However, in recent years, there has been a growing movement to challenge this phrase and the toxic masculinity it represents. The idea that boys and men should not express emotions or vulnerability has been linked to a range of negative outcomes, including mental health issues, aggression, and difficulty forming healthy relationships.

, the film is a gangster comedy that has achieved "cult" status, comparable to Pulp Fiction in its local influence.

In a world that demands toxic positivity ("Just think happy thoughts!"), Chlopaki nie placza is a liberating admission of defeat. It is the permission slip to feel terrible without having to perform sadness. No tears. Just a thousand-yard stare into the abyss.

"A historii tego swetra i tak byś nie zrozumiał" ("And you wouldn't understand the story of this sweater anyway").