Total honesty is a good character trait. Speak the truth to show integrity and build solid relationships.
Brutal honesty is a poor character trait. The speaker doesn’t care if the information hurts the hearer emotionally.
The Biblical standard is to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).
It doesn’t simply matter what was said; it also matters how it was received.
Second Chance Pastor 
But how to proceed with “loving” expressions of truth when people are so emotionally fragile these days, when they’d rather freak out on you instead of process what you’re saying just because you might’ve told them something they don’t want to hear?
The Bible is concerned about people communicating from a place of relationship. We have a common relationship in Jesus and are seeking the good of one another. Once that is established, I believe people will listen to one another.