Man vs Bear: Which Would You Rather Meet in the Woods?

The latest conversation around women, men, and predators.

Matthew Maniaci
Thing a Day
Published in
5 min readApr 30, 2024

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A bear in the woods. It’s mouth is open in a roar.
Photo by Danika Perkinson on Unsplash

Content warning: talk of sexual assault and rape.

The question is simple: as a woman, which would you rather meet randomly in the middle of the woods? A man you don’t know? Or a bear?

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Matthew Maniaci
Thing a Day

I write about everything from my experience with mental illness to politics to philosophy. Much of my so-called "wisdom" is from Tumblr dot com. He/him/his.