Man vs Bear 🐻

[@anvisriva1824]

I will forever remember this tweet I read that said “if men are the protectors of women then why are women unsafe in every part of the world?” Will never forget it

[@annedavis3340]

Oy. Thanks for that, it'll haunt me forever but it's good. Thanks

[@Rinchan181]

And the main danger for a solo female traveler is other men

[@sorreldislikespotatoes9882]

Are they though? Sure, they're slightly more likely to experience domestic violence and 5x more likely to experience SA, but men are 4x more likely to be murdered, over twice as likely to be robbed, 3x more likely to commit suicide, and 24x more likely to die in workplace accidents. Are women _really_ unsafe?

[@RPruett78]

Weird that some people don’t seem to understand when men do protect women, they are protecting women from other men. Within the patriarchy men are not competing with women, men are competing with other men and women are the ball.

[@janerecluse4344]

Because all that is a big lie. Whole societies work to make women fear nature, animals, and their own instincts so they'll think they can't make it without a man, and will stay with abusers and exploiters out of fear. Men are the protectors... IN A WORLDWIDE PROTECTION RACKET.

[@thesentienttoadstool9369]

As a Canadian, I guarantee you that the average black bear is just a dude who wants to eat fish and berries and be left alone.

[@alexwyatt2911]

Right? When I first heard the question, I wanted to know if it was a grizzly bear or a black bear. If it’s the former, I would chance it with a random dude. Black bear? Then it’s bear all the way.

[@Partyhatpossum]

Am I… a black bear?🧍‍♀️

[@steveOCalley]

As are many Canadians.

[@megangwilliam5343]

@@alexwyatt2911polar bear? Maybe a guy isn’t so bad after all

[@khills]

@@alexwyatt2911 I’m sure you know that since 1784 there have been a total of like 66 fatal human/bear conflicts by wild black bears in North America, and half of those were the best defending itself… but did you know that in the same period of time, there have only been 82 fatal human/bear conflicts by wild brown bears? Something like 65% of those were bear self-defense, too. There are about 11.7 non-fatal black bear contacts each year in North America, and 11.4 of brown or grizzly bears. …and half the encounters in either group are caused by irresponsible humans. So honestly, if you’re okay with a black bear, you’re probably okay with the brown one, too. 😉

[@alexandrajay2001]

"i want to see a woman get mauled by a bear because my feelings are hurt" wow, what a well adjusted thing to say! i would feel so safe around that guy!

[@mariedillingham199]

"I'm such a child that the thought of POTENTIAL rejection causes me to wish bodily harm on women."

[@seeleunit2000]

Yep, that guy sounds like a real sack of crap

[@mae-pr7cf]

😂😂

[@Idontwantahandleiresentthis]

I want to see it too and I'm a woman...it has to do with calling out stupid people. You made your assanine choice, I call b.s. and so did he. I call sexist also, whotf thinks calling all men dangerous is well adjusted? Or acceptable behaviour? It's hateful and dangerous. This whole thing just reveals who the man haters are; my sons are learning how many women see men as sub human so thanks for that. 👍 Good job on becoming the new problem and absolutely if you do stupid things people will want to watch your dumb self get killed, it's called the Darwin awards. I held back the first wave but anyone keeping this going is fair game, pun intended.

[@nuyabeez]

He really took the mask allllll the way offf

[@cursedstarflight]

imagine how fucked up it would be if people were like "hey susan got killed by a bear" "maybe she was like, in a fish costume or something"

[@Insignia27]

Lol

[@BL-sd2qw]

Lol, fr.

[@Avianeyes]

Are you guys telling me you dont wear fish costumes regularly?

[@Tofu_The_Opossum]

@@Avianeyesfr i wear it everyday

[@marstrull]

Or maybe she smelled like fish lol

[@glowbug5970]

Im just saying, when someone says "they found her body in the woods" no ones first thought is bear attack

[@beastshawnee]

Good point!

[@julianakleijn9254]

YUP

[@BookishNaiad]

RIGHT?!

[@Danka42]

That about sums it up 😞

[@fishstixx9737]

Uh huh

[@Starrie-o]

'Be the kind of man women choose over bears' A beautiful summary

[@Lynnywhereuat007]

Exactly!

[@leoniemelodie7]

Rare but the best! I'd trust very few men to be alone in a place with. It's like some people are just waiting to be alone with you (when they think you're defenseless) to do the most horrifying things. Like, there was one time (It's actually not too bad / I push away that memory not to think much about it) when me, a boy and his little sister were in a room adjacent to our classroom during a teacher/parents reunion. We had to wait to be taken home while they talk and would spy on them by peaking through a key hole of the door to the classroom. I was letting his little sister see inside the room while I turned around and say the boy pull down his pants and underwear. I remember just blocking the view of his little sister and turning around, trying to forget. I was young and so was he, so I couldn't really understand and neither could he I think. It may not have been anything malicious on his part. But do some people, some older men, just wait to get the opportunities to do "forbidden" things that may hurt people..? Even people that look kind and non-threatening. You really can't trust anyone once you're on your own with them. Except a few people.

[@nuligebla1173]

it's the bear minimum, really...

[@jagd7102]

@@leoniemelodie7 It's not rare at all, most men wouldn't be malicious, maybe a greater percentage of us are predators than most of us want to admit, I'll grant you that, but it's undeniably a minority.

[@leoniemelodie7]

@@jagd7102 I agree. To rephrase it, it's more like it's rare who you can trust. You can't trust most people; it would seem some "good" people that have never done anything can do very awful stuff... And that's scary. (is more so what I meant, rather than saying men are scary. They aren't. You guys are great. It's more so in the context of a one on one between a woman and a man, when it's the first time. You may know that person but there could be darker parts you never got to see, which is scary).

[@Partyhatpossum]

Bro really heard that we would choose a bear over men and said “okay so go get killed by a bear to prove it”💀

[@tiph3802]

Proving why we choose the bear

[@Lynnywhereuat007]

And guess what! I can wear whatever the hell I want while getting mauled by a bear!

