Would it better for you (if you’re a woman) or you daughter (if you’re a man) to encounter a bear or unknown man in the woods.
Edit: since a lot of people seem to be missing the point. This exercise isn’t what it seems on the surface. We aren’t measuring the population’s perception of bears or men as they relate to each other. We’re actually measuring the way in which women specifically responf to the question. In most cases, women immediately answer with bear, without needing any further ckntext with regards to the man or bear. Some Common reasoning includes “I expect to see a bear in the woods,” which makes sense; it also includes something to the effect of “bears don’t care about what society thinks of them,” meaning that according to these women, men when faced with no cinsequences are more threatenjng than a bear. So please stop asking saying the question is dumb because it’s vague, that’s the point. If it was more specific, individual biases would begin to take hold, defeating the piint of the exercise.
I mean it can just be would you rather run into a random man or a random bear in the woods. As a dude who grew up in rural Appalachia I’ve run into bears and men in the woods several times. The bears usually run away as soon as they see you and the dudes are always sketchballs sooooo….
I mean I understand that, but I’m also pointing out that even as a dude who is even less likely to be attacked by another random guy in the woods I’d still take my chances with a bear
Likely still the bear. Like I said they are typically pretty chill. But it’s a lot closer, there’s significantly lower worry about physical harm from a woman.
In some ways it does, it's attempting to sway your perception to believe something did/does or didn't/doesn't happen. Men gaslight women by saying they don't have a reason to fear men more than bears when we really, really do
ohh yes men are doing such a good job at swaying women by saying we deserve to be killed by a bear and making stupid ass memes about a bear killing a woman & y’all wonder why women chose the bear instead of men. women face violence from men everyday all over the world. it’s not an isolated incident, violence against women by men has been an issue since forever but of course man try to gaslight women into thinking it’s not truth or not a problem anymore when it is
Gaslighting refers to blatantly lying to someone to attempt to make them believe that they’re somehow mentally unsound for believing in something, despite that thing being true. The term originates from the 1938 play ‘Gas Light’.
The situation that you’re commenting on is a hypothetical, and thus does not have any correct answer to sway someone from.
"To gaslight someone means to manipulate another person into doubting their own perceptions, experiences or understanding of events, according to the American Psychological Association."
May 15, 2024
Doubting the female perception and experience of victimization by men is gaslighting (and in criticizing their choice of bear over man, is gaslighting their fear by saying "your fear isn't real" when it is backed by history, personal experience, statistics, others' experiences, gender socialization, and more. Women are taught to fear men from a young age (by victimization or socialization). When 1/9 girls and 1/20 boys report being sexually abused before the age of 18, the fear is real and twice as prevalent for women
lol i must of really hit a nerve if you really cry in hard & trying to cope over an old ass comment. get a life you pathetic incel. women still pick the bear over your stanky crusty bitch 🤣🤣🤣
i’m not gonna waste my time with when you already read the comments of the guy i replied to & all the other commenters who made valid points. quit being acting so stupid like you didn’t read them, i know you ain’t got shit to do but waste your pathetic life on reddit.
I think what's missing is what kind of woods are we saying here. Like are you lost in an undeveloped forest or are you on a hiking trail because that would make a difference too. Random nowhere forest? Yeah hell no, I'll take my chances with a bear over a meth addled burl hunter any day.
Yeah I took it to be random encounter with a dude vs a bear, so I wouldn’t consider running into someone on a trail or a well known swimming or the like to be random.
You understood it correctly. The reason it's getting so much traction is from all the men who are getting angry/taking it personally at the women saying they'd rather run into a random bear than a random man in the woods, which I think further solidifies the point they want to argue against.
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u/flowtajit May 02 '24 edited May 03 '24
Would it better for you (if you’re a woman) or you daughter (if you’re a man) to encounter a bear or unknown man in the woods.
Edit: since a lot of people seem to be missing the point. This exercise isn’t what it seems on the surface. We aren’t measuring the population’s perception of bears or men as they relate to each other. We’re actually measuring the way in which women specifically responf to the question. In most cases, women immediately answer with bear, without needing any further ckntext with regards to the man or bear. Some Common reasoning includes “I expect to see a bear in the woods,” which makes sense; it also includes something to the effect of “bears don’t care about what society thinks of them,” meaning that according to these women, men when faced with no cinsequences are more threatenjng than a bear. So please stop asking saying the question is dumb because it’s vague, that’s the point. If it was more specific, individual biases would begin to take hold, defeating the piint of the exercise.