'Be a man'!

[Niorff]

That's a good point. I think that stems from a lot of different things, mainly concerning parenting. These children who are either left to run wild, or 'baby'd aren't able to properly understand or cope with their feelings. They tend to be the ones who cry out for attention, or can't realize what a genuine struggle is.

Anyways, I don't support people whining about petty issues simply because they can, but I also don't support this mentality that certain sexes should act or feel a certain way.

Yup, that would be the spirit. Plus the fact that I obviously don't care that the expression is to 'man it up'. I always find feminism laughably moronic when it comes to language. Respect is a question of attitude, not words. Same goes for homophobia. I'll never call a homosexual a ******, but yeah, I'll call my hetero friends by that name, for fun.
People nowadays need to get over self-censorship, really.
Sorry for the digression -_-

 

[Spinozaad]

Last time i checked men can cry. Yes belive it or not its true we do have tear ducts and feelings!

:O WHAT???????
well this is news to me!
naw I kid
guys need to stop just having a hard outside when it comes to feelings.

Why? You can just as validly state that 'girls need to stop crying over every petty emotion', and it would be as true.

Why should 'showing your emotions' be better? Psychologists (for as much as you can rely on them, anyway) are still out on the question whether or not crying is 'better' for you.

Personally I'd say that showing emotions, including tears, is okay given the right circumstance. A man can mourn his loved ones. A man can cry manly tears of joy after overcoming life itself and winning the grand finale.

A man should not victimize himself, only to leech (false) sympathy from his surrounding. Or, you know, the Emo-way of doing things. Tears to show 'that you're so emotional' is retarded.

 

[Crystal Cuckoo]

Correction:

 

[Arkhangelsk]

To quote Chef Morgan: "The only time it's manly to cry, is when stabbing something with a knife!"

 

[Outright Villainy]

All I can think of is this when I hear it

You and me both.

"Mysterious as the dark side of the mooooooooooooooon."

 

[Uncreation]

Personally i don't care for that expression much. I'm a very atipical guy, and i don't feel comfortable acting "manly", so i don't like being told to be a man. I would prefer to be myself, rather than be a man.

 

[Doth]

Crying isn't just a show of emotion; it is essentially a sign of enormous weakness (when crying out of despair, fear, or depression, that is.) and weakness isn't a very desirable attribute now is it?
...Especially not in men.
So man the fuck up.

Complaining about being told to be a proper man is beyond description in scale of pathetic.

 

[No_Remainders]

Retards who tell depressed people to "Be a man" are just douchebags being high and mighty. There's no other way to describe it. The last thing a guy who is depressed wants to hear is "be a man" because it just puts more pressure on them.

Anyone who disagrees with me is a ****.

 

[Serenegoose]

All I can think of is this when I hear it

You and me both.

"Mysterious as the dark side of the mooooooooooooooon."

Me three!

 

[Jonny1188]

To be a man you must have honor, honor and a penis!

OT: Outdated slogan when we assumed only women had emotions. I think nowadays you would tastefully encourage them to get a move on with life, simply for the fact that its too short to be bummed all the time.

 

[FallenProject]

It's a horrible statement. At first glance it's just downright annoying, and secondly it assumes that you CAN snap out of whatever highly emotional phase you're going through. It's just a display of utter ignorance, as people who suffer from depression or bipolar by definition CANNOT snap out of it.

Even if you don't suffer from the above, you should work through your emotions and explore them instead of encouraging stoicism and bottling them up. It will only lead to worse situations when you take your frustration out on the innocent.

 

[Naheal]

I don't cry anymore. I devote that energy to more useful endeavors.

 

[Murray Whitwell]

Having a pair is for the weak and particularly vulnerable.

 

[Sark]

Be a man is such a great motivation phrase. Trying to get the courage up to ask out a girl? Be a man, go do it. Just got hurt by something rather painful? Be a man, don't show your weakness.

It's not about promoting gender roles and sterotypes. It's about believing in the you that believes in yourself.

 

[Nickolai77]

Men should cry about manly things like losing an entire platoon in combat or crashing a priceless Bugatti Veyron.

In all seriousness, "be a man" in most contexts means to exhibit traditional masculine virtues of strength, honour and courage. Not very useful to someone who is depressed though i must say, and of course the meaning of this phrase could imply that women lack said masculine virtues.

Then again, not many people today do actually believe women are lacking in strength, honour and courage, but would say the phrase without meaning it's implication. So, in most contexts, i don't object to the phrase "be a man"