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by Mediterraneo10 2598 days ago
At this point I can only assume that you are not operating with any standard scholarly definition of the word "burqa". There are different terms for the various modesty garments from the Muslim world for a reason.
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He just used the terms correctly. Is your response to losing an argument to gaslight their vocabulary? That is not very sporting, even for hn.
How do you know he is using the term correctly? Seeing burqas regularly in Western Europe would be so extraordinary a thing, that assuming that he is using the term incorrectly is kinder than the other conclusion that could be drawn about his claim. From the downvoting of his posts, others too notice something is off.
I know very well what a burqa is. It's a weekly sight. I wouldn't call that extraordinary. I see it way more often than a kippah

https://www.novinite.com/media/inpictures/201003/photo_veryb...