Posted on 03/16/2017 2:35:20 PM PDT by Zakeet
Please stop acknowledging my bodily functions.
"Bless you" is a phrase so reflexively spoken upon hearing a sneeze that many of us forgot or don't even know where it came from. It has obvious religious connotations but they're archaic and no longer make any sense in our modern-day world. You don't protect your friend from the devil when she coughs so please, let her sneeze in peace. Here are five reasons why "bless you" has to go.
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2. Religious political correctness. You never know who you're trying to bless and not everyone's going to be receptive of your random act of kindness. Atheists, for example, might respond to a "bless you" with a roll of the eyes. Someone of another faith may not appreciate your blessings if they perceive you to be of another (potentially opposing) set of beliefs.
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... because a peaceful Muzzie might not be receptive if you bless him ...
Oh go to hell you selfish ingrate child
May God bless Ariel Scotti many times over.
People in the South still appreciate you saying it I’ve found.
If it will tick him off, I will say, “God Bless you” twice.
ariel, you are a lunkhead...an unhappy lunkhead. Who cares what you think about anything??? That said...God Bless You. It looks like you are going to need it being the limp-brained LIB you appear to be.
DITTO!
Excuse me, I have to go to the little Transgender’s Room....
Trivia question: what do you say in Japanese when someone sneezes?
Answer: you don’t say anything, because sneezing in public in Japan is the manners equivalent of passing gas in public in the US. It’s one of the reasons why Japanese people who think they are going to be sneezing (e.g., having a cold) wear a surgeon’s mask in public, without turning heads as one might in the US.
It’s still tremendously popular in the north too. :)
We heathens up here don’t mind putting in the effort to say God bless you after a sneeze.
One idiot writes nonsense and no one cares.
Ariel seems like a real fun girl. She’d be a joy to be around.
“.........no longer make any sense in our modern-day world.”
Ok, how about “kiss my a$$” instead.
Who hires these people?
And why?
Hey Ariel. Did mommy and daddy name you after that mermaid cartoon? Lighten up. If “God Bless You” offends you, then you really need to go see a shrink. Sneezing and having somebody say “God Bless You” isn’t quite as bad as being shot by one of your Muzzie buddies and he says, “Allah Akbar”. Get over yourself, ditz.
To the author...
Well bless your little heart...
Just another little step to wipe all vestiges of God from our society.
I really like the phrase “Have a blessed day” to replace “Have a nice day”
And oh yes, God bless us, everyone
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