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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:00:05 AM EDT
[#1]
No, unless you are crying about all sorts of things all the time.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:00:05 AM EDT
[#2]
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I remember watching John Wayne movies & Clint Eastwood movies with my dad and the whole Macho "A real man doesn't cry." But even so there are times where it's exceptable to cry? Bottom line does it really make you any less of a man to cry? Depends on what you are crying about. The death of your child, no. Your team losing the superbowl, yes. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:01:58 AM EDT
[#3]
This makes me cry
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:02:34 AM EDT
[#4]
There are plenty of times when it is normal and acceptable.  |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:02:41 AM EDT
[#5]
No.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:03:37 AM EDT
[#6]
Quoted: Quoted: I remember watching John Wayne movies & Clint Eastwood movies with my dad and the whole Macho "A real man doesn't cry." But even so there are times where it's exceptable to cry? Bottom line does it really make you any less of a man to cry? Depends on what you are crying about. The death of your child, no. Your team losing the superbowl, yes. Well depends on how much money you bet  |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:04:00 AM EDT
[#7]
If you're crying for yourself, yes. If you're crying for someone else, no.
Jane ETA: Blaming it on dust makes you kind of a pussy though. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:04:53 AM EDT
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No, unless you are crying about all sorts of things all the time. This That said the loss of a good dog is the lowest bar to me. Hurt feel-goods, or things not going your way.......Negative. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:06:09 AM EDT
[#9]
I haven't cried since I was 9 years old, but I cried a little bit today. I couldn't help it.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:07:09 AM EDT
[#10]
tears of joy watching the end of liberalism ,, it ok
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:08:53 AM EDT
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After reading more than three threads in GD I am usually crying like a baby,,,,
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:13:01 AM EDT
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I've only cried a few times as an adult. The last time I can think of was after watching a documentary in a history class about the collapse of the Soviet Union and the struggles for freedom prior to the late 80's early 90's. After listening to what these people had lived through in the Eastern Bloc and seeing the tears of joy on their face as they were now free, being able to cross borders at will and see long lost family and friends, I couldn't help myself and teared up. Having grown up in the land of the free and the home of the brave, I couldn't relate to these people in any degree, but in seeing them achieve a modicum of freedom I was genuinely happy for them.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:14:23 AM EDT
[#13]
Tell this guy that he's less of a man for crying...... 
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:17:13 AM EDT
[#14]
If your feelings are hurt, it is OK, you just have to fill out one of these:
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:18:24 AM EDT
[#15]
Quoted: The pipes played this at my best friends funeral in June. I cried.There are plenty of times when it is normal and acceptable. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:18:34 AM EDT
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Quoted: Tell this guy that he's less of a man for crying...... http://www.mycity.rs/imgs/6427_IraqSoldierCrying.jpg OK my post looks really bad after this one. I'm sure he has every excuse in the world |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:19:23 AM EDT
[#17]
Entirely depends on the circumstances.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:22:16 AM EDT
[#18]
Quoted: This.Quoted: I remember watching John Wayne movies & Clint Eastwood movies with my dad and the whole Macho "A real man doesn't cry." But even so there are times where it's exceptable to cry? Bottom line does it really make you any less of a man to cry? Depends on what you are crying about. The death of your child, no. Your team losing the superbowl, yes. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:22:19 AM EDT
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I remember watching John Wayne movies & Clint Eastwood movies with my dad and the whole Macho "A real man doesn't cry." But even so there are times where it's exceptable to cry? Bottom line does it really make you any less of a man to cry? Proof that most of what you see in the movies is utter bullshit. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:23:48 AM EDT
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Quoted: I remember watching John Wayne movies & Clint Eastwood movies with my dad and the whole Macho "A real man doesn't cry." But even so there are times where it's exceptable to cry? Bottom line does it really make you any less of a man to cry? It all depends on the circumstances. Are you crying because you can't connect to World of Warcraft? Are you crying because on of the Golden Girls died? Are you crying tears of mixed emotion because your youngest child is going off to college? Are you crying because your wife of 50 years just passed? |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:24:32 AM EDT
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There is a type welling up, watery eyes crying that is acceptable in a number of circumstances, like at the end of It's a Wonderful Life and then there's the type of crying you feel in in your gut and you can't breath, that's unacceptable unless you're a fag.
There are a few exceptions to the rule like the death/sickness of a child when you can do or say whatever the fuck you want. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:24:47 AM EDT
[#22]
If you are going to cry go ahead.
