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But that’s very much not what you responded to, nor is it even similar. What you responded to was “real men don’t cry.” Whatever you were trying to add was wit
by jmye 3y ago
But that’s very much not what you responded to, nor is it even similar. What you responded to was “real men don’t cry.”
Whatever you were trying to add was within that context, thus my reply. “Real men don’t cry” is not well-intentioned, nor is it just a poorly worded version of good advice.
- snapplebobapple 3y agoI called it the crass version of good advice given in the worst possible way with deceptive context, which is true. I cannot recall a single instance of someone saying the original statement and not meaning some form of what I provided for context in my personal life outside of hollywood movies, where it seems to have become this toxic masculinity trope rather than a failure of explanation likely caused by a failure at heeding the actual advice themselves and reacting emotionally.