I agree with you there, but I think it’s valid for guys to have emotions.
Saying “I think the average man is more likely to harm me than a bear” is very easy to misinterpret, and then further demonising those people by saying they’re the problem isn’t helping. It just leaves them more confused and isolated.
I’ve had plenty of conversations with men defending themselves, it’s easy enough to help them understand that enough men give women bad experiences that they prefer the bear. It just needs to be done calmly to avoid further getting their guard up
I think this is an important point on the interpretation of the question. For women it seems like “Be in the wild with the worst possible man or the worst possible bear” and then the bear seems to “win”. If you ask a guy he naturally kind of identifies with the man and the question becomes more a “be in the wild with you or with a bear”. And then choosing the bear seems like a judgement about them.
I agree with you there, but I think it’s valid for guys to have emotions.
Saying “I think the average man is more likely to harm me than a bear” is very easy to misinterpret, and then further demonising those people by saying they’re the problem isn’t helping. It just leaves them more confused and isolated.
I’ve had plenty of conversations with men defending themselves, it’s easy enough to help them understand that enough men give women bad experiences that they prefer the bear. It just needs to be done calmly to avoid further getting their guard up
I think this is an important point on the interpretation of the question. For women it seems like “Be in the wild with the worst possible man or the worst possible bear” and then the bear seems to “win”. If you ask a guy he naturally kind of identifies with the man and the question becomes more a “be in the wild with you or with a bear”. And then choosing the bear seems like a judgement about them.