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Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

A marketing campaign disguised as a Public Service Announcement. A series of ads by Dove/Unilever featuring several thick-waisted, moderately attractive women that are supposed to change the face of beauty, er, sell lots of soap. Mainly appeal to insecure, middle class female bloggers who can't deal with the fact that there are women out there who are thinner and prettier than themselves or their overindulged daughters. The revelation that many of these ads had been heavily airbrushed has pretty much brought this nonsense to an end.
Laura: I bought the Dove firming cream because the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty is trying to make women love their bodies as they are.

Caitlin: If our bodies are beautiful as they are, why do we need firming cream?

For real banana peel

An expression used in a situation to infer that one is as serious as a heart attack, but in a banana peely way.
Saira: wow! For real? Did you really tongue kiss Matt Damon?!

Joey: For real banana peel!!!

Be For Real 

1. Stop Joking

2. That's a lie

3. Said to signify disbelief
1.

Guy1: Knock knock!
Guy2: Be for real. We're at a funeral loser.

2.

Guy1: I drive a Ferrari.
Guy2: Be for real. You pulled up to the school in a Ford. Idiot.

3.

Guy1: Michael Jackson Just Died!!
Guy2: No way! Be for real!
Be For Real by Corinfox July 13, 2009

For real my g homie ain't know wass poppin dawg like on god on momma on crip on blood on gang! 

A white gang member - "Ayy Jamal the nigga for real tho"
Jamal - "For real my g homie ain't know wass poppin dawg like on god on momma on crip on blood on gang!"

Are you being for real? 

Another way of saying are you being serious?, or are you being really serious, used commonly in a question to ask someone if they're being serious about something or someone. Are you being for real? is commonly also used if they're in shock about something or an situation.
"Are you being for real or are you acting dumb?"

"Are you being for real or are you just acting stupid?"

"Louis are you being for real right now or not?"

"Seriously are you being for real?"

"Are you being for real I don't believe you,

Yes I am being for real"