing your boobs!
Why Do Women Flash Their Breasts For Beads At Mardi Gras? A Brief History
A review of academic research on these titillating ceremonial exchanges, plus advice for those who may be tempted to partake. Once a spontaneous and casual phenomenon undertaken in a spirit of lighthearted indulgence, flashing has succumbed to rampant exploitation. And yet, despite periodic pronouncements from city officials portending a crackdown, the police have more or less tolerated the flashing of breasts for beads. Their main concern is, after all, crowd control and public safety, not filling Central Lock-up with unruly college coeds.
Do you still get beads for flashing or asking nicely? - New Orleans Forum
Skip navigation! Story from Body. Specifically, you might think about women flashing their boobs in exchange for Mardi Gras beads. There are a few different origin stories for this behavior. Soon, he says, nudists began enticing would-be flashers with the promise of beads as a reward.
Talia Mindich Talia Mindich. It was Mardi Gras Beads rained down on Claire and her friends as they pushed through the Bourbon Street crowds.