why do you need to confirm to the person that he/she sneezed? i never say it and i ignore people who say it to me. if you wanna say it nothing wrong aslong as it isnt in class and the rule at the time might be NO talking, then shut up because no one cares about you saying it
The only reason I've ever heard for saying,"God bless you" when you sneeze, is because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a split second and for that moment you're in the presence of God. That's what I heard is the reason for saying,"God bless you"... not for dispelling evil spirits.
Since I usually sneeze for like more than 10 times in a row, people usually bless me every single time I sneezed until eventually they caught on and waited for me to finish. I ended up delaying the class lecture for at least half a minute every time.
It has everything to do with religion. I can appreciate the teacher's anti-religious sentiment, but since I believe authority should be challenged as a matter of course, especially when exercised for such a petty and unjustified reason, I would encourage students in his class to go out of their way to be not only disruptive, but disruptive in a way that specifically rankles this goat turd's feathers. Hey goat turd: don't abuse your authority.
When I'm taking a test in any of my college courses, and I'm in that test-taking zone (where time escapes you and you're in deep thinking), when someone sneezes it can be slightly distracting. When someone says something out loud like "bless you", it's quite distracting.
I don't mind it in most other scenarios though. I never get mad or show frustration even if I am taking a test and something like that happens -- but that's the way I feel.
I'd have to see actual footage of the class to know who's in the right here. If the kids are pretending to sneeze while the teacher is talking so that they can say bless you and waste time then I see where he's coming from. It was definitely a mistake to allow himself to be drawn into talking about the origins of the social convention of saying bless you because they are irrelevant.
@Castropher a teacher docking off marks for something that has nothing to do with the test shows a failure in the system so in that way you could see it as a national story.....
It doesn't have to contain the word 'god' in it in order for it be religious. The tradition of blessing someone has obvious religious connotations. I understand people are just trying to be nice and a lot of it is from habit and culture but I can understand the teacher's annoyance.
Even when I was a teenager and someone said bless you to me I always felt a little weird because I considered the phrase to stem from religion and I thought they were assuming too much, but I always said thank you.
Well when people say "bless you" out loud after someone sneezes, it can be distracting.
As someone currently in the process of becoming a teacher, I wouldn't ever penalize someone for saying "bless you", however I might remind the class from time to time that saying nothing during a lecture or test is better and less distracting than to say "bless you".
The guy just seems to be another stuck-up teacher. Unfortunate, but common.
how many times did the kids say it? if it was just a few times then it would be bullshit to ban it but I could easily imagining them doing it just to piss him off, if it was truly disruptive it should be punished just like any other disruption, religion shouldn't be a defense.
hmm tyt only used a snippet from the news report ( out of context), what the teacher actually said was that the students were doing it way that was over the top. ie student 1: sneezes, student 2: bless you, followed by student 3,4,5, 6, etc. Then they would fake sneezes, in short, they were trying to mess with the teacher. undisciplined shitbag students... watch the FULL report and you'll see what I mean.
If cristians are not allowed free speech based on their beliefs neither should anyone also this teacher needs to be penalized for forcing his "BELIEF" on someone also he would do just fine in North Korea were no one is allowed freedom of speech
I think it has nothing to do with religion. I bet those kids were just sneezing on purpose and shouting bless you and stuff like that. Who here didn't like to play this sort of jokes in the classroom. They were just trying to annoy the teacher and then... if anyone says anything they were like. Well I was just saying bless you.
I am an atheist and I dont think it should be something to get in trouble for. I sometimes have to resist the urge to say it. It is a force of habit for some people. I dont say it anymore and my family and friends dont say it to me cuz they know it sorta bothers me.
I am an atheist, anti-theist, non-stamp-collector, rationalist, you name it ! I never say "bless you!" because I don't like the religious sound of it. But still... This guy is a pure douchebag !
Its more disruptive of the class to actually make a big fuss about someone saying "Bless you" than it is to say it in the first place. This teacher is just being a douchebag.
If it doesn't have anything to with religion or whatnot then why even bring up its history? It's a social norm and a simple polite gesture. Just like saying "JESUS CHRIST" at anything that goes wrong is not a religious thing to do anymore.... I don't see anyone saying not to do that. Except christians obviously.
I understand the origin of where "bless you" came from, it's just not the reason we teach it anymore. It's a simple way of demonstrating respect. I treat it as an equivalent to saying "thank you" or "your welcome"
What annoys me regarding the 'bless you' is not the religious aspect, but the fact that the majority of the class says it at the same time, it does interrupt the class and the teacher speaking. There should be some sort of unwritten rule that only the person next to you can say it and if they don't, no one does and leave it alone.
We have people like this coming down on students for being polite to thier peers and then we wonder why high schools have so many rude douchebags in them. Mixed message, just a little.
The teacheris right, it's annoying as hell. Just like Cenk, they say it for themselves and an opportunity to get attention and not for the sneezer benefit.
I disagree with Cenk: the ones that make the most sense in the world are the ones that wish you good health. Like "Gesundheit" in German. The most obvious thing in the world.
