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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Important clarification/FAQI am not calling to coddle or excuse the behavior of bigoted men in any way!

I am calling to be kind and understanding to young men (often ages 10-20) who are very manipulable and succeptible to the massive anti feminist propaganda machine. Hope this clarifies that very important distinction. :)

Very good comments that express key points:

Edit: This post has now been removed and restored twice. I want to encourage you all:

Be decent to one another

I think this post is a valuable thing given the current state of the Fediverse, please don't fuck it up for us by being toxic in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I'm a man getting to the point where I'm entering the "No longer young" decade, but I'd take the bear. People are less predictable than bears. I don't want to be isolated from civilization with ANY stranger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's exactly this. A bear is a bear. Known quantity. Likely to leave you alone, and you're in his space. A man? Possibly fine. Possibly gonna do some bad stuff. Why is he even there? Who knows!

People are really bad at risk calculations. Bears just aren't that risky by comparison.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm

Somebody on youtube really needs to do a skit where a woman treats a random dude in the woods the same way they would a real bear encounter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Women receive more training on men safety. Keys in hand between their fingers. Eyes averted. Never walk alone. Don't go out at night. Cross the Street if men are coming. Cover your drinks. Cross your legs. Don't dress provocatively. Don't reject them outright.

Women are on high alert all the time. That's why the bear threat is meaningless to them.