I recently made the post above.
Overall the responses were insightful, and I had a joy responding to some comments. ✨
I ended up choosing the comment that made most sense, and included an edit explaining to guys what I think would have been best in that situation if they were the ones walking by.
But after I added those edits in, it seems to have ruffled the feathers of some men, whom took it upon themselves to insult me and or throw shade upon me for my conclusions.
I did get the insight I wished for, and better understand the situation that occured. But I didn’t want to also have dirt in my mouth after eating my meal.
I wish that in times like this there was a way for me to mute threads etc. 😞
Vent over, meow meow meow.
Man or woman, I’ll trudge through the mud just so I don’t have to interact with any human in any conceivable way. 👍
Most men on Lemmy get extremely upset when women voice a general bad experience with men and why women take caution when interacting with / being around strangers who are men.
They actually seem to not even be able to comprehend what women have to go through on that front, so our caution seems overblown and absolutely ridiculous to them. They think we’re paranoid, overreacting, or flat-out lying.
Bring up the “man or bear”-thing again on Lemmy. Go on. I fucking dare you. It apparently infuriates the vast majority and you will be dogpiled.
Huh. I could have sworn I brought it up before but I can’t find it. I must have done so on Mastodon instead.¹
Sometimes I bring up topics so I can figure out who needs a good blocking. “Man or bear” is a perfect example of such a topic. 🤭
¹ I did, it turns out: https://mstdn.social/@ZDL/114351736040310233