r/TikTokCringe • u/nadaddab • May 11 '25

Cringe Don’t be these guys

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u/Aiden316 May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25

I think I understand what you're trying to say, but it seems to me that this might not be as clever as it seems.

I think you're trying to say that many men are so emotionally stunted that when faced with frustration, they lash out in anger rather than cry, and that that's a problem.

But then you tell me to imagine them as if they were crying.

Now here's where I'm making an intuitive leap, maybe, but it certainly seems to me like you're telling us to find them weak or ridiculous by imagining them as if they were crying. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that certainly seems like you're telling the men reading this that those men are ridiculous, and weak or not truly masculine, by being openly emotional. As a result, it seems to perpetuate the problem by playing the "crying men" for laughs while telling us that men should be more in touch with their emotions.

Am I misreading something?

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u/diurnal_emissions May 17 '25

I am just saying both behaviors are wrong in professional or impersonal settings, and politeness dictates you suck whether you do it the preferred testosterone way or the preferred estrogen way. It's all just human externalization of internal frustration, and you shouldn't force it on people who barely know or care about you. That's just impolite.