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Just because you mention testosterone doesn't make your explanation scientific. Given that the article in question brings up that men not crying is a relativel
by pherq 11y ago
Just because you mention testosterone doesn't make your explanation scientific. Given that the article in question brings up that men not crying is a relatively recent thing, and seems to be largely cultural, assuming that it must be caused by testosterone (rather than just socialisation) seems unwarranted (and, given that it disagrees with observation, unscientific).
- thowmeinariver 11y agoThe article is trying to push an agenda. It simply isn't true that men crying was a common occurrence that suddenly vanished in the 20th century. Men crying is a powerful literary device precisely _because_ men don't cry often. It's a cheap way to signal the importance of a situation. It's not very controversial to say that low testosterone in men leads to increased tenancy to cry. If you are a man and go to the doctor saying that you have recently caught yourself crying much more often than in the past, they will get your T levels checked, not refer you to a psychologist.