Miles Quaritch
Member
Why is men crying still seen as a sign of weakness and why do some people (myself included) not think to offer assistance when we do see them crying? (As rare it might be)
I've been thinking about this for a few hours and I get the argument about masculinity, not showing emotions, etc but is that still an acceptable argument?
I ask because I saw a guy crying earlier and then noticed a few others walking past and laughing at him and mouthing what clearly looked like 'pussy' to each other.
I also noticed that no-one (myself included) wanted to offer assistance. It only occured to me after the fact (even then I rationaled it by saying he probably wouldn't have wanted my help), whereas if it was a crying woman I probably would have offered a tissue and asked if everything was okay.
Isn't it weird that we still have a social hangup on offering help to a crying man?
I've been thinking about this for a few hours and I get the argument about masculinity, not showing emotions, etc but is that still an acceptable argument?
I ask because I saw a guy crying earlier and then noticed a few others walking past and laughing at him and mouthing what clearly looked like 'pussy' to each other.
I also noticed that no-one (myself included) wanted to offer assistance. It only occured to me after the fact (even then I rationaled it by saying he probably wouldn't have wanted my help), whereas if it was a crying woman I probably would have offered a tissue and asked if everything was okay.
Isn't it weird that we still have a social hangup on offering help to a crying man?