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Dare I ask what the man vs bear meme is all about and why it seems to be upsetting men so much? [CW: sexism] (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I don't go on social media so I don't really get it but I have seen memes here and there of women getting mauled by bears presented in a "heh, serves her right" kind of way.

So weird that dudes complain that they can't get women when the message they put out there is they hate women and make images of them being brutally mauled. what-the-hell

EDIT: I did not expect to see people I trust minimise SA here. I'm disappointed, that's something I expect from a random chud blowing in from another instance, not you guys. Most of you were extremely cool in your answers, but to the one or two that weren't. Do fucking better.

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[-] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 14 points 6 months ago

Well known path: man; assume he’s just another hiker

Obscure/empty path: bear; he will likely leave me alone if I leave him alone

[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago

What if the man you run into is also a bear?

[-] panned_cakes@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago

okay let's talk about what you should actually do about this. you are presenting hella masc, women are more afraid of you than a bear. you're on a forest path. if you flee from the forest path, that will look worse. do you turn around acting like you forgot something? use your AGGRESSIVE HYPERMASC STOMP to mime going back for your phone? do you say hello as you pass them? do you completely ignore them?

generally when I am on trails alone I just start jogging again if I spot someone way up ahead, but isn't that like charging at them? I just want to make sure we don't interact with each other. because silently ignoring people feels rude when I do it, I am happy to discover people might have thought I was a Netflix serial killer

look, I promise I know what to do in actual social situations. well, I know of SOME things to do. but stuff like this, I don't know.