Men Cry Too

I apologise for the lack of posts but mock exams this week and the next so I've been revising *cough* not at all procrastinating *cough* for my exams since the last time I posted.

Since then I have done quite a few things but I'll expand another time as currently my mother keeps glancing at me like "Get off your laptop or there will be severe consequences" so instead I will share with you a mini poem(y) speech I wrote about the whole "Men don't cry" thing.

You're probably thinking: But Minoo, ain't that gonna be long???

Well dear reader, nope. As I'm copying it and pasting it since I've already written it online before (by before I mean like 10 minutes ago so still relatively new) (Not even relatively like literally new new new)

Men Cry Too

If a man hears that his parent(s) has died, do you expect him not to cry?

If a man finds out he has cancer or any other fatal disease, do you expect him not to cry?

If a man finds out his wife, had a miscarriage, do you expect him not to cry?

If a man finds bailiffs taking all his possessions because his job is in tatters and he has no money, do you expect him not to cry?

If a man is raped, do you expect him not to cry?

If a man is bullied to the point of contemplating suicide and self harm do you expect him not cry?

If a man is abused, whether it is emotionally; physically; mentally; domestically; financially; verbally; sexually; whatever the fuckally, do you expect him not to cry?

If a man is told he is an abomination for loving his own gender or both genders or just not being straight, do you expect him not to cry?

And if a man cries, we degrade him, make him feel weak, and tell him he is not manly, we tell him he is feminine.

But crying is not a sign of weakness, it is not a sign of femininity. It is a sign of humanity, compassion, and heartbreak. 

Women cry! Men cry! Women are strong! Men are strong! We are all strong and we all cry.

Crying is a sign that we are living, that we are not dead and our emotions are present.

A man crying does not make him less than human.

You are the ones who are less than human. 

You people with your judging, and snide remarks, and gender stereotypes that make no sense.

 You are like Cybermen, machines, no emotions, nor regret. It’s like your from out of space, aliens that need to be destroyed due to breaking the human race apart.

If men can show happiness, arousal, anger, shock, fear, joy, disgust, pity, envy, pride, patience and every other emotion why can’t they show sadness?

Why must it be locked away? Like crying is a secret, something that must never be revealed. Why must it be something men should be ashamed of?

If a man is human, do you expect him not to cry?

That's all for now, hopefully we'll catch up properly soon.

-Minoo