# Apparently, Sikh women are dwarves

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-sikh-women-are-dwarves/596447>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 15, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-sikh-women-are-dwarves/596447 "2011-09-15T23:28:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-sikh-women-are-dwarves/596447/1 "2011-09-15T23:28:49Z")

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In this article about [Confusion over what Sikhs are and are not in America](http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/10-years-after-sikh-murder-over-911-community-continues-to-blend-in-and-stand-out/?hpt=hp_c2):

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> Sikh women are less identifiable than men, identifiable by their beards and turbans.

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-sikh-women-are-dwarves/596447/2 "2011-09-16T00:47:49Z")

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Are they often mistaken for Gorden Ramsey, or found half-eaten by badgers?