[@houndgirl7365]

​@Lynnywhereuat007 and that's saying even if you get mauled there are some very polite bears in the world all people have to do is not be stupid and they are golden. The only exception is the polar bear that is the only bear that will hunt people. Even still bear spray ought to be a good boundary check 😌

[@MarioKartAddict69]

@@houndgirl7365 then why not bring pepper spray for the man lol. Respectfully of course I just thought of that.

[@MarioKartAddict69]

@@houndgirl7365 and not to be that guy but only 1% of men actually commit crimes at all, which means a 1% chance to be paired up with some creep whereas any grizzly is eating you simply because he needs to hibernate in a couple months

[@nabihanasir2326]

The fact that he wants to see me get mauled by a bear is exactly what makes me choose the bear

[@makanix7757]

👀 got a point but you can't start something and use that as your ammo

[@wettowelggh3033]

@makanix7757 What did we start? We simply answered a question that people were asking us. Men were the ones that got offended over it🤣

[@BL-sd2qw]

@@makanix7757 Lol, don't ask questions if you don't wanna know the answer.

[@BL-sd2qw]

@@wettowelggh3033 Exactly.

[@makanix7757]

@wettowelggh3033 as I said. You cannot start something and use it as ammo. Bit let me put this to rest. Man v Bear was made by women For women. And the only reason you see men asking it is for content and clicks. Besides, man v bear girls exist in and out of reality at the same time. You're not gonna see them with a big platform or at least a lot of them because they know they don't want to mess with half the population (not a threat)

[@casbot71]

This whole trope started because *toxic men are scared of Bears.* They fear that large hairy gay men will treat them the same way they treat women.

[@asjmpickle]

Idk im exclusively into women and still the ecperiences ive had with gay men hitting on me prior to transition were pleasant and i haven't had a straight man hit on me that was a pleasant experience as a woman.

[@Andain_83]

OMG THIS 🙌

[@Ironorchids]

You ate, I fear ❤

[@michaelsmith953]

If you're a man and you're afraid of a bear you're not a real man. Men protect their women from other animals of any species. Fear is for women so they can scream for help.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

😂 Congratulations you win the internet today! 👏 🙌👍👍

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

The fact that so many men feel the need to go on the offensive because some women made a choice they don't like kind of proves that choosing the bear makes sense.

[@captainpoppleton]

This is why stalking & harassment laws need to be beefed up with real & actual consequences.

[@dietotaku]

also the fact that the original video wasn't even about women CHOOSING the bear, it was stating the FACT that women are more AFRAID of men than the bear. literally just "which is more frightening to come across alone in the woods, a man or a bear?" and women said "a man" and men went "YOU'D RATHER BE WITH A BEAR REEEEEEEE" because they absolutely refuse to grasp what is so frightening to a woman about A MAN ALONE IN THE WOODS

[@tranidite]

​@@captainpoppleton Also SA and Abuse laws it'll help everyone.

[@katjaamyx2922]

Oh, yeah. It 100% demonstrates why women are choosing the bear.

[@נקניק-ה4ד]

"The fact that people of color got angry when i said they are all worst then bears says a lot about our sociaty"

[@Joe.Copalman]

Dudes will literally go through the hassle of carrying a loaded, concealed firearm everywhere they go because they're afraid of other dudes.

[@sygtymatory6667]

I understand your point, however, they will also do it when they go hicking where there are bears, for the same reasons.

[@magicalpoet5817]

​@@sygtymatory6667then that only means they consider bears as dangerous as men.

[@sygtymatory6667]

@@magicalpoet5817 this is an obvious sophism. Same answer does not imply same questions. By the way, people don't take guns to walk in the city everywhere in the world, there are some places safe, but guns (or other means of defense against bears) are always recommended. You also don't take into account the wild difference of occurences (between meeting a bear or a man) in both case (walking in the woods or in the city respectivelly).

[@akashajones6079]

​@@sygtymatory6667Point still stands that it's not girls and women who are shooting up public places.

[@S_W_]

@@sygtymatory6667 bears can't be shot in many areas. they carry bear spray.. for the same reason women do. but the woods are not governed by laws. the bear breaks no laws.

[@brambleberryproductions1235]

A bear won't gloat about a man killing you, either.

[@angrysaltycroutan3262]

The way that guy said, " I wanna SEE iiit..." Like, ew. You're another reason we choose bear. He said that like he was turned on by the prospect of watching a woman get mauled to death by a bear.🤢 Also, I'm really glad you posted multiple articles as well as the long scroll of Google articles. It's a very effective way of shutting down the assholes that like to pretend they've never heard of dudes doing heinous things to women before.

[@jeannadavis2872]

I’m seeing a lot of guys comment about women having sex with bears. Which is a super odd, super cringy take. I’m not sure if he wants to see us get mauled, or r*ped by the bear. Because, honestly, his tone is weird. I’m putting money on the 2nd one.

[@jacobwalsh7043]

Watch your language there’s kids on this app.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@jacobwalsh7043they have KZbin Kids for a reason you know.

[@MissVee-13]

@@jacobwalsh7043 They aren’t supposed to be on this app so if they aren’t going to follow the rules and stay on KZbin kids, why should we watch our language for them?

[@Malacca1775]

​@@jacobwalsh7043 sounds like parents should be motoring their kids Internet access, like their supposed to. No one's is responsible for your kids Internet intake other than the parent themselves.

[@danadecker4855]

I just heard a podcast about a man who attacked and killed a woman he didn't know in a public park. Later multiple woman came forward saying they saw him that day and he creeped on them. CC TV confirmed he circled the area for hours stalking women. So to men who are upset, we dont know if we are getting the sweetest guy in the world or a guy like this, who was on the hunt for hours, a literal predator

[@captainpoppleton]

Assuming the guy has priors, most men would have made sure he was still locked up.

[@RunOfTheRim]

Thank you captain, for again missing the point.

[@MadameCorgi]

​@captainpoppleton pretty dumb argument. Plenty of violent offenders and sex criminals get released early, so no, that doesn't happen. Not that any stranger would know his rap sheet just from looking at him anyway. The issue is how common sex assaults are that all women must be constantly worried about being a victim, what the "90% of good guys" would do to 'protect us' is irrelevant to underlying the issue.

