Men or bears? Women’s safety debate pops on social media
- The hypothetical question has gone viral on social media, provoking a passionate debate about women’s perceptions of dangers, particularly of the opposite sex
- While the debate carries on, US conservative news outlet Fox News published a list of tips on how to save your life in case of an encounter with a bear
If you’re a woman alone in a forest, would you rather be approached by a random man or … a bear?
The random hypothetical question has gone viral in recent weeks on social media, provoking a passionate debate about women’s perceptions of dangers, particularly around the opposite sex.
The public conversation seems to have kicked off in April on TikTok, but has spread like a forest fire across other platforms, including Instagram and X, with women across the globe weighing in.
In one video, of the eight women interviewed on the street in London, seven choose the bear, most chuckling at the sudden realisation of their counterintuitive choice.
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“A bear isn’t going to rape me before it kills me,” wrote one internet user on X. “No one will feel sorry for the bear because killing me might ruin his career,” she added.