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Are you crying? Are you crying? There’s no crying in baseball!
— Jimmy ‧ A League of Their Own
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Repeating the question makes the speaker's disbelief build before the emphatic ban on tears. The declaration treats an emotion as though it could violate a sporting rule. That disproportion gives the rebuke its comic force while revealing the toughness the speaker expects.
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