Worrying about what some short bus riding, window licking butt fucker thinks about it is what makes you less of a man. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:26:01 AM EDT
[#23]
I cried when Old Yeller died.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:28:26 AM EDT
[#24]
The most common types of tear ups for me:
The National Anthem & Taps I can't remember the last time I "cried"... Probably somewhere between 12-13 |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:28:57 AM EDT
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I cried when Old Yeller died. I put a nasty scratch on the side of my vintage 60s Colt Python. It was touch and go but I was able to contain myself. Besides, tears are corrosive.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:29:53 AM EDT
[#26]
Nah, I'm not ashamed of it, either. It can be a touching book or movie that gets to me sometimes. I'm not blubbering, just a tear or two down my cheek.
Done right, the singing of the National Anthem gets me every time. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:31:16 AM EDT
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Quoted: Nah, I'm not ashamed of it, either. It can be a touching book or movie that gets to me sometimes. I'm not blubbering, just a tear or two down my cheek. Done right, the singing of the National Anthem gets me every time. +1. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:32:02 AM EDT
[#28]
It takes a big man to cry.
It takes a bigger man to make fun of him. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:32:42 AM EDT
[#29]
Yes.
Real men keep it to a bare minimum, and hold it back when they can. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:32:54 AM EDT
[#30]
Depends on what it's about. For instance if you're crying because of a paper cut or the store ran out of your favorite brand tampoons, than yes, you're a bitch and not a man. If it's because of the sight of a soldier coming home safe and into the arms of his wife and baby girl, than no. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:34:01 AM EDT
[#31]
Asking ARFCOM GD if it's OK to cry kind of does.
It's sort of like those "Am I gay if I ______?" threads. If you have to ask, you must not be that secure. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:34:39 AM EDT
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I cried when Old Yeller died. I cried when Homer was going to make Bart take Santa's Little Helper to the pound... |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:35:33 AM EDT
[#33]
I cried like hell at the end of Marley and Me.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:36:02 AM EDT
[#34]
Some people deal with things differantly than others.
A few years back I would start crying for no reason. I mean I would be at a concert(loud music) & just start bawling my eyes out. I couldn't stop it. I wasn't sad or anything. So I went to my Dr. and told him about it. He said it must be some sort of relief-valve for information/sensory overload. As long as I wasn't depressed or debilitated it shouldn't be any problem. There have been times when working an accident or other stressful situation I've just pressed on, bawling my eyes out. I always feel better afterwards. It kinda purges me. It is annoying at times though. Doe's this mean I have to turn in my "Man card?" 
Hessian-1 
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:39:27 AM EDT
[#35]
Quoted: Some people deal with things differantly than others. A few years back I would start crying for no reason. I mean I would be at a concert(loud music) & just start bawling my eyes out. I couldn't stop it. I wasn't sad or anything. So I went to my Dr. and told him about it. He said it must be some sort of relief-valve for information/sensory overload. As long as I wasn't depressed or debilitated it shouldn't be any problem. There have been times when working an accident or other stressful situation I've just pressed on, bawling my eyes out. I always feel better afterwards. It kinda purges me. It is annoying at times though. Doe's this mean I have to turn in my "Man card?" Hessian-1 Sounds like that one "Everybody loves Raymond" episode... |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:39:51 AM EDT
[#36]
If you think it's "un manly" to cry, you're either a dumbshit or an emotionally damaged human being.
Humans are emotional beings. Crying is one display of several different emotions. If you can't or won't allow yourself to experience a good cry, you won't have the highs of a great laugh or a deep love or a raging hatred, or an uncontrollable anger. I gained respect for Tito Ortiz (UFC fighter) who was consoling a fighter after losing a fight. (If you put 10 hours a day into training for years and lose, and don't get emotional, you're not quite right). Tito explained to the boy that humans have feelings, be it highs or lows and that he crys all the time. He also laughs a lot and loves much in life. The type of man who is afraid to cry cause he might look gay or weak is the same man who would feel uncomfortable holding his wife's purse for a minute, or hugging a friend, or helping his daughter pick out her next baby doll. They are emtionally incomplete, isolated, selfconscious, sad individuals. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:41:12 AM EDT
[#37]
Strong men also cry.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:43:51 AM EDT
[#38]
I've welled up a lot but the last time I think I really cried was when I lost my Irish Wolfhound last year. For me losing one of my dogs is like losing a kid.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:44:35 AM EDT
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I've welled up a lot but the last time I think I really cried was when I lost my Irish Wolfhound last year. For me losing one of my dogs is like losing a kid. Have you ever lost a kid? |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:47:47 AM EDT
[#40]
Quoted: Quoted: I've welled up a lot but the last time I think I really cried was when I lost my Irish Wolfhound last year. For me losing one of my dogs is like losing a kid. Have you ever lost a kid? To me my dogs are my kids . I know it's a random comparison but my ACD/ Australian Cattle Dog means a lot to me. I don't baby her but she means a lot so it will be very sad when I lose her. And we just added a poodle rescue to the pack. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:48:48 AM EDT
[#41]
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The pipes played this at my best friends funeral in June. I cried.
