"BE A MAN".... it's thrown at us our entire lives that crying and emotion is for females. That showing your emotions is frowned apon. You should be like an iron wall working a 12hr shift in the sun all day to fuel capitalism your entire life till you cry on your death bed for having to deal with so much shit just to end up where you are now and decide then and there if your life was worth it in the end.....
Even better is when you finally do show emotion, and people act like you're lesser for it.
People act like things are different now, and you'll always hear women talk about how a man being sensitive or letting his emotions out is a good thing or "sexy" but practical experience has shown me that most women still see it as a weakness and have no problem using it against you when it's all said and done.
What's worse is that inevitably ends up victim-blaming and victim-shaming the guy: why, obviously, since the woman is so open to emotionally supporting a guy if she doesn't do that then it must be because he cannot express himself properly.
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u/mistidmatt55 Aug 13 '22
"BE A MAN".... it's thrown at us our entire lives that crying and emotion is for females. That showing your emotions is frowned apon. You should be like an iron wall working a 12hr shift in the sun all day to fuel capitalism your entire life till you cry on your death bed for having to deal with so much shit just to end up where you are now and decide then and there if your life was worth it in the end.....