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ARE MEN ‘ALLOWED’ TO SHOW THEIR EMOTIONS? ALYAA, DANIELLE, HANA
With today's society, many are taught to believe that showing emotions is equivalent being a woman. In the mindset of most males, showing slight emotions could lead to people thinking them as a fragile, weak person. Showing emotions would break the stereotype of masculinity in a guy.
Aren't we all cut from the same cloth? Aren't men the equivalence of us women? So why is society so against the fact that men should not be allowed to cry and show their emotions?
Men can't handle their emotions themselves, because it is conveyed that a man is somehow less of a man if any of too much emotions is displayed. But crying is important because it releases pain, and it helps individuals to heal mentally and emotionally, regardless of gender.
The stereotypical mindset of men is that they have to be masculine, strong and in control of their emotions, and the slight break in that stereotype could deter women from them.
Men learn to bottle their emotions or put on a mask, resulting in hate, anger and sadness consuming them from the lack of release of emotions.
Crying is important as it releases pain and helps individuals to heal emotionally, mentally and physically. Research has shown that oppression of crying can cause diseases and it would be therapeutic to let their bottled emotions out.