I'm an atheist and I don't say "bless you" but I also wouldn't stop others from saying it either. But when people bless me, I often tell them, "no thanks."
what ? so is wrong to be polite to other people too? this is very unconstitutional ! what happen with freedom of speech ? is not only the religious trying to control everyone it seems like is probably just human nature
@urkelette PEOPLE TALKING DURING A TEST IS NOT A DUMB THING FOR AN EDUCATOR TO GET CRANKY ABOUT.
I think they're lucky he only docked 25 points, and he probably only did that because he didn't want to give them a 0 for using such a common turn of phrase.
Next time I'm taking an exam, I'll be sure to talk about my weekend - but I'll only do it in 2 word spurts.
And if I get points taken off, then I guess my teacher is just old and cranky.
It's not like he's got a 'no talking' rule for tests.
@MaceMeetFace Jeez it was a joke. And the guy himself said students are docked not just for talking during a test, but for saying 'bless you' during an everyday class. Don't capslock yourself over it.
Listen guys..let me tell you about a middleschool/highschool classroom. When someone sneezes, EVERYONE in the class will say bless you just to fuck around.
in spanish we use 'salud' which also literally means "health' I dont think it's such a big deal that the students used it, but personally i use the german version "gesundheit" instead of 'bless you' mainly cos im also an atheist
Eh, this is pointless. I don't really care either way. The troll in me says "keep it up!" It'd be an interesting world to live in without anyone ever saying 'bless you'.
Despite the fact that no one in my family speaks German, I have always said "gesundheit" as a response to sneezing, simply because I picked it up on TV when I was younger.
i bet anything those kid kept doing it to try to be funny and saying it really loud then tried to use the excuse " i was trying to be polite" he knew it was bullshit and he wasnt bammin that. i respect him for it.
Ya know i had a teacher in highschool that did the same thing i actually got 10 points off my test because i turned my head to look at the clock and my neck made a snapping noise and the teacher yelled at me
this guy is a dush. the teacher I mean. I like a seperated church and state I am agains teacher lead prayer during class time in public school. but this is stuped. I don't know which would be were if it was a religion thing or if he was that upset for someone saying TWO FREAKING WORD during his class
In french we say "à tes souhaits". Unlike its English equivalent "bless you," à tes souhaits has no religious connotation whatsover, instead offering the sneezer your hopes that his wishes will come true.
There has got to be more to this story. Unless he is mentally unstable there is no way he would be punishing them simply for saying bless you. I'm sure the dumb shit kids were doing it repeatedly on purpose and he knew it and actually did something about it.
So, this old cunt knocks 25 points off someone's grades that that student has EARNED ? The entire class should just walk in and chant 'Bless You' over and over and overwhelm the old fucker.
blessing people after a sneeze is corny and pointless, thus annoying. so i thank them for expelling the demons from my body. which annoys them. flipside, i encourage people to keep sneezing. i cheer them on. which is also probably annoying.
everything about the sneezing experience is annoying.
I agree that it's annoying when people blurt out "bless you" in the middle of class. It got so out of hand when I was in high school, people used to act like it was a contest to see who could say it first, so after a while you had all these people literally shouting bless you at someone after they sneezed. Fucking retarded.
25 points off of someone's grade?? That's terrible... That could mean a failing grade for someone who was otherwise in decent academic standing. Look, we can't all be intolerant like this. Religious people can't and neither can non-religious people. Besides, it's not even as though these kids are trying to be malicious - in fact, they're trying to be polite...
This old ass dustbag teacher needs to realize that it is called "being polite". since when does saying the words bless you disrupt class time??? it only takes 2 seconds. so i will continue to say bless you and i will say it more often because of this old ass teacher.
I agree with him...as a current high school..senior...we do these things just to aggravate the teacher...because we feel empowered...it's weird I know...but at some schools...students are that desperate...they'll fake sneeze on purpose...fart and say excuse me...all day...burp...clear their throat for no reason...as a student...I understand what he is doing...
If this teacher encouraged religious traditions or questioned secular dogmas he and/or the school would probably find himself subject to lawsuits by atheists and the ACLU, and the teacher most likely disciplined or fired. However, since he's attacking students' First Amendment rights favoring religious expression, and docking students' grades in the process, he gets a slap on the wrist, if that. He really was docking 25 points off students' grades for saying "God Bless you."
He wasn't punishing the fucking kid for saying the words "Bless you", he was punishing the little shit-head for talking during silent study time. Are you fucking kidding me? They could say Gazoontite and he'd still be annoyed. He was just getting self-defensive because people were making a big deal out of it, thinking it was about the word rather than the fact the kids are talking at all.
i have heard that when the person sneezes in that moment of time their heart stops and when they stop the sneeze we say bless you because god gave u the life again... i dont know if thats how it is in america hehhe
@benotairaq Yeah, that's how the hardcore fundamentalists would explain it.
Other cultures believed it was evil that was built up in your system being expunged - hence the blessings for the struggle against he demons (What we know today as 'germs)
That teacher should go fuck him self! "Bless you" does have a religious connotation but in todays world it's very common. I'm an atheist and I say that when people sneeze, seems like a normal thing to say today.
