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Why do we cry – and what can we learn from our tears?
It is common for people to scoff at tears as a behaviour and a subject of investigation. Tears are, they say, feminine, self-indulgent and melodramatic. It is not hard to notice, in those beliefs, the patriarchal assumptions about what should be valued and what should be mocked. Writing teachers will instruct students not to show their characters’ sadness through crying, calling it cheap.
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That was good. On a forum I'm on,tears are used as a weapon to silence/humiliate others,which I find very interesting...As in:"You made bla bla cry,you heartless bastard." Did I?