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SWeeps from The Southern US: Is this really not a nice thing to say?

[quote]Bless your heart….[/quote]

I’ve heard that it’s an insult?

Explain?
pentacorn · F
it's a nuanced thing. it's an indirect insult that you say to someone about someone else, usually. "well, bless their heart", usually with an accompanying snarky look. it usually means someone is lacking in intelligence

but it can also be said as an insult directly to someone's face who [i]doesn't get it[/i], as the person who said it looks around at others for confirmation on what was meant, or to a friend to gently rub something stupid they said or did in their face a bit.

it can also be said in earnest to someone, directly, by someone who genuinely feels for a person's situation/problem/woe. it's usually apparent due to the nature of the exchange and the inflection in their voice. as well, it can be a way to say [i]thank you[/i] when someone does something kind that was unexpected
XenonRush · M
Do you say it?
@pentacorn
pentacorn · F
@XenonRush only jokingly when mocking southerners. i happen to live south of Interstate 10, which is a bit less southern (i know, weird) in culture due to tourism and military bases, but i have been up in the sticks where people, usually older females, say it regularly
It’s southern shorthand for go f@ck yourself
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Quoththeraven Am I correct in believing the proper response to be an excessively cheery "Thank yewwwww!"?
@LordShadowfire yes. Absolutely
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Quoththeraven Southern insults are so fun.
It depends on the circumstances and the inflection.
Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
This is great.
Now I have two things the hammer the boss with tomorrow.
I will tell him bless your heart after everything he says.
And I will also accuse him of being toxically positive.
These are two things I have learned from SW today alone.
Oh and by the way I spent a lot of time in the south when I was younger and I never heard anyone say it nor had I ever said it myself.
I’d never take it seriously because most the time whoever is saying it is being a b!tch
Azlotto · M
To me, It's not an insult.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
I'm not from the south, but that's basically calling somebody an idiot down there.
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