We Russians have our own saying for that: будь здоров - bood' zdorov (be healthy)
@EdgarD8387 TYT "always" bash religion? Incorrect, good sir. They believe in secular society, but that doesn't mean that they take every opportunity to demean religion. Did Cenk and Ana not defend that women who put the cross in her yard?
As an atheist, I find it extremely annoying when someone tells me "bless you." I'm not a dick though, so I smile and say thank you, even though I would love to just look at them and turn back.
Just curious, but would you rather "Excuse you?" I just personally find "Excuse you" to be rude.
And honestly, no one is actually asking God to bless you when you sneeze, that's just stupid. It's more like, "Oh you sneezed and I'm acknowledging it and trying not to be rude with an "Excuse you"."
Just kidding, but it's just something people do. Some people feel bad not acknowledging someone sneezed, and I've even met a few people that actually express how hurt they were that no one said "Bless you". Strange little habit yes?
@kirabook We really don't have enough information on what happened - but if the students were speaking during a test (yes, even saying 'bless you'), then they deserve to have points taken off for speaking.
If it was anything other than 'Bless you' I would have given them a zero.
So I think the teacher made the right call.
His mistake was going out of his way to try to explain how it wasn't for religious reasons.
Facts are that there should be NO talking during a test. By anyone.
If this were decided after an incident that kids were like, sneezing on purpose just so someone can interrupt "BLESS YOU", then ok, though you should be able to punish someone academically for such is wrong. Actual punishment, like sending them out of the room or giving them a write-up warning would be better. Some people just say it instinctively, it's part of people's culture, seriously.
Going on of his way to explain it wasn't religious makes me think he was lying about it.
@kirabook as a student (and student teacher) I know all too well the importance of maintaining concentration during an exam. I've always been the student, and I've SEEN students who are perfectly capable of ignoring a sneeze until someone SPEAKS. The brain naturally seeks to draw connections between events. A sneeze by itself cannot be connected to something; a sneeze and a 'bless you' however can send some students into a concentration breaking game of connect the dots, thereby wasting time
Don't think I can help myself. Though I don't say "Bless you" or "excuse you" to random people anyway unless it's my family member. I do usually say "Excuse me" if I interrupt something though.
@kirabook Well I say excuse me too, of course, that's not a bad habit. If I'm ever annoyed enough to say excuse you, I tell them how I feel about them.
Come on TYT, the teacher said in another interview that he did it because they were using it as an excuse to disrupt the class. It was only then that he mentioned to them the demons reference.
If you'd done more than watch one news report you might have known this.
@EdgarD8387 "I'm just sayin'" No! You're being a fucking douchebag. They don't bash religion unless they have a reason to. Although they actually do all the time, they keep it balanced.
TYT is entirely incorrect. "Bless you" is RUDE, it forces you to THANK the person saying it. If you have hay feaver or a deviated septum (my former problem,) you are constantly thanking everyone. I wish people could just sneeze.
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Croatian is "nazdravlje" wich means "to your health",we also say "nazdravlje" when your giving a toast or just getting drunk
torca1950ancola 2 days ago
In French we say ''À tes souhaits'' which would translate directly to ''To your wishes'' It's not religious at all. :P
JamieDakotaful 1 week ago
why do you need to confirm to the person that he/she sneezed? i never say it and i ignore people who say it to me. if you wanna say it nothing wrong aslong as it isnt in class and the rule at the time might be NO talking, then shut up because no one cares about you saying it
jiiub 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
My science teacher my freshman year of high school did that. :P
laurajsguitar 2 months ago
The only reason I've ever heard for saying,"God bless you" when you sneeze, is because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a split second and for that moment you're in the presence of God. That's what I heard is the reason for saying,"God bless you"... not for dispelling evil spirits.
AntichristComes 2 months ago
Since I usually sneeze for like more than 10 times in a row, people usually bless me every single time I sneezed until eventually they caught on and waited for me to finish. I ended up delaying the class lecture for at least half a minute every time.
2anime4ever 3 months ago
@2anime4ever Are you a rapid sneezer(10 to 14 sneezes in 8 seconds)? Anyways, God bless you when you sneeze.
nemesisgenius 3 months ago
@nemesisgenius No, not exactly. I usually have 1-4 seconds between my sneezes. Thanks, it gets really horrible during allergy seasons.
2anime4ever 3 months ago
I'd find it totally disrespectful if nobody says "God bless you." to a sneeze. The teacher even said it himself. What a dork.
nemesisgenius 3 months ago
Dumbassteacher.avi.
dRevan64 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
so you can't even be nice in the real world
cmjproductions1986 4 months ago
*reads title*
*facepalms*
DarkCreedNinja 4 months ago
Na zdrowie
Walerka11 4 months ago
Corrupt news station
XxTidexX1 4 months ago
He's a great teacher. it was stupid ass freshman getting on his nerves
XxTidexX1 4 months ago
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You people are stupid as fuck I'm in his class
XxTidexX1 4 months ago
Whuuuuuuuuuuuuut?
