| abstract | - When this trope is in effect, Real Men don't cry, no matter what. Not while facing the camera at least. In older anime, stolen food or an Armor-Piercing Slap may still evoke Ocular Gushers, but tears of sadness would always come from well hidden eyes or as a Sparkling Stream of Tears over a man's turned shoulder or even in a spontaneous downpour of rain. Sometimes it's passed off as only sand in their eyes. Sometimes the man will flatly deny crying, even as he's doing so. There is a single exception: one single tear is allowed at the retirement ceremony of his favorite sporting icon. Unmanly men may produce Water Works. See also Ocular Gushers and Sparkling Stream of Tears. See also Manly Tears and Tender Tears, which turn this trope upside down. Unfortunately, this trope often makes some viewers confuse any crying or depression whatsoever from a guy with Wangst, also reinforcing the "men have no permission to ever show feelings other than rage" Double Standard - as viewers are much much more likely to be crying "Wangst" over a male character than a female character. On the other hand, a crying man might Take a Third Option and say "He Will Not Cry, So I Cry for Him!". Compare Men Are Uncultured, Trying Not to Cry. Contrast Emotional Bruiser. Examples of Men Don't Cry include:
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