Just Keeping it Real?
A few posts back, I mentioned my displeasure with people excusing their ill behavior by saying, “I’m just keeping it real.”
Recently I’ve encountered several memes in this vein littering Facebook.
Let us be clear about this: rudeness and honesty are not mutually exclusive traits. I would argue much rudeness is simply an expression of unnecessary honesty.
Let’s say you see a person who you believe could stand to lose a few pounds, and you say, “hey fatty, you need to lay off Ding-Dongs before you go into a sugar coma.”
Honest: very possibly.
Rude: without question.
If you meet a person you find to be less than attractive and you utter something like, “you know, the thought of dating you makes me vomit in my mouth a little.”
Honest: why not?
Rude: absolutely. (Plus, I was having a bad hair day, so it really wasn’t fair.)
If you take a bite of your aunt’s potato salad at a family picnic, and you gag, then loudly proclaim that it tastes like a monkey peed on death…well, that’s just funny.
Then there’s this meme: 
Knowing and having been around some of the people who have slapped memes such as this one on their Facebook page, I can state without fear of contradiction: you and I have never been thinking the same thing. Ever!
In fact, the words that tumble from your lips tend to be quite shocking.
It’s not shocking that you’ve said them; it’s just shocking that they’re the product of an undiseased human brain.
But this is the meme I really appreciate:
Let’s take those exact same words and rearrange them slightly:
I’m not just brutally honest. I’m a bitch.
Is that rude?
Hey, I’m just trying to keep real.
idiotpruf 
Being rude is part of being a Kardashian, because being real (which they are) means you don’t have 20lbs per side of silicone in their butts..and boobs and lips!!
There is a time and place to be Brutishly Honest, being real is called “Sarcasm” ! lol…
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That’s an awful lot of silicone.
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That’s why they are Bitchy & Rude!! Wouldn’t you be with that much silicone??? lol…
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I don’t mind it. I like they way it makes by butt look.
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Jiggle, Jiggle,Jiggle!! LMAO …. 😉
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You are right
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It’s strange how people would disagree with that.
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Well I agree with you. People say a lot of stupid things.
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I’m really good at it.
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Rude being the opposite of tactful, these are the Kardashians of the world, the reason for earplugs & tylenol.
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With the Kardashians there is also a great deal of public nudity.
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