[@ValerieBrown-w8b]

Reality is- men are too scared of each other to police their own behavior and actually solve the damn problem.

[@jagd7102]

Sure, that's our whole point. You don't know what kind of man it'll be, its a dangerous gamble. The bear isn't a gamble, assuming it's a grizzly or polar bear (obviously chose a black bear over a man, duh) it's near certain death, especially the polar bear.

[@CoReaVT]

As I saw someone say, “the worst a bear would do is kill me.”

[@halfshinesketches]

Yeah I’ve seen this too and it’s true

[@S_W_]

this breaks my heart.

[@sullivanhouse4697]

Was it Funky frog bait? PLLLLEEEAAAASSSSEEEE tell me it was funky frog bait❤

[@CoReaVT]

@@sullivanhouse4697 yess

[@sullivanhouse4697]

@@CoReaVT WOOO hello fellow Frogger 🐸🤜

[@firegodessreiko]

The best thing about bear attacks is.....they don't care if you're male or female and 90% of the time, they just want to be left alone. I live in the forest. With bears. Have done for about 35 years. Weirdly, I've never been attacked by one. I have, however, been stalked out of a mall by a random man....been aggressively propositioned amd then threatend with harm when I turned down said proposition by a random man....know what it feels like to have my windbox popped out of place because of a NOT RANDOM MAN.....have had a knife pulled on me for refusing to sit in the lap of a random man....have been pushed in front of a moving car by (again not a random man)....and many other lovely stories involving both random and non random men. All of the men in my house would also pick the bear, so you're all aware....

[@BracedFourImpaction]

Goodness...and they wonder why women choose the bear. 😢 Glad you're ok now, though! 😊

[@kallista5194]

@@BracedFourImpaction exactly, because bears are not sadistic

[@Dress_And_Read]

And bears won’t get mad at women for a hypothetical question and say they’re gonna kill them

[@spongecakes1986]

Your honor, you don't understand! She said she'd hypothetically choose to be alone in the woods with a bear than a man! Well, no, she didn't say me directly. She wasn't even talking to me. Actually we'd never even met when she said that. But she hurt my feelings! Wait, men aren't allowed to have feelings. She hurt my ego!

[@aceyfan]

Is he supposed to represent all men?

[@dayinah]

​@@aceyfan a lot of men have posted similar reactions to this hypothetical question. So yeah, not all men, but a shocking amount of them.

[@aceyfan]

@@dayinah a shocking amount of white women are going to vote for Donald Trump, (probably the majority) can I now generalize all of them?

[@totaleNonale]

While it's absolutely revealing how many men just can not keep their mouth shut on this topic, it's also important to keep in mind that the way a question is asked can very much influence the answers given and this one is positively designed to be inflammatory and divisive. (Or else it wouldn't do so well on todays internet) Let me put it this way: if you were in a dark forest and in front of you was a bear and behind you was a man, which direction would you run to? I would almost guarantee that most people would run towards the stranger rather than away from both and no one would run towards the bear.

[@ryanne.5172]

See, that first guy is a very good example of one you wouldn’t want to be in the woods with.

[@Pornbelly]

@ville__ are you a... *nice guy*? lol

[@tylerblake7486]

Bro what women chose bear because creeps and rapists he said that out of anger just like the rest of us would you like to be called a rapist because of SOME people did something wrong

[@Pornbelly]

@@tylerblake7486 1. Noone but you called you a creep or rapist. 2. The word you are looking for is "potential". Women are trying to avoid POTENTIAL creeps and rapists. With a bear you know that you will either look at it, it looks back and then it runs off into the woods or it mauls you. With a man you either get a normal human that will try to help you and receive help to survive OR you get a creep/rapist. If you are not aware of what that second group does I recommend googling Jeffrey Dahmer. Or Ted Bundy. Or Carl Panzram. Or the Eds, Kemper and Gein. Sorry if you need therapy after that google session, but that's the risks women are trying to avoid. Would you be willing to gamble and maybe end up with one of them? Or does the bear sound like a terrifying but valid option? Cos it sure does to me!

[@ryanne.5172]

Oh, look! Another person to not go to the woods with!

[@tylerblake7486]

@@ryanne.5172 your proving my point it's a Thing feminist use to insult men just like the kill all men thing

[@Riverr5]

I feel like a lot of men think that women would rather *fight* a bear in the woods than simply be alone with it. The connection that bears cannot be as intentionally malicious as men is lost.

[@alice88wa]

YES. Thank you! I've been trying to rep this talking point so it's nice to see someone else who gets it

[@Randlelikesdogs]

Well I think the whole debar is confusing cause it’s always framed in a negative light

[@Randlelikesdogs]

Debate

[@KBWeeds]

@@RandlelikesdogsIt’s not confusing to most women.

[@autumn7157]

@@RandlelikesdogsIt’s a neutral statement; “You’re walking in the woods alone. If you were to come across an animal in the woods, would you prefer if it were a.) a bear or b.) a human man?” Because of women’s lived experiences, coming across a man in an isolated area, while alone, is dangerous. It defaults to being negative, because the most probable outcome is negative. The only positive I can really think of is if you’re a nature photographer and are really psyched about getting photos of a bear in the wild.

[@salenseadancer]

The amount of revenge art I've seen men make of women gettin mauled by bears over this. A bear wouldn't fantasise about women getting mauled and make revenge art.

[@ariberry8031]

Revenge for what????? ☠️☠️

[@salenseadancer]

@@ariberry8031 Revenge for women not fuckin em

[@hat7475]

revenge _WHAT_ ??? 😐😐😐... stg men are furthermore proving and fueling this debate towards: yes, women will choose bear, and here's a live, 2024 example of why

[@tylerblake7486]

Men don't like being labeled as a creep for the wrong doings of a monster not a man a monster

[@salenseadancer]

@@tylerblake7486 and women don't like being raped by men so, idk, maybe stop being annoyed at the women putting up defences and be mad at the men attacking them

[@katt1996]

Worst case scenario Bear: you get mauled to death Man: you are tortured, sexually abused, and killed after a few days

[@Icutmyself_shaving]

Not even killeed sometimes which is the sad part

[@Capybara6749]

To add to the bear part Bears are known to maul you over several hours before killing you It doesn't change the man part but just a little more specific

[@akashajones6079]

​@@Capybara6749Not very efficient killers then are they? Sounds like nonsense mate.

