Text:

“Don’t be stressed be blessed”

Context:

“My friend from middle school. To me i use it as a way to alleviate tension when someone is expressing anxiety about a given situation…I use it satirically to bring a bit of humor into the conversation in an attempt to reduce the person’s stress.”

Analysis:

This phrase can take multiple forms for different contexts, but the informant, who learned it from a middle school friend, uses it ironically or sarcastically. Originally viewed as something positive or even religious, this oicotype represents a phrase that has been adapted to meet the group’s more humor focused culture. The informant also does it to alleviate stress, poking fun at the phrase, in order to uplift the mood in a way unique to the audience. Also, it is unique to a school environment as that culture fosters students who uses sarcasm to cope with stress.