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CNJDom -> RE: Crying (2/4/2010 10:39:11 PM)
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Geez....I'm not gonna cry around this crowd! I'll just suck it up and hold it in. Hope you don't mind the quivering lower-lip thing. But seriously, it's understandable that in our society; we feel that it is generally not masculine to cry or show emotions up to that level. Born and raised in the Deep South, I remember growing up that not only did you not cry; but also being told to use a lower tone in my voice (of course I was 9 at the time...so it was a little unrealistic of a request). The images of what is macho in our country and western civilization, doesn't really include crying.
When the "pussification" of mankind started happening where a witch hunt of sexual harassment charges led to scores of men becoming "sensitized" over ANY infraction real or otherwise to the point where a generation had become too scared to talk, to fearful to show anything that could be skewed as being threatening or chauvinist/sexist in nature. This led to where we are today. Are we improved? I read an article where now more woman can't stand that sort of pussified man. The sensitive and emotional man is taking a back seat to the rebel bad-boy (which really has been the case throughout history hasn't it?), and this may be changing. I think that things went to far. Who is to blame? I can't point any fingers per se, but this problem is real, and for the nearly 20-years of pussification (I love that word for some reason) that has been the societal accepted norm, it's going to take some time for this to balance itself back out. I just hope we never over do that again! We hit rock-bottom when James Bond started crying and showing his emotions...disgusting! Let's not have this tragedy repeat itself. Please....
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