[@Capybara6749]

@akashajones6079 no, you WILL die It's just slow and painful

[@anaceweirdo1579]

​@@Capybara6749 honestly, even with that information and no matter which bear. I'd still pick the bear.

[@kail9036]

He was mad that we chose bears over men and his response was "Ok, then go get killed by one" Homeboy...that's the point

[@tylerblake7486]

There is a video by the dadvocate that proves that chosing the man Is smarter she supports both sides and. She is a women so she can relate to y'all

[@kail9036]

@@tylerblake7486 I'll have to see about finding it, even if I don't agree

[@skyesfallenxx]

I'm sorry off topic but PvZ pfp!!!

[@Ikykwktlk]

I still don't understand how men are fr THAAAAT offended like... lmao, just move on and live

[@anothercub6958]

To be fair, a fair amount of guys didn't understand the assignment with "will you still love me if I was a worm".

[@JennyNobody]

Its because its true. The ones who cant stand this know deep down.... they trust the bear more too All the unbothered men are open about it xD

[@kaziered]

I asked the blokes in my friend group, they all chose bear. I saw someone do the reverse where it was "woman or bear" and responses were "ugh, women marry me then take half in divorce and lie about paternity, so bear" like uh, still... missing the point gents.

[@templin7]

@@anothercub6958I know this one: There is no correct answer, if I say yes “Well, you’re just saying that to make me happy” if I say no then “Then you don’t love me at all”

[@anothercub6958]

@@templin7 Oh hey, another dude who didn't understand the assignment

[@KhyrstyneMcLenaghan]

I have several instances of coming across bears in my rural Canadian town. You know what those bears have never done? Never has a bear attacked me, cat called me, followed me home, groped me, etc.

[@RequestTheSinger]

I always tell people that most wild animals won't fuck with you as long as you don't fuck with them. I say most because some are assholes that attack everything

[@st4r_truckk]

​@@RequestTheSinger and if they are wild animals who are total jerks then most humans have the survival instinct to stay out of their way because a wild animal like that won't really go out of it's way to attack you, like, travelling miles of forest to find you

[@adamkieffer6827]

To the guy saying he wants to…”seeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh itttttttt”: Please stop. You’re the reason women would choose the bear just from pure creep-factor of how you said that.

[@pannajohns5255]

I just saw a video of a father and daughter sitting on their porch listening to jazz, and a brown bear literally just waltzes in, looks around, and leaves the porch 😭

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

Also I've seen bears scared of humans, bears just chilling with people having a picnic or fishing. Also bears can't use social media to stalk you

[@JennyNobody]

Woof. That last one... really hit home

[@asjmpickle]

They have also never raped a human... Compared to men who rape women every 11 seconds or so....

[@octavianblackthorn5106]

wow yet another sexist generalisation yippeeeee

[@pizzacatred-velvet9952]

@@octavianblackthorn5106 wow your username is soooo edgy

[@octavianblackthorn5106]

@@pizzacatred-velvet9952 wow your username is so accurate

[@Sirenhalo]

I remember one of the responses to this was some guy saying he'd choose the bear because the woman would take his money (or something along those lines), like dude, i wish i could say that my biggest worry being in the woods alone with a man was that he would take my money

[@solitarelee6200]

Why would I want money in the woods, nah man, the woman is killing you to use u as fish bait so she can survive the harsh winter 😂

[@Abii140]

@@solitarelee6200 Wait why are we spending a winter in the woods??😭😭

[@makanix7757]

​@@solitarelee6200ok crazy. Your definitely alone

[@makanix7757]

​@@Abii140that's your concern? Your just as much of a psycho

[@edisonlima4647]

​@@Abii140 Because you killed a man. Duh. 😂

[@celestine5231]

Okay, but the way he says "I wanna see it" tells me that he's exactly the type of man they're talking about

[@makanix7757]

Yes very true. But why make it in the first place? Riddle me that? You not answering just proves my point you know

[@weirdcatkid]

​@@makanix7757The question was developed as an experiment to see how many women are scared of men and would rather be murdered by a bear or raped, possibly tortured or kept in agony and only then murdered by a human man, as you can see, the answer is rather obvious.

[@rowannnnnnnnn]

WHAT THE FUCK THE GIRLS AT THE SLEEPOVER WERE TWELVE!?!!?!!! HOLY FUCK THATS RANCID WHAT THE SHIT

[@alexwyatt2911]

A bear would never

[@rowannnnnnnnn]

@@alexwyatt2911 you’re goddamn right

[@gardnerhill9073]

I guarantee that no women on this thread were surprised. Disgusted, of course. But not surprised.

[@spongecakes1986]

Can we start giving women guard bears? Once an AFAB person pops out of the womb, a bear is provided for protection. When a trans woman starts her transition, she also gets a bear. Maybe trans people can have a bear swap. Swap the genders swap the bear

[@Kurameno]

See this is why I’m grateful for my parents never letting me go on sleepovers unless it’s in the house of someone they personally know very well

[@Bend_over115]

I remembered some girl commented " I'd choose the man " And the replies where just men being disgusting saying they would reward her by S. A 💀 because she choose the man over the bear ( gosh i was even shocked by those responses 💀) Man even my dad started accepting the bear after he read those replies , just a little reminder of why women choose the bear ain't because they can win against it But because it'll be less painful to endure ( you know what i mean by " less painful " )

[@hat7475]

They WHAT 👁👄👁.... OH _ew_ what video or post did you see that comment on?! 😭😭

[@Bend_over115]

@@hat7475 i cant remember since it was awhile back But you can practically see it everywhere on specific videos discussing the bear or man question Honestly disgusted me too 😭

[@rustinstardust2094]

The enthusiasm he has over potentially seeing a woman get attacked by a bear and he still doesn't get why "bear" gets picked more.

