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Do people actually say "he's not like that in real life"?
Back in the day it was... "Oh... They are not actually like that."
Or "What they actually meant was...."
Or "They are such a jokester"
For example, we saw that a lot out of boomers and silent gen folks leading up to Trump's first election. Quite a bit of dismissive language over behavior that should have caused him to be removed from candidacy.
Not to make it political... But that's just a quick example that came to mind.