“Things like empathy, vulnerability, emotional connectedness — these are the things that define today’s leaders.

えー、日本人て平気で泣くイメージあるけどなぁ（対イギリス比）。

— suzuky (@suzuky) October 2, 2020

 

山一証券の社長が泣いていたとき、日本ではわりによく受け止められたが、アメリカでは弱さを示すものとして評価されない、みたいな論評を読んだことがある。

leaders in tear the sign of weaknessでググってパッとみると、最近はいろいろみたいだね。

Leaders Are Crying on the Job. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.

Politicians. Chief executives. Newscasters. In the pandemic, the old rules of who is allowed to cry in public are changing.

By Jessica Bennett

Published May 3, 2020

Crying on the job, especially in politics, used to be considered a liability.

Tears at work have long been discouraged: People who cry risk being perceived as less professional and less competent than their more stoic peers.

‘They can cry for others’

Crying in public was once seen as a strength.

According to Tom Lutz, the author of “Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears,” it was common in the 18th century for upper-class men to cry

“The days when a politician cried and it was over for them — that’s over,” she said. “Things like empathy, vulnerability, emotional connectedness — these are the things that define today’s leaders.”

18世紀には涙をみせることは評価されていたがそれ以降最近まで、特に男性政治家が涙をみせることはタブー、しかし、最近になってそうしたこともなくなってきた、と。

ゲイについても、涙を見せることについても、欧米の価値観もコロコロ変わるわけですからねええ、出羽守のように、まねりゃいいってもんじゃない。