[@tamsinterror3520]

That man in the beginning stitch wants to see women get hurt. He's literally thrilled by the idea of a woman suffering for making a statement he doesn't like.

[@oOIIIMIIIOo]

This guy definitely will not protect from a bear in the woods. 😄

[@Kilallfemales]

​@@oOIIIMIIIOo why should he ?

[@oOIIIMIIIOo]

@@Kilallfemales Have you missed the one or the other point of the red-pillers?

[@makanix7757]

​@oOIIIMIIIOo point still stands. Why should he when he doesn't get any love or praise from it? Apparently, men need to sacrifice their lives for someone they don't know? And even if they do they can be labeled as a creep? Suck it up because you're not making sense

[@kayleystallings5732]

​@@oOIIIMIIIOo I think their username says enough about them.

[@goldndoodlz2192]

As a wise woman once said, “Worst case scenario, the bear will just kill me.”

[@wayfareangel]

The bear is the ally we've been waiting for.

[@claireschaper]

This is a great argument, but I justified choosing the bear because bears do not understand cries for help, men do and they do not care

[@kirakuroe]

Coming across a bear in the woods would be super terrifying! But never once have you heard a story about a bear who kidnapped a young woman, locked her in his basement, had kids with her, and then replaced her with one of their daughters when she died. So.

[@makanix7757]

That is very tragic for the woman who went through that. Question though I don't remember you going through that so you have no room to talk about it

[@_Ft._.F0xy_]

@makanix7757 Aw you poor little man🙁🙁🙁 are your fweeling hurt, big guy??🥺🥺🥺

[@makanix7757]

@@_Ft._.F0xy_ also I have more pressing matter than some random as I am a bishop

[@makanix7757]

@@_Ft._.F0xy_ also how do you know I'm a man?

[@_Ft._.F0xy_]

@@makanix7757 bc you act like one. or you're some pick me.

[@citriz]

As someone who lives in the Appalachians, I see black bears every other week in the warmer months. I've come within a few feet of one as a kid & we both went our separate ways. They do not care, just give them space. You can even scare them off if they get too close. They understand boundaries. People who live around grizzlies have more of a choice to make, but there's too many people who've never encountered a bear & make them a big deal (& without clarifying the type).

[@Robyn-yc5md]

I completely agree, this hypothetical always confused me because like you my experience is with black bears and they really aren't going to bother you unless you bother them 😅

[@Itsdevin26]

“I wanna se iiiitttt” and they wonder why we keep choosing the bear💀

[@Z3rO_is_mIssINg_]

This is why I would rather have a pet bear than a husband Edit: it's also why I'm gay 😍

[@dogthievery101]

I mean, if you raise that bear and exercise caution... I'd want a pet bear, too. (I prefer raccoons and foxes more, tho.)

[@zachplymale5803]

Cringe

[@Darlenesnnrocco]

@@zachplymale5803thank you sir for constantly lowering the bar for others I would say I’m surprised but your user is a name and number I’m gonna need you to log out❤

[@Z3rO_is_mIssINg_]

@@dogthievery101 Real

[@Z3rO_is_mIssINg_]

@@zachplymale5803 your cringe 😬

[@pauwula]

The men that are mad are not only the ones that don't get it, but they also further prove the point

[@koinijikoimizu]

Bear. Always the bear. Rottenmango covered a story of 4 young women minding their own business and having a meal, who were dragged out of a restaurant and beaten in a public parking lot on CC camera all because one of them told a drunk dude 'no thank you'. Before the White Knights chime in with 'a guy would've stopped that!', the restaurant was FULL of men who sat and did nothing but stare. You know who tried to help out one of those 4 women who was getting her head kicked like a tetherball? TWO OTHER WOMEN!! Two other complete strangers started to step in to help and were dragged away by their boyfriends. Boyfriends who didn't step up to help those 4 girls who were being beaten bloody! Again I say BEAR!

[@ravenartistofficial]

Being alone with a Stanzibear just sounds like a dream come true, what’s the worst that can happen? You make me laugh to death? I’ll take it!

[@AriHasTuberculosis143]

I feel like conversations with the Stanzibear would have so much flavor! Like, tea party gossip, or just chatting with a nonsensical best friend!

[@spongecakes1986]

Depending on how cuddly the Stanzibear is, getting crushed or suffocated is a possibility. However, Stanzibears are known for their respecting of consent, and will likely get up if you let them know they're hurting you. Stanzibears are also very soft, so I say that's a great way to go out

[@xellosmakuzo2586]

Animals are predictable… Humans are not.

[@kaird8521]

both are unpredictable like bruh💀

[@IloveleoAKAmycat]

@@kaird8521I disagree, if I see a bear I know I'm fucked if I see a man in gonna think its 50/50 Which is worse? The men bruh, I rather die than get tortured

[@citriz]

Humans are animals, but I agree with your point

[@edwinrollins142]

I think the point is that men have a much more complex range of motivations, so they are "unpredictable" in that sense

[@kaird8521]

@@IloveleoAKAmycat exatly you don't even know how bear act its not even close to be 100% and calling half men on earth predator is just rude and proove my point that you don't know how ppl act 😔💀

[@bigfellowjamarcus6271]

Men, if you get offended by the answer take a good hard look at yourself and guess why 😅

[@katsnuifer-l9v]

Well at least I graduated math

[@aceyfan]

I took a hard look, and what I found is I don't like to be generalized as a dangerous person because of the actions of other people who have the same genitalia as I do.

[@ice_pls]

​@@aceyfan You aren't being generalized. Choosing the bear doesn't imply all men are worse than bears. It's just that women think the most horrible outcome of choosing men is worse than any outcome with bears. In really simple terms it's "would you rather have a chance of being brutally murdered/tortured and sa'd or just have a chance of being brutally murdered?"

[@royalguillotine9353]

​@aceyfan its not saying all men are bad, its saying there are quite a few bad apples in the bunch that we need to get rid of

[@-katbug.]

