I mean, it's literally word for word an adaptation of a common racist question with one word dropped. "Would you rather run into a bear(or wolf, or whatever dangerous animal) or a black man" has been around with the racists for a long time.
Absolutely no one would support this if the question was instead "If you're alone in the woods would you rather come across a bear or a black/Mexican/Arab/whatever person". However, since right now it's socially popular to group men into a monolithic group and demonize them the man vs bear question and is a very funny and popular meme.
You can understand the point of the meme and still understand that it denigrates half the poplulation and creates toxic discord towards people who are perfectly good human beings.
Women choosing to pick one thing over another is not sexist. Saying that it is because they choose not to pick men, is sexist. You are trying to tell women what to choose and that is just wrong and actually sexist. Go take your view to the incels, I’m sure your popular there.
No, your opinion is sexist. I’m sure if you took your opinion to the one of the abrahamic churches or incels you would be very very popular. Your opinion should be unpopular but when we have large institutions that are very sexist pushing this lame, lazy kind of thinking… it’s hard to make progress towards true equality.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Women picking the bear is sexist
almar_quigley@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s because it’s not an unpopular opinion. It’s you completely missing the point of the whole bear in the woods thing.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Oh man, here we go again
neoman4426@fedia.io 2 years ago
I mean, it's literally word for word an adaptation of a common racist question with one word dropped. "Would you rather run into a bear(or wolf, or whatever dangerous animal) or a black man" has been around with the racists for a long time.
bobburger@fedia.io 2 years ago
I think the argument is interesting.
Absolutely no one would support this if the question was instead "If you're alone in the woods would you rather come across a bear or a black/Mexican/Arab/whatever person". However, since right now it's socially popular to group men into a monolithic group and demonize them the man vs bear question and is a very funny and popular meme.
You can understand the point of the meme and still understand that it denigrates half the poplulation and creates toxic discord towards people who are perfectly good human beings.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 years ago
Enlighten us then
hime0321@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Women choosing to pick one thing over another is not sexist. Saying that it is because they choose not to pick men, is sexist. You are trying to tell women what to choose and that is just wrong and actually sexist. Go take your view to the incels, I’m sure your popular there.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 years ago
So you’re saying my opinion is…unpopular?
hime0321@lemmy.world 2 years ago
No, your opinion is sexist. I’m sure if you took your opinion to the one of the abrahamic churches or incels you would be very very popular. Your opinion should be unpopular but when we have large institutions that are very sexist pushing this lame, lazy kind of thinking… it’s hard to make progress towards true equality.
gregorum@lemm.ee 2 years ago
what about men picking the bear?
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s just grindr
gregorum@lemm.ee 2 years ago
👅
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 2 years ago
The great needs emotional support after enduring the woman
squid_slime@lemm.ee 2 years ago
controversial right there XD
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 2 years ago
How is it sexist, that is, discriminatory based on sex?
WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 2 years ago
“Bear” is a sex?