Yeah, it's kind of shitty, " I say. I add the shitty on purpose as a kind of a test. I’ve been using it a lot lately to weed the dangerous Christians out of my life: the ones who have the power to hurt me. Throw out a shit or a damn or a what the hell, and see if you get The Look. Watch to see if the person shifts uncomfortably or looks down at her hands … then you know: this is a Dangerous Christian. The kind who will not be able to handle the truth of your pain, the kind that requires some swearing. Addie Zierman
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The phrase, "Yeah, it's kind of shitty," is a way of saying that the person speaking feels that what they are saying does not make much sense and in fact it is kind of bad. The phrase is often used by people when they find themselves in a situation in which they do not know what to say. When someone uses this phrase, they usually mean that the situation is not worth getting upset about or getting worked up about.

Source: When We Were On Fire: A Memoir Of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, And Starting Over

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