You May Cry Now

Real men don't cry? Tell that to Michael Vaughan, Gazza, Jeremy Paxman or Mike "The Streets" Skinner. What makes the male tear duct well up?

BBCNewsMagazine: 10 things that make blokes cry, August 4, 2008

More about 'Blokedom' in the Age, by way of actor-author William McInnes:

"He loves sport, for example, but abhors the idea that "real Australians" must share his obsession. And he's disappointed that feminism has fallen off the radar. Indeed, he sees a relationship between the two.

"We're increasingly relying on sport to define ourselves," he says. "And I think that rise of blokehood is in direct contrast to women being empowered. There seemed to be only a brief flutter of real feminism in the '70s, then it died out as quickly as it started. I still react to women who call themselves chicks and things like that bloody Nando's ad with the stripper. I won't go to Nando's because of that."

"This idea of 'being a bloke' — what does it mean?" McInnes continues. "Is it just about being some moron who eats pies and drinks beer?""

Age: Boofhead with Brains by Michael Lallo, August 6, 2008

Art: Boys Don't Cry, 2007, Stuart Semple