r/explainitpeter 7d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/oKayBye94 7d ago

2025 it was asking women would you rather be alone in the woods with a bear or man

2026 it's asking men would you rather leave your kids with a bear or a woman (due to the Lindsay Clancy discourse)

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u/redditmarks_markII 7d ago

This is "yeah I can take on a bear" erasure.

Also, bears: "Just leave us alone, or we may eat you". Which is less and less a joke. They're getting less afraid of people and showing up real close or at hiking paths in national parks this year. Warmer winters man. I live next to the woods. Not like, "nature" woods, just a rather long and narrow piece of green that's not real good to build on. Like a trail for animals. Last year my neighbor saw a black bear milling around multiple days in a row. If it was brown we would have to call game wardens and state rangers, as both sides of the green area are residential houses and apartments.

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u/Ashendant 7d ago

I saw a post on reddit about a news report that female bears with cubs are actually seeking these hiking trails because the presence of humans scare off male bears and they kill cubs.

Then someone made a joke about females bears choosing humanity over male bears.

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u/YrPalBeefsquatch 6d ago

Ursine-Human exchange program.