Even rappers feel ...

I was listening to Eminems Mockingbird and found it quite interesting to hear that a person like Eminem repeating those expectations placed on many men by family and in particular society.

His perceived failure to meet these expectations is clearly shown in his lyrics :

It's funny
I remember back one year when daddy had no money
Mommy wrapped the christmas presents up and stuck em' under the tree
And said some of em' were from me
'cause daddy couldn't buy em'
I'll never forget that Christmas
I sat up the whole night cryin'
'cause daddy felt like a bum
See daddy had a job
But his job was to keep the food on the table for you and mom
And at the time
Every house that we lived in
Either kept getting broken into and robbed
Or shot up on the block
And your mom was saving money for you in a jar
Tryin' to start a piggy bank for you so that you could go to college
Almost had a thousand dollars
Til someone broke in and stole it
And I know it hurt so bad it broke your mama's heart
And it seemed like everything was starting to fall apart

I look forward to the day when men are no longer put under this kind of pressure and more importantly, provides the support structures to help them when it doesn't happen rather than them getting angry or depressed leading to serious consequences.