Keepin' it Real
Keepin’ it real has only one corollary: don’t be fake. One may be many things, except fake. A casual perusal of the prime time lineup, especially in the age of reality television, establishes the dominance of keepin’ it real. Titles such as
Take Makin’ tha Band. In the second season, while Puffy was achieving the impossible, that is, establishing a rap group with less talent than Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, an interesting situation arose. After Da Band rocked a huge crowd of no less than 27 teeny boppers in a mall, one of the rappers made a gawdy public display while donating $100 to charity. The other rappers refused to follow suit, confiding to viewers in their separate interviews that because his motives were fake, they had no responsibility to donate.
But that’s seasons old. While keepin’ it real has long allowed one to avoid social obligations, it is in overcoming social mores that the principle finds its effectiveness. Take, every other episode of
This may seem a bit extreme, but outside of the cameo by Lou Gossett this is quoted verbatim. Even without Lou’s wisdom, given today’s norms this scenario is nothing new. So, one may wonder after being inundated with all this wisdom: Gary, what’s the absurd conclusion?
Since nearly a year later society’s last moral still appears to hold water, let’s leave it to the following analogy:
To Catch a Predator Part 96
Chris Hansen: "You came here to have sex with a 13 year old boy."
Pedophile: "No I didn't."
Chris Hansen: "We have detailed internet transcripts."
Pedophile: "Well you know what, Chris? At least I'm not fake."
Chris Hansen: ... (speechless)