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Sorry, I'm not trying to make a factual argument. You are 100% accurate, if I actually came across a bear I would probably be killed. It's a thought experiment, think along the lines of Schrodeinger's cat. It's an unknowable quantity: is this man going to hurt me, is he going to be nice? Is this bear going to maul me, is this bear going to ignore me? Point being, when some people see an unknown male I can understand why some would react as if they came across a large predator in the woods. All hypothetical, but again it's a social commentary about the deep-seated fear of males. Which is sad.
I'll talk more about this through dms if you'd like.
It's all good, I just "outdoor" in a place with a large and growing number of Brown Bears so sometimes I can't help evangelizing a bit about how dangerous they can be, particularly in the spring and fall. Aside from that I have nothing further to say. ๐