Men get upset and stressed to; stop making fun or thinking less of a man just because he breaks into tears.
Now if he's getting into tears because he lost at call of duty then that's different.
But the actual act of a man crying shouldn't be treated as this pathetic thing. We should respond sympathetically like if it were a woman or child.
EDIT: Thank you all for the awards! They aren't nessecary, but are very appreciated.
Nice to know that there are in fact many who (even if they don't agree with the second point; I meant more there are things worth crying over, but some dissagree and that's fine) agree.
[–]throwlaja 6 points7 points8 points (1 child) | Copy Link
Its not as easy as "there is nothing wrong". Obviously there is nothing wrong with it, but it has consequences. Women will never consider you as a couple if you cry a lot. It has nothing to do with them being bigots, or prejudiced. It has to do with their instincts. You can cry all you want, and can say there is nothing wrong with that, and you are correct. But women instinctively will treat you as somebody weaker and will not consider you as a sexual partner, and men will not consider you as a leader. Can't fight against that with reddit posts.
[–]sorebum405 2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
Exactly I don't know why I see so many people on this sub put so much focus on nuture and they don't acknowledge human nature.It doesn't matter how much social conditioning you give someone you can't alter there biology.Humans are a sexually dimorphic species so double standards between men and women will always exist.The most important thing is that we are equal under the law.
I saw another post on this sub talking about how we need body postivity for men.Body postivity in general is nonsense because it goes against human nature.People are biologically hardwired to be attracted to people who look fit and healthy,being really fat or being roided up and super muscular is not gonna be attractive to most people.
The only reason the body postivity movement seems to be working for women is because women on average have higher smv than men so men are more desperate and more willing to tolerate women with less attractive bodies.However this does not change the fact that most men still prefer women with a healthy amount of body fat.
[–]RyansPutter 4 points5 points6 points (1 child) | Copy Link
Pretty much. If an adult male cries because his favorite football team lost in the playoffs, that's cringeworthy. If he's crying because his parents died, that's a lot different. The irony is that the former is the only time I've seen adult men cry in public.
[–]xNOM 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
Neither is cringeworthy. What people hate is when men cry at board meetings. Or when their boss criticizes them. Masculinity is taking responsibility and solving problems. Femininity is crying, asking for protection, and not solving problems.
[–]iainmf[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children) | Copy Link
Do not go to that sub and vote or comment. Brigading and vote manipulation are against Reddit's rules.
[–]Half-kratos2[S] 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
before it gets deleted https://www.removeddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/hydj9u/theres_nothing_wrong_with_an_adult_male_crying_we/
[–]Greg_W_Allan 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
Bob Hawke, Australian Prime Minister through the eighties and nineties, sobbed on camera and got away with it because it was his daughter's circumstances he cried about. Had it been something tragic happening to himself I doubt it would have gone down well at all.
[–]Lion_amongst_gods 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
Remember guys. Whatever your opinion on crying is,
Not to discourage, but this shit might come back to bite you.