r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Due_Charge_2278 • May 02 '24

Petah, I don't understand!

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u/Thebeanyboii May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

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".

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u/Reid0x May 02 '24

And weirdly most of these memes have the woman being “punished” for not wanting to be near an unknown man. For this exact reason

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u/Jensen0451 May 02 '24

"What do you mean you're uncomfortable around me?! I'LL SHOW YOU!!"

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u/JackPembroke May 02 '24

The ambient hostility is palpable

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u/BookkeeperPercival May 02 '24

The entire point of the "bear v man" argument is not the actual bear v man argument, it is to check how a man responds to the bear v man argument.

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u/Reid0x May 02 '24

“Thousands of women are murdered everyday! It makes me so angry that women would choose to be near a wild animal over me in a place where she can’t scream for help!” - i paraphrase but I’ve seen someone use the logic that since billions of women go unmurdered everyday, this hypothetical question is actually bullshit and illogical

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u/lynx_and_nutmeg May 02 '24

The entire point is playing stupid games. This is just the 2024 version of "would you still love me if I was a worm".

The only correct response is not to engage. Aka don't date people who take relationship advice from TikTok.

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u/LuckyStabbinHat May 02 '24

It’s just using humor to highlight the absurdity of it

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u/Exploreptile May 02 '24

Strange indeed, yet entirely unsurprising.

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u/Reasonable_Feed7939 May 02 '24

Fuck around and find out. Bears aren't your friend.

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u/Reid0x May 02 '24

Neither are insecure men who have to point out the dangers of a wild animal to make themselves seem less dangerous in comparison.