Went to a local grocery store to get my week's supply of chicken, fish, fruit, milk, etc. At the checkout line, 3 younger women. I had to google the outfits. 2 were wearing Al-Amira get ups, the third full Burka, only a cutout to see the eyes. She was white, trust me you could tell, especially after seeing this many many times. She goes to pay and a Tommy Hilfiger purse comes out, some kind of western designer woman's wallet. I stood there in absolute amazement. Forgive me but I do not understand. Can someone explain this?

Obviously, a feminist.

Going to a costume party?

Other than that, probably just some more batshit crazy cult members.

It could be a Caucasian woman married to a rich middle eastern man who insists that she follow all Muslim traditions.

Something more like this?

You're lucky she didn't trigger the suicide vest.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You're lucky she didn't trigger the suicide vest.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You're lucky she didn't trigger the suicide vest.

or maybe she was tired of all the pervy dudes staring at her?

Cousin It, is that you?

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
Forgive me but I do not understand. Can someone explain this?

You are mixing a bunch of things up.

Cultural customs, religious customs, ethnicity, race, and social class are often related, but not necessarily interdependent. I don't see why it's any more confusing to see a middle class white woman in a burqa, than it is to see a wealthy Somali guy wearing a Trump t-shirt.

In any case, women who wear burqas usually show their wealth with very high end hand bags and shoes as fashion symbols.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You're lucky she didn't trigger the suicide vest.

That would be funny if it weren't a real possibility.

It happens all over the world, why not here?

Could've been from Chechnya.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
Forgive me but I do not understand. Can someone explain this?

You are mixing a bunch of things up.

Cultural customs, religious customs, ethnicity, race, and social class are often related, but not necessarily interdependent. I don't see why it's any more confusing to see a middle class white woman in a burqa, than it is to see a wealthy Somali guy wearing a Trump t-shirt.

This, living in rowayton on the edge of darien ct, it was fairly common to see a a lady rocking a burka to keep her hair in line. A fair bit of them had no religious persuasion.

Aeteocles spelled it out... totally unrelated choices.

Fancy shoes, handbags, sunglasses, etc are normal for wealthy Muslim women wearing the getup. Money is money, burka or not.

Most of the white women I've met who wear the getup married into it, which is itself a puzzler - but a different matter altogether.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You're lucky she didn't trigger the suicide vest.

I like the diversity and inclusiveness of your humor jhe

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You're lucky she didn't trigger the suicide vest.

For a second there, I thought I read "suicide chest".

I saw a burka and rollerblades once.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
Forgive me but I do not understand. Can someone explain this?

You are mixing a bunch of things up.

Cultural customs, religious customs, ethnicity, race, and social class are often related, but not necessarily interdependent. I don't see why it's any more confusing to see a middle class white woman in a burqa, than it is to see a wealthy Somali guy wearing a Trump t-shirt.

I'm not mixing a bunch of stuff up, she is. Kind of like Bin Laden's office being raided and finding porn. All hat and no cattle. In that religion women are second class citizens, aren't even supposed to drive. Stoned to death for cheating, etc. Nothing but a slit for the eyes. I agree with whom said probably married into it. Crazy days to see this on the regular now. It's spreading.

What else is she going to do to show off her wealth in public? You can't see her plumped up tits, Botox and lip enhancements under all that. Women, worldwide IMO, buy shoes and handbags. It's their thing, as batshit crazy as it seems.

When she's at home with her girlfriends and in private, the burka comes off and then she shows off the altered goods.