TV is in the midst of a crying men trend

The Washington Post

From Jimmy Kimmel to This Is Us to Queer Eye, manly tears have evolved from a punchline to something that is okay for men to display. "At a time when pop culture is grappling with sexism behind the scenes and how women are represented on screen, depictions of masculinity are slowly being rewritten, too," says Elahe Izadi. "It’s been surprisingly refreshing for this woman to see men cry and be vulnerable in these ways. But for men watching, these scenes give them permission to do the same — without explaining it away as just something in their eye."