" 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.”
The original street video gained a staggering 19.7 million views and inspired hundreds of similar clips in which people asked their friends, family, and/or partners the same question.In one popular rendition, a woman asked her husband, “Would you rather our daughter be in the woods with a bear or a man?”
" 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 . "
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 . ”