Boys Don’t Cry (Except When They Do)

Since we all know that boys (and men) do in fact cry, this video essay focuses on the relatively narrow set of social circumstances when tears are permissible.

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RECOMMENDED READING
The Will to Change by bell hooks
The Gender Knot by Allan G Johnson
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

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