This comment was by Anthony Brown on the post “Why We Need to Lay Down our Weapons in the Battle of the Sexes.”
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As a little boy most of the men wouldn’t allow tears or an expression of sadness, it was frowned upon. Emotions were a “girls” trait. You see boys holding back tears with balled fists and a face full of hot air because he wasn’t allowed to cry. He didn’t want to be considered a “little girl” or any other adjective men used to quiet a little boys emotion. Anger on the other hand was fully accepted, men would laugh and say things like “look he’s mad now”, it would be the only tool a boy had to be heard in the slightest.
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