There are plenty of times when it is normal and acceptable.
If a man does not cry under those circumstances, he is either a hardened pussy afraid to show his humanity or was never a good friend of the fallen man. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:50:59 AM EDT
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I've welled up a lot but the last time I think I really cried was when I lost my Irish Wolfhound last year. For me losing one of my dogs is like losing a kid. Have you ever lost a kid? To me my dogs are as close to me having a kid right now as I can get. I know it's a random comparison but my ACD/ Australian Cattle Dog means a lot to me. I don't baby her but she means a lot so it will be very sad when I lose her. I love my animals, dearly, but if the SHTF and my kids were starving.... Well, you get my point.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:54:29 AM EDT
[#43]
Quoted: Some people deal with things differantly than others. A few years back I would start crying for no reason. I mean I would be at a concert(loud music) & just start bawling my eyes out. I couldn't stop it. I wasn't sad or anything. So I went to my Dr. and told him about it. He said it must be some sort of relief-valve for information/sensory overload. As long as I wasn't depressed or debilitated it shouldn't be any problem. There have been times when working an accident or other stressful situation I've just pressed on, bawling my eyes out. I always feel better afterwards. It kinda purges me. It is annoying at times though. Doe's this mean I have to turn in my "Man card?" Hessian-1 Crying is actually good for you |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:57:33 AM EDT
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Eyes welling up/ Getting a bit misty/ shedding a tear are all authorized under a long list of circumstances. The Star Spangled Banner, Taps, your school Alma Mater, the closing scene of The Sands of Iwo Jima, etc. It happens, it's what makes you human.
Crying is also authorized provided that you aren't the sort of person who just falls apart and weeps when things don't go your way. Crying at the funeral is acceptable and understandable. Crying when Old Yeller gets shot is acceptable. Crying from relief after having survived a firefight is acceptable. Crying when Captain Phil Harris sailed away for the last time is acceptable. Crying because "Life is so Unfair" makes you weak. Crying because your girlfriend left you and has 6 guys running crew drill on her makes you a pussy. Crying because you got a flat tire on a hot day and you're "stressed out" makes you a little girl. Crying because your Boss or a peer at work yells at you and tells you to work harder makes you a crybaby. That's the difference as I see it. Personally, I'm not ashamed to admit I cry. I'm the guy whose eyes get shiny when I hear "From the Halls of Montezuma....". |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 5:59:51 AM EDT
[#45]
Quoted: Strong men also cry. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 6:01:13 AM EDT
[#46]
If it's a super traumatic or happy event-no prob. If you got a wittle bitty paper cut-man up.
The only exception I could see, though, is a super hard core brass whore not being able to find that one piece of brass to fill the box .
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Posted: 12/13/2010 6:02:40 AM EDT
[#47]
Quoted: There are plenty of times when it is normal and acceptable. If this doesn't make you cry you do not have a soul. Also, loss of a family member, pet. Cried a lot on 9-11 as well. |
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Posted: 12/13/2010 6:03:36 AM EDT
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No. We're human. Some people have bad coping skills and break down under relatively low stress. Sometimes thats exhibited through crying. To say in broad sweeping terms that crying in and of itself makes you weak....well, those folks need a wakeup call.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 6:06:59 AM EDT
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A man can cry over his child and his dog. Everything else requires surrendering the man card. Just the way I was raised.
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Posted: 12/13/2010 6:07:22 AM EDT
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Quoted: Eyes welling up/ Getting a bit misty/ shedding a tear are all authorized under a long list of circumstances. The Star Spangled Banner, Taps, your school Alma Mater, the closing scene of The Sands of Iwo Jima, Band of Brothers, Black Hawk Down, etc. It happens, it's what makes you human. Crying is also authorized provided that you aren't the sort of person who just falls apart and weeps when things don't go your way. Crying at the funeral is acceptable and understandable. Crying when Old Yeller gets shot is acceptable. Crying from relief after having survived a firefight is acceptable. Crying when Captain Phil Harris sailed away for the last time is acceptable. Crying because "Life is so Unfair" makes you weak. Crying because your girlfriend left you and has 6 guys running crew drill on her makes you a pussy. Crying because you got a flat tire on a hot day and you're "stressed out" makes you a little girl. Crying because your Boss or a peer at work yells at you and tells you to work harder makes you a crybaby. That's the difference as I see it. Personally, I'm not ashamed to admit I cry. I'm the guy whose eyes get shiny when I hear "From the Halls of Montezuma....". Added a couple that always get me... Also I can't watch the Twin Towers collapse footage without tearing up. |
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