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That's what I mean.
The real reaction from this person is "hey wait, a bear is literally going to kill you and I am not. Demonizing all men into being worse than bears is not invoking sympathy".
You are taking an expression of fear and hurt and taking it personally. A tip: It’s not personal. Don’t take it personally. Listen, and then move on.
It doesn't personally hurt me I'm just explaining why a message like this will not resonate with men that did not already resonate with it.
When a generalization is made a person will self-insert if they fit the group. In this case a man that does not believe they are more harmful than a bear will find it unjust they are painted as worse than a bear.