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[-] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 57 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Imagine the stupid Pence Rule (never be alone with a woman who isn't your wife). And framing it as you'd rather be alone with a velociraptor than a strange woman because a velociraptor is less likely to falsely accuse you of something.

I get that the point of the joke is that women think men are dangerous, but any nuance or discussion is completely out the window due to how stupid and inflammatory the framing is

[-] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I would also like to add, actually educating people about average bear behaviour would help.

Most bears will flee if given a choice, and are very unlikely to attack. Globally, there's only around 40 bear attacks a year, and less than 5% are deadly. A lot of how they react is driven by how the encounter starts, if you're within 60m before it notices you, you're significantly more likely to be attacked.

Meaning that seeing a bear from a distance off is basically always just going to be neat and maybe a nice photo.

They are huge dangerous creatures, but so are people, and they'd rather not take the risk.

Knowing that makes the argument a bit more reasonable than just pointing out how bad/unpredictable men are

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