Burqa or niqab- why can’t people get it right?

Maw B thanks. I have seen some of these on the street. Birmingham is very much a multi cultural city. I hadn't heard of two by name.

All information helps with this issue.

I would very much welcome input from someone who actually wears a face covering, to better understand where they're coming from.

Not sure there are any on GN though. I wonder how diverse we are on here.

Thanks for that MawBroon. I didn't know but I do now

Whatever it's called, it's not the clothing per se that people seem to find alien. It's the face covering aspect of it. That alone. And, as has been said more than once, it's not a religious requirement.

Well I do know the difference. How could I not after all the publicity. But otherwise it would be for the same reason I can’t tell Dior from - actually I can’t even think of another fashion house. I’m not that interested in fashion.

Wear what you like. Eat what you like. Worship whoever you think is out there.

Afford me the same respect.

I don't care what the face covering garments are called to be honest. I just know that I don't like them.

You have a point Maryeliza
Argument from an uninformed point of view or without full or any knowledge of the facts carries rather less weight in my opinion.
Which I think takes us back to silly comments such as those which initiated the whole furore.

I agree with Luckygirl. I know the difference but I doubt DH does. It's not disrespect, he just wouldn't think it necessary to learn.

I doubt either of us could name the different components of a clergyman's garb even though it is part of our culture.

Does it matter?

Why can’t people leave others alone to wear what the bleep bleep they like what trouble is it if someone else prefers to cover themselves and I prefer to let the sun shine on all ‘acceptable’ parts of my body it’s my right and their right Surely this is what makes the world a far more interesting place or shall we have a uniform English outfit that we all wear
What next Sikhs are made fun of because they wear turbans or Jewish men’s curls or little hats, a judge’s formal wig or the queens guards busby BJ looks a booming mess whatever he wears and the general public may make fun of him but you d not here a politician standing up and saying anything derogatory would you
It s just more incitement to divide the country absolutely diabolical

Who cares ? The two with the face covering are just plain evil whatever they are called .
The other two are just headscarves really .

Whatever and whichever it is certainly misogyny at it's most contemptible.

" our culture" is multicultural. People cant get it right, because they dont want to. Its just some Muslim in weird clothes.

Its not a nuance - it’s a basic mistake and if people demand the right to express their opinions they might at least get their facts right. And that includes BJ

Well - because they are not part of our culture. I do not demand of myself that I understand all the nuances of all religions.