02-09-2019, 06:05 PM
This bullshit about "crying is not a manly thing to do" is just that - bullshit. Male or female, child or adult, if you are human you have emotions, and those emotions sometimes need to purge. Crying is therefore a normal, healthy thing for anyone to do. It's not always fun, but it is good to purge the ol' emotions once in a while.
The "manly thing" to do is not always the "reasonable thing" to do. Like these guys who are convinced that "no pain, no gain". To "be manly, I must suffer and take it with a grin, because that means I'm tough and a REAL man. REAL men don't cry, because that's a sign of weakness."
Real men cry when they need to, because it's a sign of strength to be true to yourself and your own emotional needs, especially in the face of social bullshit and sexist crap like "REAL men don't cry!" What, you're not human? You've been sold a bill of goods there buddy.
The "manly thing" to do is not always the "reasonable thing" to do. Like these guys who are convinced that "no pain, no gain". To "be manly, I must suffer and take it with a grin, because that means I'm tough and a REAL man. REAL men don't cry, because that's a sign of weakness."
Real men cry when they need to, because it's a sign of strength to be true to yourself and your own emotional needs, especially in the face of social bullshit and sexist crap like "REAL men don't cry!" What, you're not human? You've been sold a bill of goods there buddy.
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The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
