New message on Winston-Salem billboard: 'Much Ado About Nothing'

WSET ^ | 3/06/17 | Elizabeth Tyree

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

A billboard last month went up reading, "Real men provide. Real women appreciate it."

That's now been replaced by a longer message titled "Much ado about nothing" that mocks those who took offense to the original message.

It goes on to say "A social experiment that brought forth those so immersed in their own insecurity that in the mirror they could only see an angry victim of their incorrect interpretation of a silly billboard -- Bless their hearts."

[Libloather]

Now, a group of women plan to put up a billboard of their own reading, "People of quality, don't fear equality."

In NJ, 'Bless their hearts' translates over to 'Sucks to be them'.

[connyankee]

Bless their hearts = f’em

[BwanaNdege]

"People of quality, don't fear equality."

If all people are equal, does "quality" have any more meaning than "junk" or "idiots", as applied to people?

[BenLurkin]

People need to lighten up. We’ve all seen uglier messages than this one in pics of billboards.

[NRx]

LOL @ bless their hearts. For those not familiar, that’s Southern for “f-— off and die!”

[NTHockey]

When uttered by the church ladies at their weekly teas, “bless his/her heart” translates as “you can’t expect better from someone with such limited capabilities; but at least the effort is there.”