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b_b  ·  4045 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Masculinity Is More Than a Mask | TIME.com

    From the earliest age, they are told to “Be a man!” “Don’t cry!” “Stop with the emotion!” and “Man up!” This “guy code” suppresses their humanity, excites their drive for dominance and renders many of them dangerous.

You can tell this was written by a woman, because that's not guy code at all. Guy code means keeping your mouth shut when (for example) your friend is banging someone, and this information could be damaging to him if it got out. That's guy code, and it's unbreakable. Teaching your sons not to cry over spilled milk is just good parenting.