As an autist who has encountered bullying throughout my life, men have generally been kinder to me than women. Women seems to “sniff” out my otherness and sideline me for it. Men seem to take it easy on me.
So I think the argument is unfairly gendered. I’ve encountered enough women who’re just as malicious and damaging as the men bear-choosing people are avoiding. A mean woman would leave me to die in the forest while she fends for herself. In middle and high school, I was only ever physically threatened by a girl bullies. So idk, I am biased by my trauma I guess.
Hey that’s an interesting counterpoint. I suspect your experience is possibly like the shitty analogy of ‘the exception that proves the rule’? (Im trying to avoid completely missing your point, however)
But that fits exactly with the bear or man question.
If posed with the question would you rather be in the forest with a random bear or a random woman, due to your experience, you’d choose the bear. Just like, I would assume, for the vast majority of women they’d choose the bear as well based on their experiences in life.
This is a very narrow perspective. You think you’ve met women who will rape you and then murder you to avoid getting caught? This is what “the bear choosing people are avoiding.” That’s what the women are afraid of. I am sorry you’ve been bullied, and no one should be physically threatened just for being different.
Um, trigger warning I guess.
As an autist who has encountered bullying throughout my life, men have generally been kinder to me than women. Women seems to “sniff” out my otherness and sideline me for it. Men seem to take it easy on me.
So I think the argument is unfairly gendered. I’ve encountered enough women who’re just as malicious and damaging as the men bear-choosing people are avoiding. A mean woman would leave me to die in the forest while she fends for herself. In middle and high school, I was only ever physically threatened by a girl bullies. So idk, I am biased by my trauma I guess.
You do realize that leaving her alone to die is what most women are only hoping the man might choose?
Hey that’s an interesting counterpoint. I suspect your experience is possibly like the shitty analogy of ‘the exception that proves the rule’? (Im trying to avoid completely missing your point, however)
I am saying for me either man or bear would work, but if woman was a choice I’d probably avoid her unless I knew her really well.
But that fits exactly with the bear or man question.
If posed with the question would you rather be in the forest with a random bear or a random woman, due to your experience, you’d choose the bear. Just like, I would assume, for the vast majority of women they’d choose the bear as well based on their experiences in life.
This is a very narrow perspective. You think you’ve met women who will rape you and then murder you to avoid getting caught? This is what “the bear choosing people are avoiding.” That’s what the women are afraid of. I am sorry you’ve been bullied, and no one should be physically threatened just for being different.
This isn’t about bullying or helping. It’s about rape and kidnapping. This is an entirely different fear and problem.