Jimmy Dugan: Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying, there's no crying in baseball. Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pigshit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game. And did I cry? NO. NO. And do you know why?
Evelyn Gardner: No, no, no.
Jimmy Dugan: Because there's no crying in baseball.
That’s how I feel about men crying. Now there are times in everyone’s life when crying is acceptable. A loved one dies or is dieing, babies are born (more tears of joy), you lose someone very close to you, etc.
But in most cases it’s not ok. Pull down your pants and take a look. Those are balls. Act like they are more then just decoration and STOP CRYING! You don’t need to cry b/c I ma 5 minutes later, cry b/c you can’t get your way, cry b/c they cancelled your favorite T.V. show. What are you 2?
I am a girl and I don’t even cry that much. Ok I get emotion during some movies and get a little misty, but I also have ovaries and over active hormones. It’s normal.
One of my Ex’s (shall remain nameless) liked to cry. Well, maybe he didn’t like it but he sure the hell did it enough. We would get into a fight and next thing I knew he was CRYING!!! One of our last fights ended like this:
“WHAT ARE YOU CRYING FOR?!”
“Well, I just don’t think you understand what’s going on”
“um, you’re crying. What don’t I understand?”
“No I meant about everything else.”
“So your natural response is to CRY? Maybe that works with Slutty McSpreads her legs, but not with me. Now, not only do I want to dump you but I want to hit you really hard.”
I mean he CRIED ALL THE TIME! We probably had about 3 or 4 big fights over 8 months and each time he started the damn crying. I was in shock! Each time I just stared with my mouth open, amazed that this guy was crying. CRYING!!
I heard he was getting married. I was thinking about sending him a wedding gift. A years supply of Kleenex and some Visine. The only thing he’s going to need more then that is a paternity test from Maury Povich. (but that’s a whooooole nother story!)
Now I am sure you are asking yourself what I think is an acceptable time to for men to cry, well here they are: (Leaving out the ones listed above. These may be added to in the future)
The 1980 Olympic Hockey Team: A bunch of kids just beat the USSR and went on to win the gold. We’ve all seen the movie, we all know the story. For them to cry, the fans to cry and the rest of us to get all misty watching the movie is understandable. ~~ Men go ahead and cry (but unless you were one of the players, don’t bawl)
Brian’s Song: Saddest made for TV movie EVER!!! And I am NOT talking about the remake from 5 years ago, I am talking about the original with James Caan and Billy Dee Williams. I’ve seen the toughest men get all misty when Brian Piccalo dies. (I cry from the minute he gets cancer until his death.) I mean even the summary is sad: “Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.”
You are an athlete and you just won a National Title / Championship: You’re happy, it’s over and you are the world Champions. Nothing, not even sex, is greater then this moment. For one year you are the BEST. Go ahead an shed a few….you deserve it!
You are an athlete and you just lost a big game: Ok sure every game is important, but I am talking NBA finals, MARCH MADNESS, Super Bowl Important. You’re a team that was supposed to go all the way or at least not loose the first game. Your emotions are high and your feeling pretty low. Just ask J.J. Reddick or Adam Morrison. They were supposed to be the NCAA “IT” boys who would lead their teams all the way…..they are home right now, eating cheetos. It sucks. So shed a few, but try to be a real man about it and DON’T throw a temper tantrum and maybe….just maybe…cover your face a bit….you’re not trying to win an Soap Opera Award.So if you are a guy and you are about to turn on the water works, just ask yourself. Is what you are about to cry over something worth crying over? Do you really want to be known as the crier?
Yes, as women we do want our men to be sensitive (to a POINT) but if your definition of sensitive is crying all the time…..then you might want to either change that or look for a date in Boystown.
Note: This was inspired by ESPN columnist Brian Murphy. Check out his anti-crying campaign here: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=murphy/060328
UPDATE 3/29/2006 @ 9:34 a.m:
I found a picture of my Ex. I know I said I wouldn't name names, but here is a picture of him crying....so I thought I would share.
He could be a little dramatic at times.
Some more examples:
Acceptable:
A Little Much:
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