This guy is absurd. Hardly anyone even remembers the original reason for the custom. As Cenk already noted, today it's just a show of politeness.
Scardy 4 months ago
Salud in Spanish mean Health..
BingoMontana2k5 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
Fake story
Richardgwm 4 months ago
It has everything to do with religion. I can appreciate the teacher's anti-religious sentiment, but since I believe authority should be challenged as a matter of course, especially when exercised for such a petty and unjustified reason, I would encourage students in his class to go out of their way to be not only disruptive, but disruptive in a way that specifically rankles this goat turd's feathers. Hey goat turd: don't abuse your authority.
donteatthefishsticks 4 months ago
@1541577 That's not very creative.
When I'm taking a test in any of my college courses, and I'm in that test-taking zone (where time escapes you and you're in deep thinking), when someone sneezes it can be slightly distracting. When someone says something out loud like "bless you", it's quite distracting.
I don't mind it in most other scenarios though. I never get mad or show frustration even if I am taking a test and something like that happens -- but that's the way I feel.
ThePaulWog 4 months ago
I hate it when people say bless you, or gezundheit or whatever when I sneeze...just let me regain my composture for just one sec, please!
andywattbulb 4 months ago
@andywattbulb I hate it when people baw.
Megajanitor 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
I'd have to see actual footage of the class to know who's in the right here. If the kids are pretending to sneeze while the teacher is talking so that they can say bless you and waste time then I see where he's coming from. It was definitely a mistake to allow himself to be drawn into talking about the origins of the social convention of saying bless you because they are irrelevant.
weejockpoopongmcplop 4 months ago
well the teacher is obviously a massive idiot, unfortunate that there are teachers like this about.
TheLazyAngel89 4 months ago
Even if the teacher is out of place...HOW IS THIS A NATIONAL STORY?!?
Castropher 4 months ago
@Castropher a teacher docking off marks for something that has nothing to do with the test shows a failure in the system so in that way you could see it as a national story.....
TheLazyAngel89 4 months ago
It doesn't have to contain the word 'god' in it in order for it be religious. The tradition of blessing someone has obvious religious connotations. I understand people are just trying to be nice and a lot of it is from habit and culture but I can understand the teacher's annoyance.
Even when I was a teenager and someone said bless you to me I always felt a little weird because I considered the phrase to stem from religion and I thought they were assuming too much, but I always said thank you.
whythehell99 4 months ago
Well when people say "bless you" out loud after someone sneezes, it can be distracting.
As someone currently in the process of becoming a teacher, I wouldn't ever penalize someone for saying "bless you", however I might remind the class from time to time that saying nothing during a lecture or test is better and less distracting than to say "bless you".
The guy just seems to be another stuck-up teacher. Unfortunate, but common.
ThePaulWog 4 months ago
how many times did the kids say it? if it was just a few times then it would be bullshit to ban it but I could easily imagining them doing it just to piss him off, if it was truly disruptive it should be punished just like any other disruption, religion shouldn't be a defense.
jake7864 4 months ago
"just let the kids say it" um no...
MrRiggyRiggs 4 months ago
the teacher is so right. When I was in middle school and high school, the students would all say Bless You many times and loudly, it IS annoying
cookiedough30 4 months ago
hmm tyt only used a snippet from the news report ( out of context), what the teacher actually said was that the students were doing it way that was over the top. ie student 1: sneezes, student 2: bless you, followed by student 3,4,5, 6, etc. Then they would fake sneezes, in short, they were trying to mess with the teacher. undisciplined shitbag students... watch the FULL report and you'll see what I mean.
dumaznbum 4 months ago 3
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dumaznbum 4 months ago
In spanish you say 'salud'. Means health.
CHAOSoriginal 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
Stupid shithead teacher.
SmallKrum 4 months ago
If cristians are not allowed free speech based on their beliefs neither should anyone also this teacher needs to be penalized for forcing his "BELIEF" on someone also he would do just fine in North Korea were no one is allowed freedom of speech
katelling1 4 months ago 2
Spanish : Salud (health)
Runnersdelight85 4 months ago
Dutch: Gezondheid
German: Gezundheit.
meaning: 'health'
daddyleon 4 months ago 2
I think it has nothing to do with religion. I bet those kids were just sneezing on purpose and shouting bless you and stuff like that. Who here didn't like to play this sort of jokes in the classroom. They were just trying to annoy the teacher and then... if anyone says anything they were like. Well I was just saying bless you.
Louieinoz 4 months ago 3
I dunno, I can definitely see students taking advantage of it as an opportunity to interrupt class
mo0s3 4 months ago 5
You should start saying "prosit" instead, like we do in Sweden... it's from Latin, and apparently means "for prosperity" :)
On a second note, that teacher is such a fucking moron. Doesn't he realise how much this feeds the paranoid arguments of the fundies?
