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In which cultures does women have beards? Without any example it seems something you just pretend exist. Women in general (ie without special medical conditions
by tasogare 6y ago
In which cultures does women have beards? Without any example it seems something you just pretend exist. Women in general (ie without special medical conditions) don’t grow enough facial hair to produce a beard in a lifetime.
- howinteresting 6y agoThe boundary between "special medical conditions" and "natural human diversity" is incredibly socially constructed.
- dagmx 6y agoCertain Sikh women grow beards as part of their culture. There are quite a few women outside of that who do get beards, for a variety of reasons. Regardless, even if it was hypothetically only people with medical conditions, then why is bad for them to be represented?
- dash2 6y agoI'm not sure it's true that they grow beards as part of their culture. They don't cut their hair as part of their culture (or religion). Then, some women have a lot of facial hair for a variety of biological reasons. If they're very committed Sikhs, then they don't cut it off - but it's not that they are deliberately trying to have more facial hair. At least, that's my reading from about 2 minutes of research....
- dagmx 6y agoI guess I didn't disambiguate between actively growing and passively growing. I meant passive. Most Sikh women will only follow the part about not cutting the hair on the tops of their head, and will remove facial hair. However some, more religious ones, will apply this to all hair, including their beard and keep it growing.