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When someone says "Bless your heart" in response to something (a southern phrase as far as I know) is that an insult? Because I kind of think it is. Kind of sounds like a smart A comment to me. ???
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I don't take the phrase "bless your heart" as an insult. However, I guess it depends on what they are responding to and the tone of voice in which they say it.
To me "bless your heart " Is a complement that you are a kind and loving. :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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It's according to how it's said, whether it's meant as insult or not.
Most of the time, it's not meant in a bad way.
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I agree....i think the way it is said and who is saying it...almost like when someone might say "i love you too"after that person insulted them.Then again it can be a response when someone told us they really loved us and really meant it.
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I don't think it's an insult.
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:rose: :rainbow: :rose: I think it's something nice people say to each other. If you say have a good day to some body it means the same to me just in a different type of saying! :rose: :rainbow: :rose:
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It is an expression of "thank you". Originally, it was "God bless you", but in this growing unbelieving world and the desire to be politically correct, it has become Bless you.
I have never heard it used other than kindly, and I am 75.
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southern phrase ... When I moved to Southern Oklahoma I was really shocked at some of the talk I had to try and figure out.... LIKE "fixing" its not i'm going to the store it's i'm fixing to go to the store, And Old gal is any woman not a real OLD one ! And a mess when talking about people is a good thing, so if some one would say she's a mess " it a good thing " Or when returning a phone call it's "I' ll holler at you later..." Then the you' all meaning well just about any one or a gang.
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It depends on the situation in our area. I use bless her/his heart a LOT and I'm in NC. Sometimes it's a sign of sympathy if someone is having a hard time. Others it's a sign of a polite insult. Bless her heart, she's as dumb as a bag of rocks lol
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It is an expression of "thank you". Originally, it was "God bless you", but in this growing unbelieving world and the desire to be politically correct, it has become Bless you.
I have never heard it used other than kindly, and I am 75.
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Never would have thought of it as a thank you.
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It depends on the situation in our area. I use bless her/his heart a LOT and I'm in NC. Sometimes it's a sign of sympathy if someone is having a hard time. Others it's a sign of a polite insult. Bless her heart, she's as dumb as a bag of rocks lol
Well most times I have heard it I guess I thought it was more of a nice thing. Like someone is having a tough time, sick, then gets hurt whatever and someone says "bless her heart".
The situation I am referring to specifically I think the guy saying it is being a butt. There is a girl that gets mistreated at work (I can't really do anything about it) and sometimes she mentions things that have happened that are not right. And I agree it isn't right but again, I can't do anything. This guy comes thru our area and he is talking to her and she is upset about something happening and his response is "bless your heart". I took it as he was being a smart A. More like he was making fun of her than being nice. So I just wondered. Like you said, there are several southern phrases that are actually smart butt comments but they sound nice. There is one and I can't think of it and have heard it actually means more of kiss my A than what you are actually saying. It will come to me after I turn this off and go lay down. lol
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I didn't realize "Bless your heart" was a southern expression. In fact is something I've said (come to think of it I think I say it more often than I realize) I'm not sure where I picked it up from. My father's roots are from Ky and my mother is European so I'm not sure if I heard it while growing up among them or if it's something I picked up socially? I've used it as a compliment - usually when someone is doing something nice or saying/acting out of naivety.
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I think it can be an expression of sympathy/thankfulness or a sarcastic way of saying "poor baby".
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I don't think it's an insult it is an expression of sympathy and my husband Aunt use to said it all the time when I tell her something the kids may have done and she would say oh bless his/her heart.
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I say it quite often to people telling me their woes and I never mean it as an insult. I mean it as a gesture of understanding and sympathy for whatever the issue is.
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I have heard it can be used as an insult at times but in other situations it is sympathy.
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Bless your heart is something you say in a good way, older people will tell you that, because they care for you and what you have done something nice for them, and the "you all" phrase is "y'all", here in the deep south, not anything relating to a "gang".
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I have never heard Bless your heart as an insult, I have always heard it used a show of compassion for something that is going on in your live.
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I never heard bless your heart just bless you
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I use the phrase "bless your heart" quite often. Most of the time it is intended for comfort. Sometimes it is sarcastic.
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Lol, I was thinking "bless your heart" before I even opened the thread. It's not inherently an insult no matter where you are in the country, but like anything else can be weaponized depending on tone and context.