There is an inherent expectation to masculinity that men can suffer more, and this is right and good
Women are not expected to suffer. A woman in pain will always draw sympathy
A man in pain, he'll be told he needs to "man up"
— Alexander "Chadicus Rex" Cortes (@AJA_Cortes) June 23, 2020
This matches the experience of my childhood and young adulthood 100%. He’s not wrong even if I don’t agree with him politically on much.