​@@katsnuifer-l9v This is the stupidest comment I've seen on this video so far. Like what??

[@fjnxtgdjsjeeh6073]

For the first video, a bear wouldnt be enjoying watching me getting mauled, it would just see me as a simple meal.

[@JennyNobody]

The vacant tone really sells this for me. Id never imagine a man being able to say these heinous tales without inflection in his vlice

[@sytmor]

As someone who is deathly afraid of being SA’d again (I have C-PTSD and Agoraphobia), I would quite literally rather be mauled by a bear than risk being in the woods alone with a stranger.

[@dide8625]

As a father, when one of my daughters came up to me and showed me the “bear v. Man” fight, I was a bit surprised by the men’s behavior. My daughter told me she would choose the bear (no offense to me of course). And I’m glad she did, because in that HYPOTHETICAL situation, I wouldn’t want my daughter to be stuck in the woods with some random guy who might do unspeakable things to her. I want my kids to stand proud and tall, but they are still kids and aren’t strong enough to fight both a bear or a man. I love my girls, and imagining some man to do “that” to them, and only get some measly couple years in prison, tears my soul apart. Hope all you girls stay safe ❤

[@subinofficial__]

Stanzi is the most real person on this app.

[@spongecakes1986]

No she isn't. She's the most real bear.

[@subinofficial__]

@@spongecakes1986 yes yes your right

[@thesilentgod7863]

Men love to tell on themselves

[@hat7475]

👀

[@JustSomeGuyWithoutRent]

You think I'm scarier than a bear 😂

[@hat7475]

@@JustSomeGuyWithoutRent not necessarily. there's other adjectives you can certainly use other than 'scary'!

[@thesilentgod7863]

@JustSomeGuyWithoutRent Scary? Nope 😂. You are pathetic

[@ANNA-fr333]

I've interacted with random bears and random men in the woods... I still choose the effing bear homies.

[@Temu-u3e]

Animals are often violent. But humans are violent *and* creative. I'd pick the bear.

[@SakkaraKirax]

My choosing the bear story: When I was 19, my family and I were staying in a cabin on a lake in the woods. There was a large window in the room I was sleeping in, almost to the floor, and I had it open while I slept as it was really hot. I was awoken in the middle of the night by sounds directly outside of the window. There was rustling, snapping and snuffling sounds. I assumed it was a raccoon or fox and went back to sleep. The next morning, I went around the back of the house as the window in my room backed onto the forest. I wanted to search for prints to see what kind of animal had visited in the night. Instead of raccoon or fox, I saw the claw prints of a big bear, right outside the window. That was exciting and a bit nerve-wracking, knowing he'd been about two feet from my head. But that night I slept in the same room, on my own, with the window open. Now, if I had gone around the back of the cabin and seen large, man's bootprints? I sure as hell wouldn't have left the window open and probably would have bunked in with my parents or sister. There is no way I would have felt safe in a room alone, knowing that a strange man had been standing outside my window at night in the middle of the woods. So, yes, I'm choosing the bear. Changing that scenario in my head to be a man instead of a bear really solidified that for me. Also, having grown up in Canada fishing and camping, I had run across bears before with no problems at all. They tend to just mind their own business. Bear attacks and deaths happen, of course, but they're rare enough that you can be pretty sure you'll be fine if you happen upon one in the woods. I would feel much less secure about running across a man I don't know.

[@iiitsnaomiii]

“Since 2020, there have been exactly seven women killed by bears and 15 nonfatal attacks on women” "According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, women experience about 4.8 million intimate partner-related physical assaults and rapes every year." i think the winner is obvious

[@redmist2053]

How many wild bears live in society? And how many women go to the forest looking for a bear? Also, the number of men and the number of bears it's not the same, you don't understand how those stats work.

[@Fabuleux-]

This whole thing just showed why women chose the bear over the man. Hundreds of men were making drawings of us getting torn apart by the fucking bear. If we chose the man, the bear wouldnt have done that.

[@redmist2053]

"Hundreds" aka Not even ten. "The bear wouldn't have done that" Of course, it's worse seeing a drawing than being actually mauled.

[@Fabuleux-]

@@redmist2053 are we watching the same video? more people die to men than bears every year soo

[@ki.44524]

@@Fabuleux- its funny how when women have real concerns about being safe in society it gets shot down. i wonder why, i wonder who theyre covering for?

[@aceyfan]

Most men that I know have no idea this hypothetical question even exists. So they certainly aren't making any unhinged drawings about it.

[@redmist2053]

@@Fabuleux- Yes, because the population of men is much bigger than bears and because bears don't live among us.

[@catfluff85]

"Be the kind of man a woman would choose over a bear" Y'know what? Yeah. I think I'll live by that. I'll do my best to be the type of guy who *anyone* would choose over a bear. Im also relatively small, so I don't think I'd pose much of a threat to anyone. If I really wanted to attack someone, I'd most likely be very easily disarmed, or the person could just.. jog away.

[@ki.44524]

jog away😭😭😭😭😭

[@ki.44524]

im 4"11 maybe you stand chance against me lol

[@botanicalitus4194]

small doesn't mean weak, dont put yourself down like that

[@ki.44524]

@@botanicalitus4194 it may not but small definitely means as soon as someone grabs you its so over

[@catfluff85]

@@ki.44524 shit, I'm 5ft

[@ashejohnson816]

Men who get mad at the man vs bear thing need to calm down holy moly.

[@Crypt-Kitty]

I've also never seen a bear making videos or comments or posts saying they want to watch women be killed or horribly hurt because they pointed out how dangerous men can be. Can't say I haven't seen men doing that...

[@healingv1sion]

"If you get attacked by me, everyone will believe you" 💀💀💀

[@LeotheLizardKwing]

Just remember kids, if you’re stuck in the woods with a bear all you have to do is be really fucking loud and they’ll leave you alone

[@bellamin4549]

Pretty much. We have bears everywhere here and they run in the opposite direction.

