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is the man or bear thing rhetorically or optically the perfect feminist meme that is beyond criticism? no.

but is it leaps and bounds better at getting men to understand the material consequences of patriarchy on the physical and emotional health of women than that stupid “kill all men” meme from last decade? definitely.

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[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 16 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It's not about fighting, though. It's actually implied that a bear would either be less agressive, or at least: less cruel.

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Which is why framing the concept in a context that is parallel to one already very familiar to men (what animal is a bigger threat) has caused such misunderstanding.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think a man would be more likely to recognise a woman as a woman.
A bear doesn't care. The bear sees the woman as a human, and acts accordingly.

So yeh, the bear would be more predictable.
Imagine if humans treated all humans as human.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

bears don't rape and kidnap women. People - overwhelmingly men - do.

I don't understand at all where fighting came into this. Am a man.