3 Shocking Things That Boys & Men Around The World Do

You’ll Be Amazed To Know That Not Only Women Do These Things

In the last two weeks, we’ve seen Good Morning America’s host Lara Spencer ridicule Prince George for his especial love of ballet among the other subjects he’s pursuing outside of school. We’ve seen the public criticize ISRO Chairperson Kailasavadivoo Sivan for crying when Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram Lander failed to touch down on the Moon’s surface.

Among all of this highly visible public discourse, I’m wondering what message we are sending to young men about what is and is not acceptable, and whether it’s the message we want to be sending as we strive toward a more gender equitable world.

The three facts below may shock you, but they also may help you think twice the next time you make a joke or dig about what it is and isn’t “okay” for boys and men to do in our society:

1. Men cry.

Biologically speaking, baby boys and baby girls are “programmed” to cry equally. They cry the same amount at birth. They cry the same amount for the first five years of their life.