Poll: "Real men don't cry" do you agree?

[interspark]

F*ck that stereotype. I'll cry when I need to, regardless of the situation. Excessive crying isn't manly but I think we should try to kill this idea that men aren't allowed to let their emotions come out through tears.

Mate, I cried over a pokemon game. What do you think?
In my defence it was rather sad...

You're not alone. My master save file when I was fourteen was erased when the powercable was nudged by my dog. I had every single pokemon I cared about on that file. I cried.

oh yeah, when i first beat the elite 4 on pokemon emerald, i found out my copy was bootleg cos the save file got wiped. *sniff* i loved those pokemon so much, and i was so looking forward to taking on the battle fronteir with them.....

 

[MrMuu]

I cry on a fairly inconsistent basis, the average appears to be about 2/3 "QQ" a year, always in private though for some reason.

I've seen chaps crying in public for what I consider to be understandable reasons (loved one dying, traumatic life event) and felt nothing but respect for them. On the other hand, I've seen the complete opposite and felt somewhat concerned for that persons sanity.

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

I'm leaning between "It's perfectly fine" and "other," but mostly on "it's fine"

Anyone can cry, and (please excuse the language) anyone who thinks crying makes you less of a man is full of shit. On the other hand, there's a point where I think a person can reasonably be called overly emotional (guys and girls). If there's something that just really kills you and you need a cry, go ahead. If you start wailing over every tiny little thing that you disagree with, then I think you might need help.

 

[skitzo van]

Depends, are they crying because their dog died, or because they're watching Twilight?

What kind of Twilight crying? Crying at Bella's self-destruction over her loss of love, or crying over the realization that there's two more hours of this shit?

 

[YouBecame]

There are some circumstances where a man crying is certainly expected and completely understandable, like losing someone or a limb or something, but for the most part I agree with the sentiment that men oughtn't be in tears all the time

 

[the Dept of Science]

Mate, I cried over a pokemon game. What do you think?
In my defence it was rather sad...

If someone deleted your save game, then that is perfectly justified. Otherwise... no.

It was pokemon MD2.

Spoiler: When

Grovyle sacrifces himself to take Dusknoir back to the future so you and your friend can go and save temporal tower from collapsing thus causing a bleak future to occur. The future where Grovyle, you and Dusknoir come from.

I was going to say, my experience with pokemon stopped shortly after Pokemon Yellow, and from what I remember, those games didn't really excel in tragedy (... or story lets be honest).

 

[astrav1]

I do believe real men should be strong for others, but under the right circumstances they can cry.

 

[Fridge]

It totally depends on the situation. I myself don't cry often in a year maybe twice, unless you count the tears that appear when you yawn sometimes or when something ridiculessly funny happens.

Real men should cry, just not over everything.

 

[BritishWeather]

Boys don't cry however men do.

EDIT: ninja'd

 

[procyonlotor]

If men didn't need to cry they wouldn't have evolved the ability to.

Just sayin'.

You know, I remember that one episode from Dexter's Laboratory in which the Action Hank recruits or whatever were proving their manhood(s) by showing they weren't afraid to play with dolls. Kinda like that I guess. A true man, or better, a truly responsible, mature person wouldn't cut down their emotions because of a view which is both traditional and nearsighted. Not to mention supportive of a patriarchal society.

I do believe real men should be strong for others, but under the right circumstances they can cry.

That's irrelevant as it applies to any gender or age. It can come upon anyone to have to be strong on behalf of other people. It is not only the duty of men, but women as well. And sometimes animals too (the deceptively cute ones).

 

[blackflare]

i think its alright to cry BUT not about every single thing. Like if a close family member or friend died or something bad happens to someone they give a damn about but sure its ok to cry once in a while

 

[tobi the good boy]

What is a real man, i thought to be a male human all that was required was a the nessecary sexual organs... oh god, ARE YOU TELLING ME CRYING MAKES YOUR PENIS FAL OFF. must remove tear ducts, must remove tear ducts.

OT: I dont think so, cant remember the last time i cried, may have been when my grandpa died about 5 years ago but i dont consider myself any less of a man for it

 

[Canadamus Prime]

No, that statement is bullshit. Only macho dipshits with their heads so far up their own asses that they're in danger of turning inside out and mindless automatons don't cry. For "Real Men" *sarcastic air quotes* it's perfectly acceptable. Mind you I wouldn't expect a man to break into tears at the slightest provocation either, but given the right circumstances it's perfectly acceptable.

 

[Gudrests]

Depends, are they crying because their dog died, or because they're watching Twilight?

ahh man i remember when i cried that my dog died...i was like 10 or something and i was balling when my dad told me...he was crying too...then and funerals and burials are the only times i remember crying. Twilight.... on the other hand..maybe crying because you have to watch it???...idk but not during it

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

I don't cry often infact I don't remember the last time I cried. I've lost a good amount of people in my life and I've been to many funerals and I have hardly cried. I am sometimes accused of having no feelings at all and being a heartless wretch but that's far from true. It's just that I don't really know how to cry, I cried when I was little but then it just stopped. Unfortunately I just natually bottle things up and sometimes the bottle over flows and my bottled up rage and sadness comes out in the form of hot (or cold), intense tears and dramatic change in body temperature to really hot or really cold but other than that I don't really cry I don't know if it's because I can't or because I won't. I have no problem with it since I don't care what people think and it's good to let it out. Sometimes I wish I could let it out whenever I want to.

 

[aakibar]

the last time i cried was when i had an emotional breakdown during bout of depression but since then the only time i cry is when i am in stiches from laughing and when i cut myself with a tool.

so basically given the circumstances a man should be able to cry if need be.

 

[skips]

No. This whole idea of a "real man" only serves to reinforce negative gender stereotypes. Anyone can cry if necessary.

 

[Minch]

If I'm serious about a boy and he's willing to cry in front of me, I find that very endearing and attractive. I fell more in love with my current boyfriend when he cried infront of me for the first time, it just showed how comfortable he is around me

However, crying spontaneously or for shit reasons is not attractive, but that counts for girls just as much as boys.