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"b-but bears are actually dangerous!" Shut the hell up.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So there mere presence of a man implies a lack of safety? It may be your feelings but it is also major misandry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lived experience shapes our reality. It's an absurdist analogy that paints the picture of women feeling unsafe around men they don't know due to their lived experience. It's not misandry, it's caution, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. The outrage at such meme is pretty much indicative of the issue at hand. Men tend not to feel unsafe around women they don't know whereas the flipped scenario is the opposite. That says something about society, not women.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think it’s lived experience for many. Much of it is fear impressed by others. And I’ve certainly felt fear at being alone with the wrong woman, or a child. One false accusation and my life is over. I actively avoid being alone with women and children. But that doesn’t mean I’m picking bears over people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Good lord, dude. When I was talking about fear, I meant fear for one's life or well-being. I also said "man they don't know," not "wrong." The people you should be directing your anger towards are those who have created an environment within society where women don't feel safe, which is other men who think they're entitled to women's bodies, who get angry when rejected instead of moving on, who commit acts of violence against women, and any other disgusting act you can think of. Your emotions are misdirected.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Who says I can only be angry at one group? I am angry with the men in that group, but also the people that would place me in that group merely because I also possess a penis.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

No one is talking about your penis.