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Originally Posted by lynn P.
I'll be honest and say I can understand why you blurted it out but I also understand why the people reacted this way. Telling a joke that involves religion or race can be a sensitive issue. Since my husbands family is Muslim and from the Middle East, naturally I can see how this might not be recieved well. I know you didn't intend harm though.
Just a fact - the kind of garment you're talking about is called an 'Abaya'. They're worn by many men in the Middle East by both Christians and Muslims - so this isn't a typical mosque garment.
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Thanks Lynn P.......my sons biological fathers family is also Muslim. I did not know that it was called an 'abaya". I am not denying that it was inappropriate but I have a dangerously morbid sense of humour(in the sense that I say things EXACTLY how I think them. I don't see it as inappropriate because I do not think of bad things when I say it. There is no malice behind it, but I forget that OTHERS do not see it that way
). That is why I have to be on the alert for things said that may be taken the wrong way. When I am tired, or unwell, it is SO much harder. I usually speak my mind in the company of friends, but need to be more vigilant in the company of strangers.
It is very tiring.......
Michah