Because context matters and usually the people saying not all men also don’t understand why women would pick the bear over them. The say it out of fear not understanding.
The men who don't understand women picking the bear over them comes from men not understanding illogical thought processes. 100% of bears will kill you if you get too close to them in the wild, at best they will wander off and avoid you leaving you to continue to be lost and starving in the woods until you die.
A tiny percentage of men are predators who will harm you in the woods, the vast majority are normal people and are either lost like you or know the way out. So opting for the bear reads like: "I would rather die than trust in the 99% of non-predatory men" which of course leaves men dumbfounded
I don’t know when critical thinking and nuance died in certain groups but it definitely makes it next to impossible for people to understand context that is directly in front of them.
Don’t know if it’s because they genuinely don’t care about others or the ego takes such a hit being open and understanding but it’s rather harmful to having any meaningful conversation when the other side not only doesn’t seem to be able to understand but straight up refuses join in any proper discussion.
Some people are so angry that they feel like they are grouped in with predators they don’t care to stop and understand why that might be in the first place.
Context matters at the end of the day even if you refuse to understand it.
Not worried about them picking the bear but then again I also never got so emotionally worked up over the phrase to behave like this online.
A little compassion can go a long way. Stop and be curious once and a while. Other than showing it’s not all men you choose to criticize and put down women. Kind of proving the point they are making in the first place. All because you choose to not understand something.
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u/Typical-Priority1976 6h ago
why isn't it acceptable other times?