[@ghxstgirlasmr]

This whole comment section is exactly why no one /should/ choose the man over the bear. Like it's actually painful to read some of the responses lmao

[@JoshKings-tr2vc]

I thought the assumption was a RANDOM man and a WILD bear.

[@iamfish9223]

Yeah it is, so?

[@DiamondBlueAndNieve]

Ninety percent of people who commit v1olent physical @ssault are men. What’s your point?

[@DiamondBlueAndNieve]

What’s your point? And before you answer that 95% of @ssault is caused men

[@junebunny0712]

All bears are wild technically. Bears have never been domesticated.

[@JoshKings-tr2vc]

@@junebunny0712 thank you

[@OneWithTheWeirdos]

Dame it is so sad that people see men that way, and that men are like that.

[@table2.0]

It’s so sad that oranges are orange, huh

[@IloveleoAKAmycat]

I mean dude, if some men out there are gonna do cruel shit to wome, obviously women are gonna be scared from.. Literally every man, because mostly men do this shit

[@captainpoppleton]

Early humans appeared 2 million years ago. Civilisation has only been around for 5000 years. Humans made it this far partly because many men are hard-wired to be this way toward women. However that evolutionary useful behaviour is out of place in a civilised society. As a species we no longer need women to be forcibly impregnated. If judges had any balls such men would be medicated until they behaved in an acceptable manner.

[@jagd7102]

​@table2.0 the more you think that the more true it'll become lol. Demonize all men for the actions of a few and all you do is make men want to ignore your opinion entirely.

[@OneWithTheWeirdos]

@@table2.0 truly tragic

[@CryptidCatArtz]

They also never specify what species of bear it is, since its a forest situation id bet on it being a grizzly, brown or black bear, brown and black bears are about as dangerous as a large stray dog, a grizzly is a bit more challenging but loud noises usually get them to leave you alone unless its desperate! ^^ (if you haven't noticed im an animal nerd, couldn't help but put in my two cents XD)

[@alexwyatt2911]

I’m glad to encounter someone with a similar brain because this was exactly my thought when I first heard the question. However, if it’s a grizzly, I might chance it with a random dude.

[@Sirenhound]

Polar bear, really lost

[@ladygrimm6661]

Shoot you know way more than I do, all I remember was my teacher back in HS telling me this simply about bears: If it's brown, it's down, If it's black, fight back, If it's white, say good night That was all the knowledge I was given on bears. I think he used to hunt or he knew a thing or two about bears

[@AriHasTuberculosis143]

Animal nerds are cool. B) I've actually learned a lot about bears from this comment section though! I knew Polar Bears were ravenous, and very dangerous towards humans, I think that's common knowledge, but I didn't know there were different behaviors between black bear and Grizzlys! (Grizzlies? How do you plural Grizzly bear, if anyone knows-) I should've guessed that, it seems like common sense now that I think about it, but it's still cool to learn!

[@Toasterthedoaster]

​@@Sirenhoundin that case just hide from it until it dies fron heat exhaustion

[@FinneganSweinhardt]

I've found one type of man ill stay with. The gay and hairy kind. Oh wait- For those who don't understand, I mean the LGBT bear 😂

[@Arabella391]

❤😂🐻

[@noway377]

My boyfriend is a bear, and he's the only man/bear I wanna be stuck with. 😂❤

[@ithinkiknowme6450]

​@@noway377 Sir sharing is caring 🙏🏻🥺😭😭

[@zachbradley8395]

I'm sending this to my coworkers they're 18 and already very misguided spewing hate toward 50% of our species

[@carlos66965]

This whole, "OKAY THEN CHOOSE THE BEAR" tantrum bullshit needs to stop. Dudes like this need to knock off their petulant childish nonsense. Grow up dudes, seriously.

[@MsBluebot]

Fr dude

[@stellasoleclark5586]

Because they would rather be prideful and 'savage' than actually accept reality

[@JustSomeGuyWithoutRent]

Maybe date decent guys instead of "Bad boys" and you won't get assaulted every single day

[@claaaier]

literally like if we say bear we say bear

[@skunkgirl456]

Look, we all know the bear is scary. it's a bear. But we also know that a bear is an animal. Whatever it does, it does out of survival. Men, on the other hand, don't. Like, I don't understand what's so hard to get about this scenario. It's also sad to me that men are basically proving the point of women rather than being in the woods with the bear by hoping they get killed or attacked by the bear. Like, dont you think if you wanted someone to be on your side, you'd idk try to encourage them to not think your psychopath?

[@bibblethealmighty]

Another plus, at least the bears are cute and I can die knowing I got to be up close an personal with a forest puppy

[@Zynixed]

exactly! if not friend why friend shaped?

[@stickybutterscotch]

w opinion+pfp

[@Capybara6749]

Bibble moment

[@ryanbarclay7939]

Forest puppy nooo😂😂😂

[@Ravens-Call]

it would certainly be better than getting "up close and personal" with that guy in the first clip, or some other creepy dude like him.

[@ZayZoot]

Actually the aggressiveness of a bear depends on the species. Pandas and spectacled bears have far more reason to be afraid of you. Black Bears are timid and won't attack unless given no other choice. Brown bears will vary by species, smaller ones will mostly try to scare you off but larger ones will attack humans on sight. Polar bears will not only attack unprovoked, but are also one of the few species which will actually treat humans as prey, which when combined with their ability to outrun humans with ease means that you're FUCKED the moment a polar bear sees you.

[@laughsingay]

Luckily most of us aren't going to be running into polar bears on a regular basis- especially not in the woods lol

[@kezzykizzy5386]

"☝️🤓" head ahh OK but which man will attack and/or kill and/or 🍇 before and/or after death? Point those out. Those random who knows men attack other men even more than they attack women so we really should start to differentiate them somehow...

[@alexwyatt2911]

Yeah, my cursory thought was to wonder if it was a grizzly, because then I’m probably chancing it with a random dude. A black bear? Team bear all day. (And yeah, the other user is right; we ain’t running into a polar bear in the woods lol)

[@jenniferhart559]

Sun bears of southeast Asia pretty much eat bugs and honey, and aren't real big... they'd be my choice 🧸

[@table2.0]

Still rather take chances with the bears, tbh. If I’m quiet and don’t pose any threat, we’ll be vibing.