BoyKissBoy 4 months ago in playlist Videos from TheYoungTurks
I am an atheist and I dont think it should be something to get in trouble for. I sometimes have to resist the urge to say it. It is a force of habit for some people. I dont say it anymore and my family and friends dont say it to me cuz they know it sorta bothers me.
romperstompist 4 months ago
It's a force of fucking habit, I'm an atheist and I say bless me to myself sometimes.
jahs389 4 months ago
Lmao at the tags for this vid
fpsisfun 4 months ago
If anything is "disruptive", it's the sneeze! 25 freaking points?!?! That's insanity.
musicaddict4life15 4 months ago
In Argentina, we just say "health" too.
ecstasyvic 4 months ago in playlist Más vídeos de TheYoungTurks
At my work we say "god damn, did you eat lama soup?"
IAmDonar 4 months ago
I am an atheist, anti-theist, non-stamp-collector, rationalist, you name it ! I never say "bless you!" because I don't like the religious sound of it. But still... This guy is a pure douchebag !
nickst0ne 4 months ago in playlist Videos from TheYoungTurks
Its more disruptive of the class to actually make a big fuss about someone saying "Bless you" than it is to say it in the first place. This teacher is just being a douchebag.
damianGray 4 months ago
If it doesn't have anything to with religion or whatnot then why even bring up its history? It's a social norm and a simple polite gesture. Just like saying "JESUS CHRIST" at anything that goes wrong is not a religious thing to do anymore.... I don't see anyone saying not to do that. Except christians obviously.
damianGray 4 months ago
The Dutch say "health"
MelleB90 4 months ago
@ShalomDove,
Exactly, all that teacher is doing is discouraging students from being courteous.
stefers08 4 months ago
That teacher is being an asshole.
I understand the origin of where "bless you" came from, it's just not the reason we teach it anymore. It's a simple way of demonstrating respect. I treat it as an equivalent to saying "thank you" or "your welcome"
stefers08 4 months ago
Bullshit. Keep your idiotic superstitions to yourself. As if any god would heed your demand for blessings anyway.
zowxon 4 months ago
What annoys me regarding the 'bless you' is not the religious aspect, but the fact that the majority of the class says it at the same time, it does interrupt the class and the teacher speaking. There should be some sort of unwritten rule that only the person next to you can say it and if they don't, no one does and leave it alone.
sumrblizrd 4 months ago
It has to do with common courtesy.
Chris12163 4 months ago
last time someone sneezed next to me i didn't say "bless you", i said "don't you know how to cover your fucking mouth!?"
C0ct0pusPrime 4 months ago
I'm an atheist and I say "gesundheit", basically saying good health to you.... which seems to be the only reasonable thing. Bless you is just stupid.
MyPaperBleedsInk 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
I had a history teacher that hated "bless you". She said it was disrespectful to God.
liljas333 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
We have people like this coming down on students for being polite to thier peers and then we wonder why high schools have so many rude douchebags in them. Mixed message, just a little.
ShalomDove 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
interrupting public fool time huh? LMAO! this teacher is a douche bag plain and simple
muffinman5323 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
The teacheris right, it's annoying as hell. Just like Cenk, they say it for themselves and an opportunity to get attention and not for the sneezer benefit.
rollofnickles 4 months ago
From the subtitles: 'The stroking walk it's not that it's the stroking my class'. Yeah.
SKiiSMLIVE 4 months ago
I love how the subtitles make absolutely no sense!
move1e 4 months ago in playlist Weitere Videos von TheYoungTurks
I disagree with Cenk: the ones that make the most sense in the world are the ones that wish you good health. Like "Gesundheit" in German. The most obvious thing in the world.
Tuuliska 4 months ago 19
@Tuuliska Same as the Dutch :P
theshadowbehindme 4 months ago
@Tuuliska
Yeah, a lot of cultures have the same words. The same is here in Slovenia, but it's probable we got it from you
xGapex 4 months ago
I'm an atheist and I don't say "bless you" but I also wouldn't stop others from saying it either. But when people bless me, I often tell them, "no thanks."
DangerousTalk 4 months ago
what ? so is wrong to be polite to other people too? this is very unconstitutional ! what happen with freedom of speech ? is not only the religious trying to control everyone it seems like is probably just human nature
katelling1 4 months ago
So if you don't say "bless you", DEMONS WILL BE STORED WITHIN YOUR BODY!
Nice lesson of the day xD
kmelfina 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
this is why people hate atheists
OrganicKing 4 months ago
@OrganicKing
yeah, this guy is one of those people who has strong beliefs but is HORRIBLE at choosing their battles.
kuunami 4 months ago
@OrganicKing: People hate atheist because a teacher gets annoyed when a student in class says bless you?
HispanicIsNotARace1 4 months ago
@HispanicIsNotARace1 no. people hate atheists when they like to exert their authority on people who express their faith.
Szekler11 4 months ago
@HispanicIsNotARace1 If the teacher punished his students for believing in evolution, you would bitch about all year long!
OrganicKing 4 months ago
@HispanicIsNotARace1 OrganicKing points at the moon, you look at the finger...
