Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Depictions of a male character being mocked or shamed for expressing emotions.
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TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
86
No
7
9
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.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
70
No
3
11
Matteic
One male character is called a "crybaby" by a person in authority.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
70
No
21
16
melllaficent
What we can assume as a male character cries and the High Evolutionary mocks and belittles them.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
61
No
32
14
TheCassandraComplex
Wednesday calls Pugsley weak and soft for crying and showing affection. She is trying to protect him and it’s really not about his gender but it happens all the same.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
51
No
4
12
onlycallisto
When possessed, a wife makes fun of her husband for being afraid of the vampire
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
47
No
20
9
Atlas_X_x
Male child told they are an infant and valid anxiety is disregarded.
Movie • 2014 Report
Yes
46
No
0
11
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'
Movie • 2017 Report
Yes
44
No
1
8
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.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
44
No
7
6
Barnie
Yes, when BoJack is a child and his mother punishes him for "being alive"
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
41
No
24
1
shurl
There are multiple occasions of Dean venting and being met with basically the likes of "boo hoo, you're a hunter, get over it"
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
40
No
4
13
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.
Podcast Report
Yes
39
No
4
9
neop.g
Why on Earth are people voting no? Did they forget that one part where Martin cries and Elias ridicules him for it?
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
39
No
6
1
smith0009
Episode 3
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
38
No
7
10
artsfartz
A male character is crying after a distressing moment and is yelled at to basically act normal.
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
37
No
3
5
Dorianaz9
season 5 episode 4 "Scott Tenorman must die" at the end of the episode, Scott Tenorman is ridiculed for crying
Video Game Report
Yes
36
No
19
7
fadedecho
everyone saying no has not watched tubbo’s perspective of the election arc. schlatt yells at him repeatedly and mocks him for whining when he was upset about the changes being made to l’manburg
TV Show • 1994 Report
Yes
35
No
1
6
jamieblazej
In the poker episode, the opening scene is Chandler and Ross mocking Joey for crying during a poker game.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
35
No
18
15
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 • 2020 Report
Yes
34
No
10
2
VegaF8
Homelander and Soldier Boy frequently ridicule people for weakness. This sometimes manifests as ridicule for expressing emotion
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
33
No
4
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
32
No
5
TV Show • 1995 Report
Yes
31
No
2
6
Paci
Asuka does call out Shinji for not being manly and for crying very often
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
31
No
3
4
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"
Movie Report
Yes
31
No
2
5
Sid
Beau is ridiculed and generally abused by most of the other characters in the film
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
30
No
2
3
Anonymous
S3E2 Diego tells Stan to stop crying.
S3E7 Ben makes fun of Viktor for crying
S3E7 Ben makes fun of Viktor for crying
Video Game • 2019 Report
Yes
29
No
0
7
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 • 2010 Report
Yes
28
No
3
4
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.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
26
No
2
2
Regan
The male is referred to as a “baby” multiple times
Movie • 2016 Report
Yes
26
No
0
11
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.
Video Game Report
Yes
25
No
1
3
TodoketeKasane
(MAJOR STORY SPOILERS)
Heavily implied with another character. Chihiro Fujisaki is a character who presents as a female after being bullied for being "weak" during his youth while he presented as a male. So while it's never explicitly shown, I think it can be implied that Chihiro was ridiculed for crying or otherwise being emotional.
Heavily implied with another character. Chihiro Fujisaki is a character who presents as a female after being bullied for being "weak" during his youth while he presented as a male. So while it's never explicitly shown, I think it can be implied that Chihiro was ridiculed for crying or otherwise being emotional.