No, we're clearly not looking at something immutable here. Historically, our society is the aberration. Jesus Christ, Achilles, Guan Yu... They all wept openly, and nobody found it strange.

Did Jesus cry because someone said mean words to him?

Men would cry over lost friends, family, destroyed homes, town, long gone memories, etc. Not over being bullied by someone they don't know.

EDIT:

When men cry, it's not to appeal for help from others. It's to display deep attachment.

You cry with your friends over your destroyed home or your fallen comrades, to show each other that you cared deeply about them, and you bond through this ritual. (and wsually it's not uncontrollable sobbing).

A leader might cry as an act of charismatic leadership to move his audience and rally them behind a cause.

If you can show me that Jesus ever cried because someone made a mean comment about his carpentry work, I could probably agree.