Bless your heart' is all about the tone - It's a Southern Thing

quot;Bless you heart" has a reputation, y'all. Sure, it sounds sweet. When two of the three words are "bless" and "heart," how could it not? So how did it turn into a fast-talking, back-stabbing, hot-pants-wearing southern phrase meant to knock someone back on her heels?It's complicated.It's like this –
Bless you heart has a reputation, y'all. Sure, it sounds sweet. When two of the three words are bless and heart, how could it not? So how did it turn into a fast-talking, back-stabbing, hot-pants-wearing southern phrase meant to knock someone back on her heels?It's complicated.It's like this –

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