What was more shocking, however, was the fakeness of it all, like a 1980s revival show but with even worse tunes. |
Excessive bleaching looks ridiculously unnatural up close, but Hollywood is the place where fakeness is celebrated. |
Early in the most heavily circulated clip, the fakeness of the grieving is obvious: you can see the captive mourners forcing the sobs, moaning unconvincingly, and squeezing their eyes to produce tears. |
This phrase means that you rise above that and manage to be a good person despite the fakeness. |