An American Sikh student's dignified response to a tasteless post making fun of her facial hair has earned her a legion of fans.
A
man took a photo of Balpreet Kaur and uploaded onto Reddit in the
'funny' category with the tagline 'im (sic) not sure what to conclude
from this',
Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.
The aspiring
neurosurgeon discovered the picture -- which shows her standing in a
queue -- and, instead of flying into a rage at the person behind the
cheap dig, she posted a comment explaining why she didn't remove her
hair.
Balpreet, an Ohio State University student, said, "I'm not
embarrassed or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positive]
that this picture is getting because, it's who I am."
"Yes, I'm a baptised Sikh woman with facial hair. Yes, I realise that my
gender is often confused and I look different than most women."
She
refused to attack the person who had posted the photo, which many
viewers accused of being mean and deliberately trying to draw laughs at Balpreet's expense.