" I ’ve never had a bear attempt to dose my drink . "

A hypothetical question has been taking over the internet, and it all appears to stem from aviral street interviewwhere several city-walkers are confronted with the conundrum: “Would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear?”

Of the eight people included, seven admitted they’d rather stand 10-toes-down with a bear. And why? Well, responses included, “Bears, they don’t always attack you, right? Unless you, like, fuck with them?"; “Depends what man, but probably a bear”; and “Definitely a bear. Some men are very scary.”

“You can stand still until the bear wanders off or you can scare it off. a man won’t stop until he’s done with you,” another agreed. “100% bear for me.”

When considering the way society handles those who have been assaulted — with about75% experiencing victim blamingaccording to Fairspace — a person added: “No one’s gonna ask me if I led the bear on or give me a pamphlet on bear attack prevention tips.”

And someone who encounters bears on the regular said, “I live in northern Ontario Canada. I regularly have bears in my yard. When I go for a walk or hike in the trails, I am not wearing headphones…and it’s not because of the bears.”

" Is the bear near her? … What form of man ? " he gauged , seemingly conflicted . " I do n’t like either . I do n’t recognize . "

The married woman presses again , toss the motion : " What about a woman or a bear ? "

This prison term , he immediately answer , " A cleaning woman . " And then when considering the first question , he adds , " I ’m tend toward the bear . Maybe it ’s a favorable bear . "

Man in a bear costume peeking from behind a tree and waving with one paw

In another highly-viewedclip, the husband questions, “Is it a friendly man?” Before he decides, “I feel more like bear… ‘Cause I feel like I would know what the outcome would be with a bear if it was, like, an aggressive one. I don’t know what the outcome would be with, like, a bad man.”

" In both situations , I guess you hope for a good adult male and a good bear . But I think you ’re more likely to anticipate what a bear would do , and what a man would do , " he concluded .

Honestly, fair points for the bear have been made all around.

I ’ve never had a bear effort to do drugs my drink .

On the flip side, others — mainly men — have argued that the question generalizes and subsequently demonizes an entire gender. However, when making their argument, quite a few have shared how delightful they think it would be for women who choose a bear to have to face one in real life — which is the dangerous energy leading people to pick a bear.

adult male : “ I ’d rather meet a bear than a cleaning lady alone in the forest . ”Me : “ Why ? But okay . 🤷 🏻‍ ♀ ️”Women : “ I ’d rather meet a bear than a valet alone in the forest . ”Men : “ WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU ! ! BIGOT ! ! YOU’RE IRRATIONAL ! ! YOU’RE GOING TO dice ALONE . ”

Even seemingly well-meaning arguments for choosing a man are shrouded in an acknowledgment that women wouldn’t be safe either way. Such as this proposal: “You can fight a man, you can run from a man, can’t fight a bear, can’t outrun a bear.”

A brown bear walking on rocky ground with greenery and stone structures in the background

Comment by Gingy: "I'm not taking any chances. I'm going with the bear" with a bear emoji. 16 likes

A social media post by user fossilbean reads: "you can stand still until the bear wanders off or you can scare it off. a man won't stop until he's done with you. 100% bear for me."

Social media comment from user 'celestiallynstunning' questioning why no one asked them if they led the bear on or provided bear attack prevention tips. The post has 13.7K likes and 197 replies

A user named MissMayNNWO comments about walking in northern Ontario, Canada, without headphones despite encountering bears. 1230 likes and 28 replies

A tweet from user @graham178 reads: "Why does nobody think about odds of survival. Like you can fight a man, you can run from a man, can't fight a bear, can't outrun a bear."