The Bear vs. Random Man Debate Proves Why #TeamBear Exists
The lack of introspection is wild, bro.
On TikTok, a major debate has been brewing. A TikTokker asked women if they would rather run into a random man or a bear in the middle of the woods. The women who were interviewed often said they would prefer the bear.
It’s not surprising to me. In fact, the answer didn’t surprise most women.
Here’s why women are often on #teambear, just in case you don’t get it.
Men are unpredictable. Most won’t hurt women, but those who would? Oh, they can be totally unhinged and could end up torturing women to death. Some might even rape the woman’s corpse after she dies.
Bears are predictable. They’re bears. They generally don’t care about people. They want to be left alone. As long as you leave them alone, chances are that you’ll be fine.
Statistically, men are a bigger threat to women than bears are. Women regularly get raped, beaten, assaulted, and killed by men. I have yet to hear of any instance of a bear raping a woman.
Most women have experienced at least one horrific situation with a man who acted as a predator. Women are also aware that people will often blame them if they’re victimized by a man.
All things considered, women are socialized to be wary of men — and for good reason. A lot (but not all, blargh!) men are very serious threats to women’s safety.
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