What is the ‘man or bear’ TikTok debate?

Australian Community Media

A viral hypothetical question asks, ‘Would you rather find yourself alone in the forest with a bear or a man?’. Most people are picking the bear and it’s shedding a light on the gendered violence crisis.

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00:00 Would you rather find yourself alone in a forest with a bear or with a man?

00:10 Man is scary.

00:11 Um, with a bear.

00:12 What I've heard about bears, they don't always attack you, right?

00:16 Unless you like f***ing, so maybe a bear.

00:20 Depends what man, but probably a bear.

00:23 This viral hypothetical had the internet talking after more women picked the bear than the

00:29 man.

00:30 So why would more women and gender diverse people feel more comfortable with a wild animal

00:37 than with a man?

00:38 The worst thing the bear can do is kill me.

00:43 The bear sees me as a human being.

00:45 The bear hurts me.

00:46 People won't question whether or not it happened.

00:48 Nobody will ask me what I was wearing when the bear attacked me.

00:51 [Music]

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