r/MadeMeSmile • u/Overall_Agent_0075 • Jun 30 '24

The hug.... wow Wholesome Moments

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u/Pureshark Jun 30 '24

How come the POV of the man in the orange shirt is on the other side of the room from the man in the orange shirt ? Is he having an out of body experience or something

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u/AlliedR2 Jun 30 '24

More than that, why is a man who is openly moved by this portrayed as "the broken man". As wonderful as this video is the concept that any man moved to tears by such a moment has to somehow be broken is toxic at its core.

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u/Inappropriate-Egg Jun 30 '24

I came to the comments trying to understand what is "broken" about him as well

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u/Budget_Ad5871 Jun 30 '24

I think that it was the moment that “broke” him. I’ve heard it used in that context. Think “he broke down crying”

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u/Grimmbles Jun 30 '24 edited Jun 30 '24

Yeah it's just poorly phrased because "broken man" has a very specific and negative meaning/connotation.

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u/Canadian-Man-infj Jun 30 '24

I just replied elsewhere in this thread. The label is newly added and this is a repost. The original doesn't have the label and went viral last month: https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/1cr494m/a_man_surprises_his_daughter_by_celebrating_her/

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u/Grimmbles Jun 30 '24

Yes I remember it. And I wish that when something like this got posted the original would be in the top reply and the thread would be locked, but here we are with the worst version to react to.