Wenutz 4 months ago
They told me when younger "bless you" was said cause they thought your heart would skip a beat. No w I say " Stop That" when people do it. haha
So there is one more story about how the stupid sayings of the sneeze came about.
krapptacular 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
I'm an Atheist too and say bless you. It's more of a common courtesy thing than anything else.
rvggarcon 4 months ago
Why do I get the feeling his students sneezed a lot?
fantasy0coach 4 months ago
It has EVERYTHING to do with religion.... lying sack of shit.
Xenite227 4 months ago 31
Old people get too cranky of dumb things.
urkelette 4 months ago
@urkelette PEOPLE TALKING DURING A TEST IS NOT A DUMB THING FOR AN EDUCATOR TO GET CRANKY ABOUT.
I think they're lucky he only docked 25 points, and he probably only did that because he didn't want to give them a 0 for using such a common turn of phrase.
Next time I'm taking an exam, I'll be sure to talk about my weekend - but I'll only do it in 2 word spurts.
And if I get points taken off, then I guess my teacher is just old and cranky.
It's not like he's got a 'no talking' rule for tests.
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
@MaceMeetFace Jeez it was a joke. And the guy himself said students are docked not just for talking during a test, but for saying 'bless you' during an everyday class. Don't capslock yourself over it.
urkelette 4 months ago
This teacher is a dumbass. Does he dock kids 25 points ANYTIME they talk in class? Probably not. In which case he should SD & STFU.
Biswalt 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
@Biswalt I would dock a kid 25 points for saying bless you, but i would VOID the test entirely for saying anything else in class.
Just sayin'.
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
And the Rebels in Star Wars say "Force be with you!" when someone sneezes. Even though not all of them believe it exist. So calm down teacher!
Censeo 4 months ago
That teacher is pathetic and sad.
Munnchbunnch 4 months ago
his racist
519ist 4 months ago
@519ist Did you know that there's a difference between 'his' and "he's"?
0andrewsmith0 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
Listen guys..let me tell you about a middleschool/highschool classroom. When someone sneezes, EVERYONE in the class will say bless you just to fuck around.
ooMONKEYoo 4 months ago
in england we say fuck you
JagjeetMann 4 months ago
I am an atheist and I don't give a damn. oh and love Ana at 1:57, "just clam the hell down."
OmieBearMegaHead001 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
That guy looks like Fred Phelps, just sayin'.
WispierTetrahedrons 4 months ago
in spanish we use 'salud' which also literally means "health' I dont think it's such a big deal that the students used it, but personally i use the german version "gesundheit" instead of 'bless you' mainly cos im also an atheist
IsyLomeli 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
it can be annoying when some1 says it when u take a test, but it also wakes you up
dtLSpiraL 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
Eh, this is pointless. I don't really care either way. The troll in me says "keep it up!" It'd be an interesting world to live in without anyone ever saying 'bless you'.
DeJach 4 months ago
anna please learn your own language. arokhchutyun means HEALTH (not bless you.)
tranquilnostalgia 4 months ago
Despite the fact that no one in my family speaks German, I have always said "gesundheit" as a response to sneezing, simply because I picked it up on TV when I was younger.
luckstergal 4 months ago
That is fucking retarded, the teacher is a cunt
Psychiatrium 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
In Finland we say "terveydeksi" - "to your health"
Hairysteed 4 months ago
Id put money on it that the little cunts are doing it on purpose.
ihrtmomopus 4 months ago
i bet anything those kid kept doing it to try to be funny and saying it really loud then tried to use the excuse " i was trying to be polite" he knew it was bullshit and he wasnt bammin that. i respect him for it.
OrangeSaint420 4 months ago
Ya know i had a teacher in highschool that did the same thing i actually got 10 points off my test because i turned my head to look at the clock and my neck made a snapping noise and the teacher yelled at me
silentpoet1988 4 months ago
this guy is a dush. the teacher I mean. I like a seperated church and state I am agains teacher lead prayer during class time in public school. but this is stuped. I don't know which would be were if it was a religion thing or if he was that upset for someone saying TWO FREAKING WORD during his class
celestialsalamander 4 months ago
"bless you" pisses me off. yeah I sneezed, wtf is the point in pointing that out?
NeverEnoughBall 4 months ago
In french we say "à tes souhaits". Unlike its English equivalent "bless you," à tes souhaits has no religious connotation whatsover, instead offering the sneezer your hopes that his wishes will come true.
MrG0TH1ER 4 months ago
There has got to be more to this story. Unless he is mentally unstable there is no way he would be punishing them simply for saying bless you. I'm sure the dumb shit kids were doing it repeatedly on purpose and he knew it and actually did something about it.
qwertishly 4 months ago
bless you is kind of... i don't know. we saj "for your health" when someone sneezes. i like that more
aandreya 4 months ago
They avoided the real topic, that student will have its grade severly weakened for saying bless you.
I dont like religion but if i were a principal i would fire that stupid son of a bitch on the spot.
DRock7977 4 months ago
He's obviously a miserable person.
shadapple 4 months ago
Is that even legal what he's doing?
