My experience w bears v men outdoors: -Bears never ask me to smile. -When I make noise or say “no bear”, the bear leaves -The bear&I mutually agree to just silently go our separate ways -Bears don’t performatively carry sidearms on trails -Bears understand the meaning of avoiding eye contact
Posted without irony. www.kuow.org/stories/bear...
Juniper is a 2-year-old brown bear at the Woodland Park Zoo, a large blonde girl described as sassy and mischievous by her keepers. Last week, Juniper became TikTok famous for being, well, a bear. Her...
⬆️ Men, be a bear
-A bear has never felt the need to demand you reconsider when it finds out you would choose to spend time near it outside. -A bear does not attempt to gaslight you about how they're not the most dangerous thing in the woods. -A bear doesn't accuse you of bigotry for protecting yourself.
Bears generally won't attack you online for suggesting that they might pose a risk in the wild.
- Bears won’t excuse their behavior by telling you “it’s okay, I’m married.” - Bears won’t follow you into a small trash room and offer you a pair of underwear - bears won’t respond with “not all bears” when you are making a generalized statement about bears
Worst I've ever experienced from a bear was a dirty look and a disgusted "HUMPH!" after she could not break into my food cannister 🐻
Bears usually smell better, too.
When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride / He will shout at the monster who will often step aside / But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail / For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. [Kipling]
How bears v men outdoors are similar: They will eat all the food There is a repellent spray made specially for them They can stand on 2 legs There can be posturing Best not to be alone or in the dark in either case They are mammals
Hilarious thread. Also infuriating.