Actually, I *am* going to lie.

I don’t understand why people feel the need to qualify a statement of their opinion with the phrase, “I’m not going to lie…”

I have seen and heard it done both before and after, such as:

I’m not going to lie…I didn’t love that movie.

or

I hated that movie…I’m not going to lie.

Well ok, thanks, genius, but nobody asked you to fucking lie. Most times, when people ask your opinion, they’re actually looking for your opinion not something you made up on the spot.

And it implies that most of the time, you are lying.

And it implies that you are a douchebag…I’m not going to lie.