• Railison@aussie.zone
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    3 years ago

    In Australia, being a total bastard is a good thing, while being a bit of a bastard isn’t so good.

    Mad cunt = good. Shit cunt = bad, see image

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      3 years ago

      That’s not an insult as the internet has decided. It can be used sarcastically, but in my experience as a southerner it is more often a compliment for doing something nice.

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        3 years ago

        South Louisiana here. It can be used affectionately (seeing a sick child and saying Bless your heart) but I find it is more often used to point out someone’s lack of intelligence or bad behaviour (Karen is pitching an absolute fit in the checkout lane at Albertsons because she misread a price label…Bless her heart)

        Maybe you’re from a more polite area of the south, but where I am we are heavily into calling out morons.

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          2 years ago

          Context is king. Yes, anything can be said sarcastically. But when a child shares their candy with another child and 7 people are like “Aww bless his heart!!” It’s not fucking code. The fact that it’s usually used as a compliment is exactly what makes it so cutting as a sarcastic insult.