"You are too blunt!"
    My mother's words still come to mind all these years later.  Not sure how old I was at the time but I remember her telling me my words hit too hard.
Brash, candid, plain spoken. not one to bite my tongue.   That was, is and has always been, my way.
My mother didn't like my propensity for putting it all out there, she still doesn't. 
I speak my mind in the most open, up front, honest way possible.  
It wasn't always popular and home and it's even less so at work or mixed company. I remember when I'd get in trouble as a kid, I'd  tell my parents exactly what I did wrong. Many times they praised me for my honesty, but sometimes punishment came with praise.

At work when a co-worker is obviously passive aggressive, I am compelled to call it what it is.
Does that make me active aggressive?
Maybe.
I just know that I've never been one to dance around the elephant in the room. I can't ignore the fact the the Emperor is running around town butt naked.  I can look at that and be silent.
I guess for me, the first part of taking action is dealing with the issue or problem in front of me.  If I grab it and take hold of it , then I can find a solution. At least my mind thinks so.  Of course that's not how life works.   Talking bluntly about a problem or an issues doesn't make it magically disappear.  
Gently pointing out a co-worker's crappy behavior seldom fixes the issues or ushers in office harmony.
I guess it  just makes me feel like I'm working toward a solution.
I would rather look it in the eye than sweep it under the rug.
So I'm blunt, brash, unequivocal, so be it.  It unburdens me to put it out there, to handle it now.
It makes me feel a free somehow to acknowledge it. To shine a light on it. It takes the power away from it and gives a little to me. I am in control, I see the problem for what it is and am not afraid to 
say so. 
As I grow older I'm learning that being blunt is okay as long as I remember compassion. In this case C comes before B.  My desire to lay it all on the line should not tear others down.  So I'll still be bold and blunt but I'll temper it with kindness, gentleness.  C should always comes before B.