Of bears and men: How big does a risk have to be before you "have to" walk around scared?

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6. Back during the gender wars on DU, some women said they assume

any men they encounter on a dark street could pose a danger to them, and they act accordingly.

Many men on DU became enraged and insulted by that. The arguments went on for months.

When COVID hit, many of those VERY SAME men were adamant about how they were keeping themselves safe. "There's no way to know if the people you encounter can infect you with COVID," they said. "There's no way to know which of them could kill you, so I'm staying far away from other people."

And yet they were enraged by women taking precautions against the danger posed by unfamiliar men.

You may not want to "seem callous about the fear many women experience." But you certainly do.

PS - the other part of the "man vs bear" tik tok conversation was this: Men were asked whether they'd rather their wife or daughter was alone in the woods with a bear or a man. The MEN picked the bear.