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I never expected the day to be quite as emotional for me as it has been. You guys won. You guys held.
Adam, I didn't expect this would be quite so much, either. But it must be an Adam thing today.
That pathetic display kicked off a debate spurred by our next guest about whether real men cry in public. Joining me now is Matt Walsh, host of "The Matt Walsh Show." All right. Matt, what's wrong with men showing kind of their sensitive, vulnerable side in public. Why is that a problem?
I do think it's been interesting that I said men shouldn't cry in public, and lots of men have responded to that statement by crying in public, which hasn't really made me rethink my original assertion. And by the way, I think I'm being generous here. I did say there are some exceptions, like if a loved one dies, or you come home from a long deployment, hugging your children, you get your arm stuck in a woodchipper, you're watching the end of the movie "Rudy." There are a couple other exceptions. Maybe I could publish an actual guide and if a man feels like he is about to cry, he can consult that guide to find out if it is a sanctioned sobbing fit or not. I could possibly do that if I need to.
My real point, though, I think it's a pretty simple one. It's just that men should try to control their emotions. You could go too far on the stoicism end of it, but right now we are airing way on the other side of that extreme. Just try to control your emotions and not cry all the time. People react to that, though. It's like one of the many commonsense statements you can make these days. People react to it. They don't just disagree. They react to it like it's the most insane, outrageous thing they've ever heard. There were guys threatening me physical harm because I told them not to cry, and they were crying while they said it. So I wasn't really worried about it, but it is a pretty crazy reaction.
There are some really tough guys who occasionally, just the emotion of the overcomes them. One of my favorites is Brett Favre.
OK, he was retiring, and that's emotional. Don't women -- I'm thinking, do women love that? Maybe they do. He was torn up. He was so torn up, he joined the Jets, Matt. I'm just teasing.
I will allow that. If you're retiring from an athletic career, all that. Just don't retire from your career in the middle of the competition, as we learned this week. That's another thing I would recommend.
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