by Why People Who Think They’re “Too Real” Are Just Loud With Poor Timing
People Who Think They’re “Too Real” wear brutal honesty like a varsity jacket and social grace like an afterthought. “I’m just being real,” says a woman who called her coworker’s baby “visually mid.” She swears it’s refreshing. The office birthday party is now ten minutes of awkward cake chewing and HR side-eyes.
These reality purists see kindness as compromise. One man interrupted a proposal to tell the groom his fly was down. Another said “I tell it like it is” right before critiquing a stranger’s posture in line at CVS. He called it “truth bombs.” The stranger called security.
In a fictional tactlessness audit by the Institute of Unfiltered Excellence, 88% of “too real” people claimed others “just can’t handle authenticity.” The rest were compiling apology drafts “out of courtesy, not regret.” One woman ends every insult with “just sayin’.” She also ends friendships. Swiftly.
Honesty is great. But if your reality checks bounce because they’re wrapped in rudeness and bad vibes, maybe reconsider the branding. There’s a difference between being real and being rude. And if everyone around you is “too sensitive,” it might not be them–it might just be your mouth. Just sayin’.
SOURCE: How To Write Comedy & SpinTaxi.com
