Picture this
You wake up in the woods all alone
Suddenly, you hear rustling of the leaves
would you rather it be a
or
Bear
“What a silly question”
Typically anyone would choose
Man
over a bear
However, this Viral Trend uncovers the horrors in the lives of women
When every 9 out of 10 women
chose a
Bear
over a man.
Source: Man or Bear?
Majority who selected bear
The Outliers who selected man
The stark contrast in the emotions
The survey reveals the difference in how men and women view threats. Most women chose bear over a man, influenced by a fear of sexual violence from men.
Source: Link to Man or Bear? Responses
Man
Bear
one respondent
Male Respondants
Others
Female Respondants
+4.8
-4.2
0.025% chance
of being attacked by a bear.
of being assaulted by a man.
25%* chance
*This doesn’t mean 1 in 5 men are assailants, as one assailant may commit multiple assaults. On average, though, 1 in 5 women have experienced assault in their lifetime, by one or more perpetrators.
This shows that when people were asked why they chose their answers, many ended up sharing their
deepest fears
Source: Man or Bear?
Fear of Sexual Violence
Men are more dangerous than bears
Prefer death by bears over potential assault by men
Behavior of Bears is more predictable than that of a man
77.4%
64.5%
58.1%
48.4%
This fear is also validated by the obsession with true crime
Female viewers make up nearly twice as many in the audience as male viewers.
Source: pewsearch
But the real question is-
Why are women
choosing a bear over men?
The intent of these trend are not to demonize men but rather to create a dialogue much like the other trends
But statistically, a woman is about as safe in a forest with 260 bears as in a forest with a strange man.
so ask yourself again-
Man
or
Bear
