okay, so i'm thinking about this more because i was talking with a friend about it during class, and i just have more to say. 

would you rather be alone in the woods at night with a bear or a man?

that's the question. the one that men can answer easily--of course--and many can't even fathom a woman having a different answer to. and yet, when asked (and sometimes when explained), most women choose the bear. 

a bear might kill you, but then again, maybe it wouldn't. a bear might run away in fear, or simply ignore you. even if it does kill you, at least you can be sure that after your death, your body will be ignored. with a man, you never know. 

a man would probably not kill you. but a man alone in the forest, stumbling through pitch-black darkness, who comes across an equally-lost woman? he might have some other ideas, and they may not be completely consensual. 

one in six women are assaulted in their lifetime. sixty percent of women. that's more than half! 

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a bear won't r@pe my dead body.

no one will say i wanted to be attacked by the bear.

i won't have to carry the bear's baby full term in some states.

the bear sees me as a human being. 

i can predict what a bear would do. men are unpredictable

the bear didn't pretend to be my friend.

no one will defend the bear by talking about its bright future

the bear won't be turned on seeing me in pain

a bear doesn't understand no. a man understands it but just ignores it.

the bear will be euthanized, but at best the man will be set free after a short sentence to repeat it again

there is a better chance if i pretend to be big enough or fight back i might scare off the bear. versus if i fight off the man he may find it more exciting and as a challenge

the bear won't tell me to enjoy it

a bear sees a threat, a man sees an opportunity

i'd rather feed the bear and its cubs than feed a mentally ill man's sick fantasies.

a bear would leave physical scars so people would actually believe me. 

i wouldn't have to see the bear everytime i go home. 

a bear would leave me alone if i played dead. 

a bear would attack because i might be a threat. a man would attack because he knows i'm not.

the bear lives in the woods, the man probably followed me there.

the bear is predictable.

i don't have to fear the bear's creativity.

the bear is going to do one of two things and i can empathize with both of those things: it's either going to run away or it's going to kill me because it thinks i'm a threat

there is no second location with a bear. the bear would just leave me there so at least i could be found and return to my family.

with the bear when it's over, it's over.