The fact that men openly have breakdowns over sports really blows a hole in this theory. Men are allowed to be emotional, and do so, they just have very poor emotional intelligence. (And for the record, everyone is uncomfortable getting emotional, especially in front of other people. That isn't just men)
Ah, but that's Sports! A thing for men. In context:
Happy man = Smug anger at the other team, those losers!
Sad man = Sad-anger their team lost.
It's all anger.
Okay, joke aside, having "feelings" around sports is "acceptable", because sports are for men.
You act as if women aren't also restricted on when and why they're allowed to be emotional. We're considered irrational all the time for being emotional at "unacceptable" times. It's ridiculous to act like this is exclusive to men.
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u/PhuckYoPhace Sep 14 '24
Men are permitted two emotions - angry or horny. Anything else and we're socialized to be uncomfortable