Talk:Bearded lady

message: Is it certain that Tolkein's female dwarves are bearded? I've never seen reference to female dwarves at all, and the point is mocked by the presence of bearded female dwarfs in Discworld (according to the Discworld quizbook).
:"For the Naugrim (dwarves) have beards from the beginning of their lives, male and female alike
--The Silmarillion. 
:A similar point is made in Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings, although not as obviously. All it says there is that female dwarves cannot be distinguished from male dwarves by the other races. But we already know all male dwarves have beards, so the conclusion is obvious.
--Daibhid C 23:07 4 December 2005 (UTC)
I think the conclusion that female dwarves have beards is a little much to take from this passage.  I think what was suggested by this passage is that the garb of female and male dwarves was similar, and that it was rare to see females outside of the home. (partially because of their lower numbers in dwarf society.)  In the third age, apart from Dale and other communities that had a more muli-cultural societies, it was rare to see dwarves at all.  How often were dwarves in Rohan, Gondor, Bree and other communities?  Being a private people, and not often seen, rumors that they pop out of the ground and there are no dwarf women arose in Middle Earth. Also, if beards do not appear on other female species in Middle Earth it would be extremely unlikely that dwarven women would have beards.  Beards on female dwarves is a pretty ridiculous genetic trait. I plan to review sections on dwarves and see the context of that passage.
Oldnoakes 20:37, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The line in the Silmarillon seems pretty clear to me. Daibhid C 19:41, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
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message: This article states that women who grow beards usually do not have true beard growth, but rather dark facial hair.  Generally, the term beard simply refers to a style of facial hair in which a man or woman who is physically able to grow facial hair does so, and allows it to cover most of their lower face, as in a "full beard".  This statement needs to be cited, reworded, or clarified.  Andrea Parton 13:41, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm under the impression that facial hair is a beard, unless the facial hair is limited to a moustache or sideburns. Certainly a significant amount of hair on the chin and jaw area is a beard. Foday 02:44, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
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message: In the South Western Pacific, it seems to be a quite common thing. I've seen many women with proper beards, often very massive and masculine women.
In the olden days, these people were warriors and women were involved in conflicts. People in that region don't seem to bother about it...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.235.91.235 (talk) 20:56, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
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message: Hello, what about this bearded lady ? A small description is in this book or in this one. Reptilien.19831209BE1 (talk) 06:44, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
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message: Here are a couple of sources that I was thinking could be helpful in improving the page. Feel free to give me feedback on what you think about these sources: 
Hamlin, A. K. (2011). The “Case of a Bearded Woman”: Hypertrichosis and the construction of Gender in the Age of Darwin. American Quarterly, vol. 63. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1353/aq.2011.0051
Miles, A. E. W. (1973). Julia Pastrana: The Bearded Lady. Proc. roy. Soc. Med. vol. 67. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591577406700229
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