people who say 'bless their heart' should be punched in the face

[b i o n i c]

they never mean it.

[MC Moot]

when you think about it,really, it's most often used in condescension/disaproval or righteousness....smug bastards....who are you to bless me,the mofo pope?...wheres the hat bitch?...

[Yetra Flam]

i imagine it to be something that little old english ladies say. "oooh bless 'er 'eart"

[b i o n i c]

i know it to be a mid-western thing. in my experience, people who say that generally dont give an eff about whomever they're blessing. i think its a cheap phrase that people use to broadcast that they are a good person while putting someone else down.

bless your heart my ass

[hardnox71]

bless your heart my ass

'Bless my ass' has got a nice ring to it.

[ms.peachy]

I have said it, to other adults in regard to kids that I work with. For example, there was one lad I was working with on a project about sustainable development recently, and there was this one concept that I kept going over and over with him, but he just wasn't getting it, so I was talking to his team leader and said something like "bless his little heart, it's not for lack of trying, he works really hard, but he's just not there yet".

[Documad]

i know it to be a mid-western thing. in my experience, people who say that generally dont give an eff about whomever they're blessing. i think its a cheap phrase that people use to broadcast that they are a good person while putting someone else down.

bless your heart my ass

That's exactly why we do it. I only do it in a completely transparent, snarky way.

[HEIRESS]

I like to say "well, bless my buttons".

I havent had my button blessed in a long time :(

[b i o n i c]

i knew peachy and documad would answer. you guys don't count, bless your hearts

[QueenAdrock]

You can say anything, as long as you put "bless their heart" somewhere in there, and not be insulting.

"Aww, bless her heart, but she really is retarded."