Macho Paradigm
The Macho Paradigm is when boys are told they’re weak if they don’t act tough, even if that toughness is just pretending they’re not scared of a little spider.
My brother said he was scared of the dark, and my dad said, 'Real men don’t fear the dark.'
My uncle got laughed at for saying he was tired.
My cousin was called a ‘girl’ for taking a nap.