It's Okay to Shed A Tear

Beside the fact that i thought this video was really funny, I thought it was interesting how it portrayed men. In class we talked about public space, and what society has labeled appropriate behavior for men and women. It is common for everyone to focus on the large amount of things women can not do in public, but one thing i noticed is that we forget about men. Society had deemed it "inappropriate" for men to cry. For as long as time, humanity has continuously encouraged men to put on a masculine persona when in public. All men are supposed to remain big, buff, and never become consumed by their emotions. But, the truth is, men cry, just like how women burp; and since the public has made such a big deal over this, people have resulted to only do these things in private. Although i think it is classier to keep your burps contained, that goes for men and women, the public has always tried to deny the truth. This relates to Virginia Woolf's message in "The Dead Moth". She uses the moth as a symbol of humanity and our denial towards death. When in reality, death is a "true nature of life"(Woolf). A struggle in which we can not fight, because "death is stronger" (Woolf). With that comparison, you find that society shouldn't stray away from the true nature of humans. We can cry, burp, and die all we want, it's natural!