Having been surrounded in "Mormon culture" for the past 3 years I have made a very astute observation. It's not uncommon to find the phrase "bless their heart" thrown around in day-to-day conversation. However, while observing this phrase's patterns I have realized that the full expression goes something like this: "Bless (insert name)'s heart, but ____________________ (start dissing them, their family,their dog, their honor, etc.). I don't know how we rationalize this bashing. I think we must think if we at least say something nice about this person I'm permitted to open a can a worms and start dishing on them.
Some examples I've construed are as follows.
1) Bless Kimmy's heart, but she cannot sing for the life of her.
2) Bless Jacob's heart, but he reeks.
3) Bless Sammy's heart, but she will never get a boyfriend.
It's a sad, sad bubble I live in.
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