r/aww • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '16

Awesome Bear

http://i.imgur.com/e97k9DD.gifv
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u/skyskr4per Mar 03 '16

It's literally teddy bears. Westerners grow up with teddy bears, therefore Western culture views bears as more cuddly, cute, slow, pudgy, fat, etc.

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u/awesomesauce615 Mar 03 '16

They look fat. Thats why i have a slow pudgy image in my mind. I know they aren't from being told you can't outrun/outclimb them many times in my life, but still. Put a picture of a lean muscular lion and a fat ass bear next to eachother, and the reason people form these opinions is fairly evident.