Yeah. If you were lost in the woods trying to survive and given a choice between coming across a man or a bear, some women would feel safer with the bear over a man. I am saying that these same women who chose the bear to survive in the wilderness should also choose the bear to survive in life.
So instead of acknowledging women feel unsafe around men and asking why or examining if you’re the problem, you act petulant. You’re not helping your cause, my dude.
So good luck finding a bear on Angie's list to fix your broken toilet, repair your vehicle, or repair your roof.
So because men dominate some industries, women have no right to be afraid of men…? You’ll just gloss over how women (and their husbands) will only pick contractors/mechanics they trust or ask for home repairs be done when a wife isn’t alone or that all details of the gigs be
managed by men because they think that means they’ll get a better deal?
What I think is truly insane is that these same women who claim to choose the bear because of their perceived fear of men are completely okay with men participating in women's sports and exposing young little girls to men in the women's bathroom. Do you not see the absurdity?
I do see the absurdity, but it’s your tangent, not mine. If women are stupid for choosing the bear because men aren’t dangerous, you should have no issues with men (trans or not) being in women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. If men are safe to be around, why are you so afraid of them being in a women’s bathroom?
So forgive me, and the millions of other men who agree with me, that if a woman choose the bear, expect little to no support from men.
So if we don’t want to put ourselves in a position where we feel unsafe with strange men, we are undeserving of having access to professional men…?
You need to pick a lane and stick with it. We should be afraid of them in bathrooms, but not afraid of them when we are alone in compromising situations, and if we are afraid we have cut ourselves off from any professional services that are male dominated.
Frankly, I think the bear is taking one for the team because I would find such a woman to be insufferable. But hey, if you would prefer a bear tearing you apart and eating your liver for breakfast over a man "mansplaining" to you as to why you are wrong, that is a personal choice that requires some level of consistency.
Number of times I have run into a bear? Dozens.
Number of times I have been attacked by a bear? 0
Number of times I’ve been attacked by a man? Definitely not zero.
Number of times I’ve changed my plans, edited my behavior, or adapted myself to not be an enticing target to men? Definitely not zero.
Frankly, I think the number of men don’t get why women choose the bear shoe a fundamental lack of knowledge on men, women, and bears. They’re the same men who say “don’t get drunk in public, it’s not safe” or “wearing clothing that’s too provocative invites being raped” or “I don’t want my wife alone when the plumber comes to fix the sink” or “let me negotiate with the mechanic because he’ll rip you off.”
Everybody I know has run into a bear and come out fine, just like every woman I know has a story about the time she ran into a man and didn’t.
