Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
As someone who has been made fun of for crying multiple times by abusive friends, this is incredibly triggering. It's often portrayed as a joke, and it's just something I want to avoid. Many men are victims of abuse and get made fun of for it or told that they can't be abused, and would be helped by being able to know ahead of time whether or not that happens.
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Movie • 1973 Report
Yes
58
No
2
15
elderlyboyfriend
Kayta ridicules Goncharov for crying in the aftermath of the church scene.
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
55
No
6
7
jdpamv
Billy had toxic masculinity forced on him after his parents divorced and his father verbally abuses him for crying. Jonathan details a time where he cried after his dad shot a rabbit, it’s not confirmed if he was ridiculed over it but it’s an easy inference to make and there’s talk of the dad being insensitive to Will’s emotions. El is ridiculed for crying but she's a girl and eventually kicks the ass of the main bully anyways.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
50
No
23
12
TheCassandraComplex
No but Wednesday calls Pugsley weak and soft for showing affection.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
37
No
6
0
smith0009
Episode 3
Movie • 2017 Report
Yes
29
No
0
6
jdpamv
There is a lot of insensitivity to the main character's sadness after his younger brother is killed by Pennywise. The boy of size (I forgot his name) cries while he is getting tortured by Henry Bowers and he's ridiculed for this.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
26
No
3
3
VickyGilbert
Brad Pitt cries and is emotional at the end once everything is over and it is pointed out. He is asked if he has hit his head but it is said to be because it is out of character for him to be emotional and not because "men shouldn't cry"
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
24
No
2
5
OJAndToothpaste
Happens in one of the final episodes of the show, but the people doing it are literal neo nazis so it's made very clear that they're in the wrong.
Movie • 2014 Report
Yes
23
No
0
4
nstalgia
One quote from Fletcher says something along the lines of 'who is now weeping and slobbering all over my drum set like a f-ing nine year old girl'
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
22
No
7
3
Barnie
Yes, when BoJack is a child and his mother punishes him for "being alive"
TV Show • 1994 Report
Yes
20
No
1
3
jamieblazej
In the poker episode, the opening scene is Chandler and Ross mocking Joey for crying during a poker game.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
20
No
7
1
VegaF8
Homelander and Soldier Boy frequently ridicule people for weakness. This sometimes manifests as ridicule for expressing emotion
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
20
No
1
8
TheCassandraComplex
Near the end of S1E5, in a nightmare sequence, a male character is mocked and told “don’t be such a baby” by his mother for having an emotional reaction. The scene then cuts to her yelling at him (and possibly choking or smothering him?) for crying when he was an infant.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
19
No
1
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
18
No
1
4
S3E2 Diego tells Stan to stop crying.
S3E7 Ben makes fun of Viktor for crying
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
17
No
9
5
RainWolfheart
Yes, both Ed and Stede are made to feel badly for showing emotions at various times. However, alternative forms of masculinity is a major theme of the show, and it's not usually framed as something the audience should laugh it.
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
17
No
0
3
Dorianaz9
season 5 episode 4 "Scott Tenorman must die" at the end of the episode, Scott Tenorman is ridiculed for crying
TV Show • 1995 Report
Yes
16
No
2
2
Paci
Asuka does call out Shinji for not being manly and for crying very often
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
16
No
1
4
Popelady
a boy cries in bed after being told that only cowards cry. His father later verbally abuses him and tells him to shoot Pinocchio
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
16
No
10
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
15
No
0
Movie Report
Yes
14
No
1
2
Regan
The male is referred to as a “baby” multiple times
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
12
No
1
4
Gaymememachine
Yes, in S2E4, Jesse’s brother is mocked for crying and “failing to be a man” after he was injured due to bullying.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
12
No
8
1
In the first episode a 'father' is calling out his son for crying
Video Game • 2007 Report
Yes
11
No
0
4
jdpamv
There are voice lines that mockingly claim other players/characters are crying, (with the possible exception of Pyro) everyone who is playable in this game is a man.
Movie • 2010 Report
Yes
11
No
2
2
jdpamv
The villain ridicules the main character's internal anguish, I can't confirm the "newborn porn" baby's gender but their cries certainly went unheard.
Video Game • 2019 Report
Yes
11
No
0
3
rudes
Player character ridicules himself for crying at times, and some other characters comment on it with one being an antagonistic child. There's also a moment where another character sees him crying from afar and simply comments "My god...", but this is open to interpretation as the game progresses. The latter scene is also a result of passive skill checks after failing active checks while talking to a character named Acele and easily avoided.
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
11
No
1
2
will0w
not exactly ‘ridiculed’ but a character jokingly tells a man to ‘not be a sissy’ or something like that in an attempt to cheer him up
Movie • 2016 Report
Yes
11
No
0
6
jdpamv
The fox is bullied by having a muzzle put on him and getting locked in a room, he’s ridiculed for crying because of this and the trauma of this event has a strong impact on the type of person he becomes later in his life.
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
11
No
1
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
11
No
1