Men and boys are told that crying is for women. It’s an unspoken “rule” that showing emotions for males is like showing weakness but is there any truth to it? Or has societal norms shaped the way men express their emotions?<\/p>\n
In this week\u2019s episode of Unspoken, hosts\u00a0Fouad<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sabine<\/a> sat down with Ali Algofaily<\/a>, a Saudi TV presenter, to talk all about toxic masculinity, expressing emotions and going to therapy<\/p>\n Unspoken is a Smashi TV podcast, a sister company of Lovin Dubai, Augustus Media<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ali began the podcast by saying that boys were told to never cry, especially in public, and yet he noticed that in the past 5 – 7 years, men are being praised for crying. He gave an example of a video going viral that shows a father tearing up at the sight of his children graduating.<\/p>\n Ali made quite the statement in this episode saying that the Arab world isn’t necessarily accepting of a man showing emotions, but it’s an act that grasps the attention. Hence, it’s a generational practice that will need time to deconstruct.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nAli Algofaily is breaking societal constructs about men expressing emotions (and how it’s practised all over the world)<\/h2>\n
Social media is now praising the man who can cry and express emotions<\/h2>\n
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