Calling a spade a spade and Represent

Represent and calling a spade a spade are semantically related. in give description topic. In some cases you can use "Represent" instead a verb phrase "Calling a spade a spade".

Represent verb - To point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group.

Calling a spade a spade and represent are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Calling a spade a spade" with "Represent", this terms are similar.