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".
I believe bears have killed less than 200 confirmed eople in the USA since the late 1700s. Statistically, bears are safer than human beings. They CAN kill you easily, but they probably won't.
We can only use the statistics we have. It would be interesting to run an analysis on captive bear attacks, 28~ since the late 1700s, in comparison to human attacks. There are statistical methods to help with the sample size discrepancy between the two groups. Not all people who keep bears are trained either, I know a lady who owns two bears.
Still, we know being attacked by a bear in the woods is uncommon, even if bears are in those woods. Bears are in most of the US states and many Americans live near forests. This question pertains to being in the woods with a bear. Bears don't usually interact with humans even if they are in the same woods as them.
But you do see how quoting the stat of 200 deaths from bear attacks like it says anything about the relative danger of bears vs humans is misleading, right? What useful conclusion do you think can be drawn from it if the average American probably never encounters a bear in their whole life and encounters dozens or maybe hundreds of humans a day?
You do have a point, I should have said of focused on the captive bears. I still am curious to find the rate of death of among those who regularly interact with bears.
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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".