Real talk, an asteroid wiping us out would only expedite the inevitable. If we could pull together and deflect an asteroid, there’s hope. If not, we failed the test and die with the consequences. But we don’t need the asteroid to fail this test. We’re making great strides towards destroying our home with home field advantage.

This one’s on my bingo card.

You sound like an ad. It triggered my uncanny valley response. Please never do that again.

Pass that along to their branding coordinators. No one here can do shit about what products are named.

That’s pretty cute. I support this.

I have dude wipes and a bidet. Fite me.

Your opinion is unwelcome and rejected.

People like to spice their words up. Take the literal stick out your hypothetical hole.

Yeah, I was picturing, like, Meat Canyon or Pregnant Sonic the Hedgehog x Shrek fanart. Disgusting-haha, not disgusting-snuff. I share gross stuff with my friends all the time, because cursed shares are weird and funny.

Do you seriously lack this much reading comprehension, or are you just pretending to be daft?

You missed the mark, friend.

I keep seeing this like it’s some sort of gotcha. It isn’t.

Disregarding the fact that the power dynamics are reversed…actually, no, never mind. Black violence is systemically perpetuated by a malicious and powerful group of people who thought it was okay to own people like property and still struggle to see black people as human. We are put in prisons, shot, and killed over these systemically enforced biases that we continually struggle to escape from. This issue is political because my very existence in this country is political, and it has to be tackled from many different directions to overcome due to its influence going back generations and being rooted in actual evil.

Women are scared of men because men have been scaring them all throughout history. Matriarchies are significantly more rare than patriarchies, because men have historically been dicks and lust for power. They also have historically been slaves to lust, and regularly take advantage of women to sate their lust. In both examples, men and women are animals subservient to a dominant power.

That said, what do you think my response is to a misinformed white human who thinks I’m a dangerous criminal based only on the color of my skin?

I prove them wrong.

Feeling insulted is a red flag dude. That’s an aggressive response to something that doesn’t actually affect you negatively if you aren’t a threat. If you are good, your actions will demonstrate this, and women won’t feel so threatened.

Are you insulted when a kitten is wary of you? And hides under the couch because you might hurt her? Do you blame the kitten for running from your imposing stature and booming voice? If a kitten was abused before making it to you, do you hold it against the kitten? Or do you nurture her and show her that you are a friend and that you have no intention of ever hurting her? People need to feel safe the same way a kitten does. This is not a bad thing.

I spent my formative years browsing 4chan and seeing the worst shit festering in the minds of a rejected people. I am also black (If you don’t know why that’s relevant, I envy you). Do not talk to me about what turns a person toxic.

It is not up to women to be nice to us because we’re sensitive and have chips on our shoulders. It’s up to other men to help us navigate these emotions without blaming anyone else for feeling the way we do. Be better than the bear, dude. That’s all you have to do. Don’t threaten women, and don’t get upset with women for feeling threatened. That’s it. That’s all. Nothing else is needed. If you are doing those things, this message is not for you. If you react with hostility, you prove that you are a problem, and you ought to reflect on why you became this way, again, without blaming what women say online on your toxic attitudes. Do not sympathize with men who think women are lesser creatures incapable of having their own experiences. If a woman says something you don’t agree with that is perfectly fine. If they tell you they’re scared, you don’t have the right to tell them they’re stupid or in the wrong for being scared though. All I’m seeing is disrespect, mansplaining, and whataboutism from men, and it is shameful.

The women said they’re scared of men. You took it as an insult and became hostile. You are the bear.

You’re being a pedant and intentionally ignoring the message. And men are calling women stupid while pretending to be stupid (or God forbid, actually being stupid). Learn what a metaphor and hyperbole is, and their literary functions. Then realize this isn’t about literally spending time in the woods with a bear.

“No u” ain’t it chief. If anyone turns into a Tate wannabe over this, that’s the fault of the dude, not the ladies avoiding Tate wannabes. You are literally victim blaming.

Yeah, where do these dumb broads get off being scared of men? Get assaulted 2 or 3 times, maybe raped a couple, and all of a sudden men are the problem? So super dumb. Women as a species are just stupid, and they have no idea what they feel, so it’s up to us men to tell them how they should feel about us. With violence if necessary. God, it’s good being superior in every possible way to these silly girls.

This text chain is becoming impossible to read on mobile, so I’ll keep my response short.

I thoroughly appreciate you offering your perspective, and I do agree that some bad actors will take this in the worst possible way. I suppose it’s difficult to control opposing echo chambers in a way that brings us together. I’m sorry to hear about your friend. It’s a shame this was the type of world we were given to change. In all sincerity, you’ve given me a different way to think about things, and I hope you get to live your favorite life.

Apologies for my conduct faltering. I wanted to go to sleep, and I don’t actually like extended arguments over what feels like obvious knowledge. I do understand where you’re coming from with your perspective on stereotypes. They hurt me in much more dangerous ways in my day-to-day life. However, “stereotypes=bad” removes the nuance from the conversation and diminishes lived experience.

To continue using the bear, not all bears are going to maul you on sight, but we assume they will, because that will keep you alive in a survival scenario. That is a valuable stereotype. Likewise, when a woman is e.g. at a bar and a man offers her a drink, she’d be correct in assuming the man has the capacity to roofie her drink and rape her, so being vigilant keeps her safer than blindly trusting a stranger. Another valuable stereotype. If I see a cop, I assume he wants to imprison or kill me for my skin color, and I do what a can to avoid being a situation where a cop would be anywhere near me. It doesn’t matter that the rule isn’t universal. My safety comes first.

Yes, stereotypes can and will be weaponized to hurt vulnerable people, but this is a weapon utilized by oppressors more than the oppressed. A white man is the most powerful thing in our society right now due to our history rich in white supremacy, misogyny, and forced disparity between perceived in and out groups. In this specific case of a woman stating that men make her feel threatened, this is not a weapon, but a tool. The only thing it hurts is the feelings of men who can’t read between the lines. If a white man says a black man ringing his doorbell deserves to be shot to death because he could be dangerous, we have a very different dynamic. Think predator vs prey. The predator is trying to kill. The prey is trying to survive. Survival should not offend you.