MyNameIsInsomnia 4 months ago
i say gesundheit. fuck blessings.
orgasmicdecay 4 months ago
vacaville.. did a three way with a mexican chick and an asian chick there. god i love the bay area!
shadowninjaboy 4 months ago
So, this old cunt knocks 25 points off someone's grades that that student has EARNED ? The entire class should just walk in and chant 'Bless You' over and over and overwhelm the old fucker.
celt67 4 months ago
I would fire that teacher in a heartbeat, no stinking common sense!
Serge1965 4 months ago
No, it isn't that, it is that your heart supposedly skips a beat, so that is where "bless you" comes from.
nickacil 4 months ago
blessing people after a sneeze is corny and pointless, thus annoying. so i thank them for expelling the demons from my body. which annoys them. flipside, i encourage people to keep sneezing. i cheer them on. which is also probably annoying.
everything about the sneezing experience is annoying.
except for the sneeze itself, which feels great
cherrydog9 4 months ago
I agree that it's annoying when people blurt out "bless you" in the middle of class. It got so out of hand when I was in high school, people used to act like it was a contest to see who could say it first, so after a while you had all these people literally shouting bless you at someone after they sneezed. Fucking retarded.
mwhitten77 4 months ago
Aroxchootyoon is more like good health not bless you
kmartmask 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
25 points off of someone's grade?? That's terrible... That could mean a failing grade for someone who was otherwise in decent academic standing. Look, we can't all be intolerant like this. Religious people can't and neither can non-religious people. Besides, it's not even as though these kids are trying to be malicious - in fact, they're trying to be polite...
DaisyExodus 4 months ago
@FumingPoliticalPunk By that logic, he could teach completely naked and it'd be fine so long as it was in his class.
DaisyExodus 4 months ago
in hebrew it's some equivalent of "be healthy " or something
J3yblivion 4 months ago
This old ass dustbag teacher needs to realize that it is called "being polite". since when does saying the words bless you disrupt class time??? it only takes 2 seconds. so i will continue to say bless you and i will say it more often because of this old ass teacher.
Theladylebanon 4 months ago
Students do bug the fuck out of teachers. Duh
JOHNYOCHO 4 months ago
@JOHNYOCHO True, but saying "bless you" is not the same as pulling pranks, talking back, or worse, picking a fight.
HeavenlyLee 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
Gesundheit
cheddyrod 4 months ago
I agree with him...as a current high school..senior...we do these things just to aggravate the teacher...because we feel empowered...it's weird I know...but at some schools...students are that desperate...they'll fake sneeze on purpose...fart and say excuse me...all day...burp...clear their throat for no reason...as a student...I understand what he is doing...
phester061594452 4 months ago
Seriously? Deducting points like this is strictly not allowed in Ontario...
priestpilot 4 months ago
If this teacher encouraged religious traditions or questioned secular dogmas he and/or the school would probably find himself subject to lawsuits by atheists and the ACLU, and the teacher most likely disciplined or fired. However, since he's attacking students' First Amendment rights favoring religious expression, and docking students' grades in the process, he gets a slap on the wrist, if that. He really was docking 25 points off students' grades for saying "God Bless you."
ChristianMission 4 months ago
He wasn't punishing the fucking kid for saying the words "Bless you", he was punishing the little shit-head for talking during silent study time. Are you fucking kidding me? They could say Gazoontite and he'd still be annoyed. He was just getting self-defensive because people were making a big deal out of it, thinking it was about the word rather than the fact the kids are talking at all.
OshiSeven 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
i have heard that when the person sneezes in that moment of time their heart stops and when they stop the sneeze we say bless you because god gave u the life again... i dont know if thats how it is in america hehhe
benotairaq 4 months ago
@benotairaq Yeah, that's how the hardcore fundamentalists would explain it.
Other cultures believed it was evil that was built up in your system being expunged - hence the blessings for the struggle against he demons (What we know today as 'germs)
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
@TheYoungTurks ANA YOU IDIOT!! IN ARMENIAN IT MEANS BE HEALTHY. WHAT A DUMB ARMENIAN. SHAME ON YOU.
boomboomp0wow 4 months ago
oh fuck, hes red.
wowcataclysm001 4 months ago
At first I thought it was going to turn into a debate between Armenia and Turkey
Sagefrakrobatik 4 months ago
In Russian you say bud zdorov (be healthy).
dagrimmreepa 4 months ago
I am an atheist and i say "bless you" when someone sneezes.
KPReaper 4 months ago 52
@KPReaper yup. same.
dagrimmreepa 4 months ago
What a fucking douche
elkadir70 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
I agree with the -actual- reason. It IS a disruption of class time.
That's all the reason you really need, in my opinion.
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
I am an atheist, and I am in the habit of saying bless you. That teacher is just and asshole.
tcsam9202 4 months ago 33
That teacher should go fuck him self! "Bless you" does have a religious connotation but in todays world it's very common. I'm an atheist and I say that when people sneeze, seems like a normal thing to say today.
We Russians have our own saying for that: будь здоров - bood' zdorov (be healthy)
kalash156 4 months ago in playlist October 4
@EdgarD8387 TYT "always" bash religion? Incorrect, good sir. They believe in secular society, but that doesn't mean that they take every opportunity to demean religion. Did Cenk and Ana not defend that women who put the cross in her yard?
