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

[FurinKazanNZ]

Repression is NOT for pussys. I would personally disdain any man who cried "anytime at anything". Men should be able to hold themselves together and not be governed by their emotions. Men who cant control their emotions are often men who beat their wives/children, and sometimes rapists. Repression is a good skill.

 

[PissOffRoth]

"Real men don't cry"

More like macho jag-offs that have swallowed so much of the gender stereotype that they think that the only music they can listen to is Lil' Wayne, or else they're a pussy. These subhuman pig-men will end up abusing their wife and children, alienating everyone that ever loved them, and die alone and cold in some alleyway. Real people cry, because real people feel emotion.

 

[lacktheknack]

"Big boys do cry - they cry bigger tears then everyone else."

 

[emeraldrafael]

Really now? Real men dont cry? Horse PLOP!

Though its funny to think that real men dont cry. I suppose when soldiers cry tehy're not real men cause they watched their friend step on a landmine and get his guts thrown through the trees around htem like christmas Tinsel (stories you get told when you're great grandfather is a WW2/Korea vet.) I suppose when mom or dad dies you're not a real man cuase you cry.

I think real men are ones who dont care that they cry. REAL men accept themselves. Thats why every out of the closet homosexual is a real man, why the people who bash them are just pathetic (if not inbred).

Yes.. I'm exceedingly liberal. But i think people should be allowed to live the life they chose without persecution.

 

[katsumoto03]

It depends on your definition of 'crying'. I consider it to be something that you do willingly, rather than your bodies natural reaction to certain things.

I never let myself cry over what most people do, though I bawled over a few movies.

 

[Squeaky]

I dont think any less of someone if they cry. We all have at some point have shed atleast a tear, it just gets less often as we grow older I find I just get angry now think Id rather cry.. ive broke a fair bit of my stuff due to RAAAGGGGE!!!

 

[Overlordjack]

REAL MEN FIGHT BEARS AS PART OF THEIR MORNING ROUTINES!

 

[David Bray]

Hell no, i cried like a ***** at the end of Blade Runner.

On a serious note, no. Every man i hold in regard admits to crying when the emotions are high enough. Hell, my old cage fighting instructor cried when he had a little girl.

 

[Marter]

I don't see why men aren't supposed to cry. I think anyone should be able to cry whenever.

 

[Nixzilla]

being a man raised only by my crybaby mom who watches to much drama i cry alot more than i should

 

[Thebiggestpanda]

In my opinion a man shouldn't be devoid of emotions, he should be in control of them. In my experience a man is usually looked upon as a pillar of stability for many things and should be the rock that others can rely on in a pinch. Does this mean that you can't cry? No, it doesn't. What it does mean is that you shouldn't cry in front of others. Be a man and own up to your problems if you can't completely overcome them. In short, suck it up, you've got important man things to do. Like fix the sink... or pick up the kids from school... or do pushups.

 

[SimuLord]

If not crying makes me more manly, then I must be Chuck Fucking Norris. I thought I was just a sociopath. Thanks for clearing that up.

(on-topic: There are times when it's ok for a man to cry, but they're VERY limited---death of his dog, his father, or his children, that sort of thing.)

 

[lSHaDoW-FoXl]

A real man is one who is decent and honest enough to admit they can cry and will cry as opposed to hiding behind this stupid ego and pride. As I was writing this I saw the comment by Iron Lightning about 'A real man expresses his emotions.' And I agree one hundred percent.

Being honest with how you feel and who you are is a lot harder then acting like something you are not. We are all humans and we all having feelings, acting like we don't have them just makes us inferior for feeling is a part of understanding.

 

[PrototypeC]

The idea is that once you start crying at one thing, you'll never stop, and so most men avoid it. It's not true, though! For men, there's a balance that is naturally enforced by the body and mind so that doesn't happen. Crying is a natural result of stress (any stress, which is why tears come out when tickled, for instance). We evolved that way. Likewise, we evolved the ability to stop before we're thought less of by others.

Let 'em flow, guys. Nobody has to know.

 

[DSEZ]

i believe men should be able to cry because crying reliefs stress

then again this is coming from me who dosent feel emotion except extreme anger or extreme sadness

 

[elcamino41383]

Only the most badass of men are able to cry in public.

Like when at the movies.

Watching Toy Story 3.

There there man, we've all been there.

Hell, for me there's that and Gran Torino (if you don't tear up even just a little at any point in these movies you have no soul).

I didn't full on cry, but I teared up pretty bad at the end of both of those movies...

OP: As many have said, Real men DO cry. Nothing wrong with a good cry now and again. Just make sure you have a good reason. Nothing like (again as someone said) "I broke a nail."

 

[ReaperzXIII]

I agree with somewhat with this statement because I don't like to show weakness, so yeah crying in private is somewhat okay as long as there is a good reason ("DADDY NEVER HUGGED ME ENOUGH" IS NEVER A GOOD REASON) even if personally I won't do it myself, I refuse to cry due to personal views such as:

- No point being sad, life is short so be happy
- Meh f*ck it
- I won't let it get to me
- My emotions mean they are mine and they WILL obey me!

Personally I won't respect men that are too open with their emotions, such as crying all the time and acting like a whiny little b*tch all the time, shedding tears at: death, loss etc... = okay, crying over trivial things will lead to insults and a loss of respect. Anyway in my opinion men are supposed to be mentally strong, supportive and honourable, along with being mentally strong means having control over your emotions; I have promised myself I will only shed a manly tear in a few situations which include:

Close friend/close family memeber dies
I have my first child
I tell my future son I am proud of him after doing something noteworthy.

But what do I know have about as much emotions as your toaster.

 

[vento 231]

I am man, the only time I cry is when my dog dies.

 

[PrototypeC]

In my opinion a man shouldn't be devoid of emotions, he should be in control of them. In my experience a man is usually looked upon as a pillar of stability for many things and should be the rock that others can rely on in a pinch. Does this mean that you can't cry? No, it doesn't. What it does mean is that you shouldn't cry in front of others. Be a man and own up to your problems if you can't completely overcome them. In short, suck it up, you've got important man things to do. Like fix the sink... or pick up the kids from school... or do pushups.

No, here, this guy's got it. It's not just accepted fact, it's my personal belief that a man should be able to control them well enough so that he can be the one that others look to when they are feeling vulnerable. The rock, as it were.

During times of trouble I always knew when it was time to keep calm while others allowed themselves to fall apart, because I had it under control without them. That's what really matters, not whether you allow yourself to cry or not.

 

[Dogstile]

Possibly. I believe everyone should hold their emotions to themselves. I swear, if I have to reassure one more person that "everything will be ok"...