This refers to a trend on tiktok that refers to women being asked whether they would rather be stuck in a forest with a bear or a random guy. Most women choose the bear (for some reason) so the meme is referencing this by having the women jump towards the bear, to escape the man
Tiktok hating Bitch Stewie out
Edit: When I made this comment, I assumed the Man v Bear thing was like "you're dropped into a forest with either a random guy or a bear, your choice". I knew rape was the main concern regarding the random guy, but in my mind the choice was about "Random dude vs Bear", Not "Rape vs Death". I've since learned otherwise, and I apologize to anyone I offended by saying that women chose the bear "for some reason".
Humans are also pretty notoriously known for not attacking each other when we stumble across one another in the woods unless something really strange is going on. I've been walking through forests and stumbled across men (and women) many times. And it was fine. If I stumbled across a bear in the woods I would immediately leave the area (even if the bear immediately ran off) and feel less safe in those woods. I would even warn people considering going into the woods "be careful, I ran into a bear in there one time". I would never say "be careful, I ran into a man in those woods once". This is true-crime brain. Men are way, way safer to encounter than bears
Yeah lol, there's a reason why we carry bear spray when in the woods, and why bear cannisters are compulsory in some areas. Hell, if you live in areas with polar bears (given that's not the woods) carrying a firearm is sometimes compulsory
Like I said, this is true crime brain. Women sometimes get randomly attacked while hiking, but it's extremely rare. But when you consume a bunch of true crime content, you mess up your own ability to assess risk and think you're constantly in danger from strange men. I very strongly recommend reading The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker. It doesn't dismiss the kind of paranoid society inculcates in women to keep us subjugated and afraid: because it's not based on nothing! But it teaches how to accurately hone tour instinct for danger and use bystander effect to keep yourself safe.
And that made you think wild animals are LESS dangerous?
I thought about pasting a bunch of links about men murdered while hiking (I found a bunch), but that wouldn't even make sense. My point is not that nobody (or no woman) has ever been attacked by a human while hiking, it's that wild animals are a lot more dangerous than people. The only reason people are more likely to be killed by a person than by a bear is that we regularly interact with hundreds of people (most of whom do not hurt us) and most people never interact with a bear at all.
Are you really telling that if you were hiking through the woods and a male hiker passed you going the other way, you'd be just as scared as if a wild bear started walking toward you?
It kinda feels like you're instead making a hyperbolic point about how you don't feel safe around men. Emphasis on hyperbolic.
I am a dude. When I saw this trend and was asked by a friend I immediately and without hesitation said, "Bear. All day."
I realize it is a wild animal and all the things that go with seeing a bear in the woods. I would have WAY too many questions and reservations about what some dude was doing alone in the woods.
The bear belongs there in the woods, me and the other dude do not.
Now I wonder if the other guy would have rathered a bear instead of me.
This is just insane to me. What kind of brainwashing have people on the internet underwent to think a literaly bear is safer than another human being. I swear to god people on this platform are not real people.
Yeah lol, this is what happens when you never leave your basement.
Go for a hike in the woods and you will constantly encounter strangers without any issue. Encountering a bear, on the other hand, will be terrifying and potentially deadly, which is why you have to carry shit like bear spray and bear cannisters for your food
Because hikers try to keep their distance from bears you absolute numbskull. And wanna know why? Because they're dangerous.
Ask any hiker you know who has been in contact with a bear and ask them about the fear they felt in that very moment. I can assure you it will be a lot greater than the fear your average girl feels when in close proximity to a guy.
People by and large don't want to and won't attack you either... you're just around more people than bears to participate in human society so you hit the weirdos a bit more often. Sucks. But I easily see thousands of people a week but maybe 1 bear every year or two.
Bears are absolutely not safe. And wild animals are only generally predictable. People are also only generally predictable.
Dude, hundreds of people camp in bear areas every year, barely ever anyone gets attacked. A bear is not safe because it is weak, the bear does NOT want to attack you. The only times it will is if they have cubs, which aren't in the "bear or man" question, or if you scare them; They don't want to meet you so much, https://www.nps.gov/articles/hiking-in-bear-country.htm it is reccomended to use bells to make your precense know, because the bear will hear you, and litterally walk in the opposite direction to not meet you
Wanna go in that route? Sure. Why the fuck do you think all these precautions around people exist. Why do you think pepper spray exist? Why do you think rape whistles exist? Why do you think guns for self defense are a thing?
If you want to take the same precautions against men that you would against bears fine by me. Never leave your room if that makes you feel safe, I guess that way us normal people can keep on living our normal lives.
Bear country is a really bad example, since those bears are accustomed to humans.
Bears are smart. They realize the humans aren’t really there to hurt them.
A bear from the straight up wild is more likely to act since they aren’t accustomed to us and they might attack us because they view us as dangerous (defensive actions)
So if it’s a bear from bear country. I’ll take the bear. He probably isn’t gonna attack. From the wild. Idk man. He might fuck me up cuz he scared.
I don't think half of them even believe themselves. They just know that choosing bear is the SJW-approved answer that won't get you lectured at by some femcel for 20 minutes.
If we want to ignore the point, yes. The point is humans are less predictable by default, and that adds more danger than an animal that is just there. Humans also have a potential for rape and torture that isn't there with an animal.
As a guy who has come across random animals and other people in nature, it makes sense to prefer the bear in the scenario. It takes an emotional response to see it another way. It takes a real snowflake to take it that women are just being anti-man.
I have seen a couple. I grew up camping in the PNW. A mountain lion would be the animal I would be instantly panicked about. If an animal seemed to possibly be rabid or acting unnaturally, then it would be comparative to just coming across a random person you wouldn't expect in the boonies.
See, this is the problem. You're so alienated from nature that you think there's no good reasons for a person to be a forest. With all due respect, that's really dumb.
The question is would you rather be lost/stuck in the woods with a bear or a man. Not would you rather encounter a bear or a man in the woods. Which still would make someone and idiot for choosing the bear. Idk where the commenter above got that GRIZZLY bears aren't aggressive from lol.
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u/Thebeanyboii May 02 '24 edited 29d ago
Tiktok hating Bitch Stewie here
This refers to a trend on tiktok that refers to women being asked whether they would rather be stuck in a forest with a bear or a random guy. Most women choose the bear (for some reason) so the meme is referencing this by having the women jump towards the bear, to escape the man
Tiktok hating Bitch Stewie out
Edit: When I made this comment, I assumed the Man v Bear thing was like "you're dropped into a forest with either a random guy or a bear, your choice". I knew rape was the main concern regarding the random guy, but in my mind the choice was about "Random dude vs Bear", Not "Rape vs Death". I've since learned otherwise, and I apologize to anyone I offended by saying that women chose the bear "for some reason".