"I've been told by people that it's okay to cry but, you know what, it's been used against me"

Peter Steele, the late artist and frontman of the band Type O Negative, expressed his disillusionment with the social expectation that it's fine for guys to weep. While individuals may tell guys it's all right to weep, Steele felt that this belief had actually been weaponized versus him. Society's persistence that guys ought to be difficult and suppress their feelings can result in pity and sensations of weak point when they do express their feelings. Steele may have been expressing a frustration with the double requirement that exists when it concerns gender and feelings. This quote highlights the requirement for society to accept vulnerability and confirm guys's emotions.