http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html Brakar.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html#comment-56512 David Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:49:54 +0000 http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html#comment-56512 Real men cry...many real ones did after 9-11. Real men cry…many real ones did after 9-11.

]]> http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html#comment-19931 Three Reasons a Man Should Cry at Brakar.com Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:35:47 +0000 http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html#comment-19931 [...] Real Men don’t cry. We suck it up or at least try to hide it. Crying in front of other people or in public is for girls. And babies. And little baby girls. But there are times when it is OK for a man to cry, even in public. Three times to be exact, according to Budd’s Alternate Reality. Only he forgot sports events, so that makes four… When did it become socially acceptable for a man to cry. Some men do it often and without embarrassment. If I get choked up, I at least try and hide the fact. There are only 3 reasons a man should cry: 1) His dog dies (or he is watching/reading old yellar/where the red fern grows), 2) He is watching Rudy (or similar movie/situation where the underdog comes out and proves how much of a man he is by seriously stepping up) 3) The birth of a child. [...] [...] Real Men don’t cry. We suck it up or at least try to hide it. Crying in front of other people or in public is for girls. And babies. And little baby girls. But there are times when it is OK for a man to cry, even in public. Three times to be exact, according to Budd’s Alternate Reality. Only he forgot sports events, so that makes four… When did it become socially acceptable for a man to cry. Some men do it often and without embarrassment. If I get choked up, I at least try and hide the fact. There are only 3 reasons a man should cry: 1) His dog dies (or he is watching/reading old yellar/where the red fern grows), 2) He is watching Rudy (or similar movie/situation where the underdog comes out and proves how much of a man he is by seriously stepping up) 3) The birth of a child. [...]

]]> http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html#comment-16940 Is Killing Vital to Manliness? at Brakar.com Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:43:08 +0000 http://www.brakar.com/517/manliness-its-never-ok-for-men-to-cry.html#comment-16940 [...] I don’t get it. I’ve never been in an armed fight. Does that make me less a man? Don’t think so. Being manly is about being true to your masculine qualities and abilites, instead of suppressing them. One of these virtues is the ability to fight and kill, when that kind of behavior is called for. Being able to roar and hit back in order to protect land and family, is an ability that comes in handy in a lot of situations besides war. Every family and society need strong men, but we don’t need wars to prove that we are strong. [...] [...] I don’t get it. I’ve never been in an armed fight. Does that make me less a man? Don’t think so. Being manly is about being true to your masculine qualities and abilites, instead of suppressing them. One of these virtues is the ability to fight and kill, when that kind of behavior is called for. Being able to roar and hit back in order to protect land and family, is an ability that comes in handy in a lot of situations besides war. Every family and society need strong men, but we don’t need wars to prove that we are strong. [...]

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