Imperai 4 months ago
racist atheist dickhead.
melonbarmonster 4 months ago
@melonbarmonster I fail to see how he was racist. I agree that he was a dickhead in this instance.
BeingBadAtMaths 4 months ago
I don't mean to disrespect christians but that is why I am am athist
ajarquin9 4 months ago
As an atheist, I find it extremely annoying when someone tells me "bless you." I'm not a dick though, so I smile and say thank you, even though I would love to just look at them and turn back.
TheMasteratLink 4 months ago
@TheMasteratLink
Just curious, but would you rather "Excuse you?" I just personally find "Excuse you" to be rude.
And honestly, no one is actually asking God to bless you when you sneeze, that's just stupid. It's more like, "Oh you sneezed and I'm acknowledging it and trying not to be rude with an "Excuse you"."
kirabook 4 months ago
@kirabook But why do you need to acknowledge that someone sneezed? That's another few seconds that evaporate.
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
@MaceMeetFace
That's just human culture. -DON'T FIGHT IT!!'
Just kidding, but it's just something people do. Some people feel bad not acknowledging someone sneezed, and I've even met a few people that actually express how hurt they were that no one said "Bless you". Strange little habit yes?
kirabook 4 months ago
@kirabook We really don't have enough information on what happened - but if the students were speaking during a test (yes, even saying 'bless you'), then they deserve to have points taken off for speaking.
If it was anything other than 'Bless you' I would have given them a zero.
So I think the teacher made the right call.
His mistake was going out of his way to try to explain how it wasn't for religious reasons.
Facts are that there should be NO talking during a test. By anyone.
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
@MaceMeetFace
If this were decided after an incident that kids were like, sneezing on purpose just so someone can interrupt "BLESS YOU", then ok, though you should be able to punish someone academically for such is wrong. Actual punishment, like sending them out of the room or giving them a write-up warning would be better. Some people just say it instinctively, it's part of people's culture, seriously.
Going on of his way to explain it wasn't religious makes me think he was lying about it.
kirabook 4 months ago
@kirabook It's also supposed to be a part of being in a classroom with a 'no talking' rule to do just that - not talk during an exam.
If it had been anything other than 'bless you' I personally would have voided their test entirely.
But
It doesn't matter if the sneezing were on purpose or not - you can't HELP a sneeze sometimes.
You -can- keep your mouth shut when taking a test.
No ifs ands or bless you's about it.
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
@kirabook as a student (and student teacher) I know all too well the importance of maintaining concentration during an exam. I've always been the student, and I've SEEN students who are perfectly capable of ignoring a sneeze until someone SPEAKS. The brain naturally seeks to draw connections between events. A sneeze by itself cannot be connected to something; a sneeze and a 'bless you' however can send some students into a concentration breaking game of connect the dots, thereby wasting time
MaceMeetFace 4 months ago
@kirabook How about neither? How about we instead break the "habit", as kirabook described it.
TheMasteratLink 4 months ago
@TheMasteratLink
Don't think I can help myself. Though I don't say "Bless you" or "excuse you" to random people anyway unless it's my family member. I do usually say "Excuse me" if I interrupt something though.
kirabook 4 months ago
@kirabook Well I say excuse me too, of course, that's not a bad habit. If I'm ever annoyed enough to say excuse you, I tell them how I feel about them.
TheMasteratLink 4 months ago
Come on TYT, the teacher said in another interview that he did it because they were using it as an excuse to disrupt the class. It was only then that he mentioned to them the demons reference.
If you'd done more than watch one news report you might have known this.
GrandSupremeDaddyo 4 months ago 2
@EdgarD8387 "I'm just sayin'" No! You're being a fucking douchebag. They don't bash religion unless they have a reason to. Although they actually do all the time, they keep it balanced.
LtShock 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
I can already see the kids yelling "BLESS YOU HAHAHAHA!" in the middle of the class.
LtShock 4 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
TYT is entirely incorrect. "Bless you" is RUDE, it forces you to THANK the person saying it. If you have hay feaver or a deviated septum (my former problem,) you are constantly thanking everyone. I wish people could just sneeze.
asdfxcxv 4 months ago
@asdfxcxv
You can always ignore it or just nod your head. 8D
I rarely reply.
kirabook 4 months ago
what a prick, and don't say it's got nothing to do with religion, what bs
ucdeBZ 4 months ago
i'm tired of the fucking jump cuts just give us the whole clip
TheDMD42396 4 months ago
I'm an atheist and can say that this is some petty shit.
JJPHILLYLG 4 months ago
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JJPHILLYLG 4 months ago
This just gives fundys ammo to say they are persecuted
mazgru 4 months ago
That's ridiculous! "Bless you" is a normal expression when someone sneezes.
I sometimes use it, and I'm an atheist.
This is playing into the hands of fundamentalists complaining about persecution.
62netty 4 months ago
I assume no one says "Gesundheit" anymore?
Ojin0 4 months ago