[@André-b3w]

If you escape the bear trying to murder you in the middle of the woods you're golden. If you escape the man that went alone to the middle of the woods and is trying to murder you then you'll be stalked and possibly die because "we police cannot do anything until he does something to you". Good luck living life in fear forever✨

[@dacksonflux]

This really demonstrates the lack of respect men have for what women think and experience.

[@shelinkzelda]

There was a guy who jumped down from a train platform, cross two sets of train tracks and climb onto the other platform, just to harass a young woman.

[@rowanporterie630]

You wanna SEE women face negative repercussions for choosing a bear over men/you? Men are just proving our point for us.

[@Oliviaandtrina]

A bear also wouldn't fantasize about a woman getting brutally attacked just because they didn't get picked.

[@wiggilytaco7570]

“I wanna see it” yeah but the bear generally doesn’t. So again, the bear

[@ferrous719]

My sister DID encounter a bear while hiking. They both went "OH SHIT HI IM GONNA GO THE OTHER WAY SORRY HAVE A GOOD DAY!" On the other hand the man she encountered started following her. (She also has encountered lions and hippos when she was in the peace corps)

[@scoutlaceharding]

Ok but can we agree that Stanzi is a super fucking cute bear?

[@DrKodateko]

I do believe that a lot of men are nice but the problem with choosing the man is that you dont know that you will get one of the nice one. Its like if you get a bag of snickers but you know that like 30% are poisned, so you have to avoid them or else you might get poisoned, even if most of them arent. Honestly my initial choice had to do more with social anxiety tho because i didnt think of any of this. Id choose the bear over a woman too.

[@pasteldad39]

The poisoned food comparison is literally a nazi racist rhetoric. Good job

[@DrKodateko]

@@pasteldad39 I have no idea what your talking about but I just pulled that comparison out of my ass. What I said has no direct connection to Nazis.

[@Partyhatpossum]

@@pasteldad39bro what😂 it’s basically a different way of putting the old phrase “if you put a spoonful of shit into a cake, it’s still a shit cake” it’s not eugenics rhetoric you lunatic

[@hat7475]

you can also use the scenario of 'thousand of snakes, coming up to my door. some 500 of them say they wont harm me, but i dont know which 500 of them are harmless, so i will still close the door' its like a quote from a black or brown political icon. i dont remember which

[@kiyozuki1283]

Humans are easily amongst most terrifying and destructive predators out there. Why run the risk when with a bear you'd probably get nothing/injured/death and that's the end of it?

[@SubSalicylate]

“Here’s the thing, I wanna seeee iiiiiit.” Absolutely nauseating vibes. Yet another reason to choose the bear.

[@cerestrial8591]

“People who say they’d choose the bear.. I wanna see it” and that’s why I choose the bear ❤

[@rampion1228]

People go hiking in areas with bears all the time lol

[@ZiggyFL]

I feel like another thing to remember is that worst case scenario with the bear it’ll just kill you and not try to rape you or take advantage of your dead body in any absurd and gross way

[@DeathnoteBB]

“I wanna seee iiittt” My guy *that is why women choose the bear*

[@aequoreavicq]

"Crime of passion" is something thats always felt so sketchy to me. Like sure it was "passionate" of him to kill her /sarcasm

[@crystocious6715]

The MOST offended men are the ones to look out for. It's a litmus test.

[@JulsLittleBeirutAnarchy]

I'm more of a twink than, a bear, but, I will protect my Sister. - QueerPunk 🦄🧷 🏳️‍🌈 Brother

[@cheese7119]

Let's goooo

[@zaink.7243]

bears aren't shaped/influenced by patriarchy and its systemic misogyny. i'm choosing the bear

[@LadyDragonbane]

In my country there hasn't been a fatal bear attack in over a hundred years so I always thought this debate was weird, but also the bear is cute. Not scared of men either, but statistically they do cause more damage to their fellow humans.

[@Dontfollowstandards]

I’ve seen bears all the time in West Virginia, fuck I’ve gotten a good distance to them. But I know if a bear attacks me, it’s something I did. I know my mom’s not gonna find me face down and naked in a ditch somewhere. Rather die by a bear than a man

[@Enesidaone]

I wonder how many of the guys getting genuinely upset about this question would choose bear if the question was instead: “would you rather be alone in the woods with a bear (genus Ursus) or a man”, where the man in question is also a Bear (gay slang for masculine gay men who are fat and/or hairy). I’m curious because I get the vibe that some of these guys are the kind of straight men who get _very_ uncomfortable in the presence of anything gay (as in gay men, lesbians are another issue all together), yet they appear to be willfully ignorant of why women might be more comfortable being alone with a wild animal than with a random man they don’t know (or really, any guy who asks them this question seriously). I’m sure some women would still pick Bear (gay) over these guys though.

[@kathydurow6814]

"Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly." Proverbs 17:12 NIV

[@eclipsenight1602]

The thing is... I would choose the bear too, and I'm a guy. Some of my guy friends say the same. So it tells you a lot about society.

[@veryreliableEdwardCullen]

I think it’s pretty fair tbh, considering 90% of women in the us have been sexually assaulted and the odds of getting attacked by a bear is literally 1 in 2.1 million. I think rather than criticizing women for being afraid of men, we should work together to lessen that fear and hold aggressors accountable. I think we should help each other and work together so that men and women can become more trustworthy to one another.

[@lukadee-qd9cb]

97% of women in the us have been SA'd? Where did you get this info from?

[@pasteldad39]

I love how the pulling SA statistics out of your ass is getting more ridiculous

[@khaotictrash]

My 6’5” 215+ lb boyfriend said that he’d also rather hang out with a bear than another man, and he understands why I would choose that too.

[@steveOCalley]

I don’t think bears even KNOW how to be creepy.

[@cecemepls0]

Odds of being attacked by a bear: *1 in 2 million* Odds of being attacked, SA’d or stalked by a man: *1 in 3* Gee, I wonder why we’re leaning towards the bears in this argument…..