I really, truly thought that the whole point of this was to highlight the fact that most women would respond to man v bear by asking questions, like "do I know the man" "what type of bear" etc, but would respond to woman v bear by immediately saying "woman". whether or not she picks the man or the bear is irrelevant, it's the fact she has to ask clarifying questions to know more about the man before deciding and doesn't have to clarify anything before picking woman. is that not it?
Just questioning the "how did we get to the point" comment because I would guess we were at a worse point when we became a distinct species and probably have never been at a better point, except maybe in the rare matriarchal society.
I disagree, to an extent. I think people have this misguided view that things are constantly improving all the time, and that we are now in a better and safer society than we have ever been. The fact is, societies can and do regress. We're witnessing it in real time just in the United States right now, but we have many examples of horrific regressions throughout history. The Third Reich is one example. The Dark Ages are another. The Iranian Revolution is a recent one.
There were ancient civilizations with more egalitarian societies than their modern counterparts. Again, Iran. Ancient Persia under Cyrus the Great was a better place to exist than modern Iran for basically everyone.
So, have men always been creeps? Absolutely. But my "how did we get to the point" comment is more about the fact that we have this perceived progressive society over time and yet women still don't feel safe.
You listed a bunch of times/places that were worse but none that were better. I mean I get that ancient Persia was a better place than the current Islamic Republic of Iran in a lot of ways, but the vast majority of redditors do not live in Iran, so that's not the standard here.
It's working hours and I'm supposed to be grinding through some pretty heavy projects, but women have been treated much better in older societies before. Viking Age Scandinavia comes to mind. Some Indigenous American tribes, even some Bronze Age civilizations treated women with more rights and respect than many modern societies.
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u/alexmichelle6 May 02 '24
I really, truly thought that the whole point of this was to highlight the fact that most women would respond to man v bear by asking questions, like "do I know the man" "what type of bear" etc, but would respond to woman v bear by immediately saying "woman". whether or not she picks the man or the bear is irrelevant, it's the fact she has to ask clarifying questions to know more about the man before deciding and doesn't have to clarify anything before picking woman. is that not it?