i'm hot when i laugh, and i'm hot when i cry

Every single day I see these posts on literally every corner of the internet...they all send the same message — posting yourself crying is considered "attention seeking" and generally a bad thing.

Why?

No, seriously, I understand. Sometimes people can be clout-chasers and don't actually feel anything. Doesn't mean we should always assume the worst or immediately go and say something bad to a complete stranger on the world wide web.

For me, crying selfies are a sign of growth. I mean, you look ugly when you cry, right? It takes a lot of inner strength to post yourself in such a messy state. Post that face if you need or want to, you can always delete it later.

Why should emotions be cringe, anyway? Is it cringe to be human nowadays or something?

Tears, joy, love, happiness, every emotion is a blessing to have. Why? Because we're human.

Emotions make art. It's the base of every work of art, and denying yourself emotional expression means denying yourself humanity.

Yes, these ugly crying selfies also count. They let you look at yourself from another perspective, to realize that you're real, you exist, you exist as a human, not as a polished robotic something that is watered down for the society to avoid being ridiculed and publicly humiliated.

But tell me, who chooses to make fun of you for simply expressing human emotions? The kind of people who are heavily insecure, who think that emotions are a sign of weakness.

Tears aren't a sign of weakness. Humans are flawed, and it's okay to acknowledge these flaws. I already have a post talking about how giving in to our insecurities drives us to AI usage , when we start feeling like a machine does certain things better than us simply because the result looks perfect.

Absence of emotions? Perfect?

And it also ruins our brains. Ruins humanity as a concept.

Because it's a poor imitation of humanity.

So why do we deny ourselves the ability to truly feel something and express it? Just to avoid being labeled "attention-seeking"?

I'd rather be called that than risk my mental and physical health because of bottling my feelings up. I already almost lost a friend due to said bottled-up feelings spilling onto the wrong person.

So yes, I'm hot when I cry in public.

And you are too.