leupagus:

-pallasathena:

One of my very favorite things about being southern is saying a nice “bless your heart” that’s 50/50 patronizing and sympathetic. 

… OK I call shenanigans, because every Southerner I know uses it 100/0 patronizing and sympathetic.

You are correct. Nobody who uses “bless your heart” ever actually means it, unless they’re over eighty. And even then, the sincerity level’s a crapshoot.

Source: -pallasathena
  1. authocracy reblogged this from lazulisong and added:
    We’re Mid-Atlantic, so I can’t say it goes for all Southerners, but we in our family use it as sort of like “that’s...
  2. songbirdstew reblogged this from glitterbubbles and added:
    The last job I worked was really stressful and full of negativity, so one year my New Year’s Resolution was to follow up...
  3. lazulisong reblogged this from leupagus and added:
    If there’s any sympathy it is all in the ‘it must be hard to be so fucking stupid, honey’.
  4. mstogsdill reblogged this from leupagus and added:
    Exactly! I think the best part is calling fucking demon spawn “God’s precious little angels” in front of their parents.
  5. glitterbubbles reblogged this from kickdrumheart and added:
    actually, I say “bless your heart” or “bless” kind of a lot, and mean it. hahaha, I swear I’m not over eighty yet! maybe...
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  7. kickdrumheart reblogged this from captain-samerica and added:
    i only say it about insufferable assholes. it’s like saying ‘not to be mean, but..,’ before talking about how wretched i...
  8. wehaveallgotknives reblogged this from captain-samerica and added:
    my mum uses it when she wants to slap someone
  9. captain-samerica reblogged this from leupagus and added:
    You are correct. Nobody who uses “bless your heart” ever actually means it, unless they’re over eighty. And even then,...
  10. leupagus reblogged this from twentysome-thing and added:
    … OK I call shenanigans, because every Southerner I know uses it 100/0 patronizing and sympathetic.
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