Woman who spends most of her time alone to escape the patriarchy describes her feelings on it

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9. Don't care about the man/bear question. Seemed silly considering the number of women assaulted by men vs bears.

But women live in the same world as men, everywhere, all the time. We know most men aren't physically going to harm us, but there's always a chance because--male primates do what they do sometimes (how many women vs. men were rampaging through Congress on 1/6/2021).

Women aren't hating on men when we're cautious, we're being smart so we can survive. Just in case today's the day our luck runs out and paths cross with that one asswipe, who represents an infinitesimal percentage of men, and this is the day he's looking to prove his dominance through aggression.

It's unfortunate that good men get smeared by the damage done by the bad ones. But if women and men don't acknowledge the reality, things won't improve. Like I tell my man, "you're not one of those--you make the world a better place." I'm sure you do too.