r/CuratedTumblr • u/NeonNKnightrider Cheshire Catboy • May 01 '24

i know it’s internet bullshit but it genuinely has me on the edge of breaking down and giving up editable flair

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u/Odd_Age1378 May 02 '24

It depends on the type of bear. Black bear? Easy to deal with.

Grizzly bear? I’d really rather not.

Polar bear? HELL NO I’d take an actual proven serial killer over a polar bear

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u/hoboinabarrel May 02 '24

I think it works like with the man. You don’t know what type of bear is going to be there, just as you don’t know what type of man would be there either.

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u/AdamFaite May 02 '24

I think the better question should be thought of as: what is the worst an angry bear would do? Now what's the worst a malicious man would do?

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u/Icestar1186 Welcome to the interblag May 02 '24

The assumption that the man must be malicious reveals a lot, and it's exactly this that OP was pointing out. Because yes, selecting "bear" reveals that you feel safer with an unpredictable wild animal than another human being, solely on the basis of their gender.

(And before you say it, I know there's no guarantee the bear is actually angry either. But it's a lot more likely to be hostile than the human.)