I feel that it is perfectly acceptable for a man to cry, but the really should cry like a MAN not a simpering child. When watching a man blubber over having to sue his mommy I can only wonder how he thought it was going to turn out. If you don't want to sue your mom, don't. Honestly, she probably spent enough money on you over the years to more then make up for whatever amount you've shared back!
Then there's the men at funerals, or hospitals, or other situations where it is acceptable to be sad and shed a tear, but they are "manly" and don't cry. Well, some women like that, they don't want a man who cries all the time, and that is their own choice, but I personally feel there is a time and place for almost everything and a man who can quietly mourn a family member is showing that he cares. Go ahead, but cry like a man.
Slow tears, ok, waterfall and runny nose, please save it until you're alone! Even a few quiet sobs are acceptable sometimes, but whiney blubbery noises takes it just a little to far... When a woman looks at you and sees a child rather then a full grown adult, it can change how they see you forever. We don't want another child to look after, and we sure don't want to worry you will break out into huge racking sobs in a movie. Please don't forget, if you need to blow your nose like a fog horn, do it in the bathroom!
You can call it a double standard if you want too, but for my own part, if I cry in public I try to keep it lowkey as well. I don't see why a woman would be a screeching bawling person with others around, but sometimes, in private, it's good to fall apart so you can put yourself back together.
I guess all I'm saying is, if you make a choice be a man and deal with it, and if you have to cry, cry