First, please be respectful in the comments. I have no idea what the topic was, but apparently it caused a lot of divide. I prefer just the claims and facts, backed by citations, and let me draw my own conclusions. I can think for myself. 😅

I’m curious because it seemed to have happened about a year ago, and then there were concerns of Lemmy being a worse place for women than Reddit.

I don’t really see that now. Granted, I’m new, and maybe it’s the specific communities I subscribed to, but I haven’t really seen much women-hating in posts or comments. If anything, I’ve seen a bias towards liberal viewpoints (many of which I personally agree with, but sometimes the justifications use poor reasoning and almost comes off as a bad defense or covert sabotage).

I’m hoping Lemmy changed for the better in the past year, and I’m not about to be side slammed with some misogyny. 🙏🏼

  • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Anyone who says bear literally doesn’t know what a bear is and lives in some concrete jungle

    A common thing I’ve heard is “well the worst thing a bear can do is kill me”. Are we actually this stupid? Do these people actually believe what they say or is it just shock value?

    • pleasestopasking@reddthat.com
      3·
      3 days ago

      Anyone so convinced of this has never been raped.

      I have in fact encountered a bear in the wild, a mama bear with her cub. They weren’t interested in me, just crossing my path trying to get to the river. I stopped walking and started talking so they’d know I was there. They went on their way, I waited a little bit to make sure they weren’t coming back, and then I went on mine.

      I’ve also been raped by a man I thought was my friend.

      • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
        34·
        3 days ago

        Wow you encountered one bear. How many men did you cross paths with just yesterday? Were they interested in you?

          • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
            35·
            3 days ago

            The vast majority of men are not bad. Your single bear encounter was probably in yosemite or something where a bear is a tourist attraction and is used to people.

            So your stance is that you would rather be eaten alive than raped?

              • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
                25·
                3 days ago

                Yeah I understand this concept but it comes down to the simple fact that you have a substantially better chance making out alive being with a man rather than a bear.

                Would you rather in trapped in a room with a random man or a random bear?

                You and I both know that men are statistically less dangerous than bears so if you answer bear to this question it is just misandry.

                Edit: and I don’t care about how I come across because all that matters here is facts.

                And if you are suicidal that’s another thing I guess. Sometimes I wish a bear would eat me. Lol.