Viral ‘bear or man’ question leaves internet divided

A viral 'bear or man' TikTok has sparked a huge debate online about women's safety.

Out of the seven people presented with the bizarre question, only one said they would rather run into a man.

The video went viral and sparked a lot of debate around the controversial question.

@screenshothq The question of being stuck in a forest with a man or a bear is circulating on TikTok right now and sparking some interesting conversation.... we know what our answer would be 🐻🌳 #manvsbear #tiktok #tiktoktrend #trending #challenge #streetinterview #voxpop ♬ Terror Music (Scary Song) - IMPERIUM RECORDS

Lots of men commented that they understood why the women would choose a bear, while droves of other women backed the answers from those in the original video.

One male TikTok user wrote: "I get that, you know what to expect from a bear."

Another guy commented: "The comments on this post make me sad I’m sorry yall 😔."

One female user wrote: "I'm terrified of bears. I had a fear of bears from my childhood. THEY SCARE ME TO MY SOUL. And id still choose a bear."

Other TikTok users have since filmed themselves posing the hypothetical question to loved ones.

@bbqtiddies #stitch with @Jonathan Buchanan BEARS > MEN #ecology #biology #wildlife #bear ♬ original sound - jj

@jon.the.detective Man or bear a detective’s perspective. Team Bear. #fyp #manvsbear #woods #bearman ♬ original sound - Jon.The.Detective

@flossybaby

🐻 vs 🧔‍♂️

♬ original sound - flossybaby

One Twitter user wrote: "Reading responses to the bear vs man in the woods question and someone said 'if I die by a bear I’ve fed its survival instincts, if I die by a man I’ve likely only fed his fantasies.' And the way my whole jaw needs to be scraped off the floor…"

reading responses to the bear vs man in the woods question and someone said “if I die by a bear I’ve fed its survival instincts, if I die by a man I’ve likely only fed his fantasies.” and the way my whole jaw needs to be scraped off the floor… pic.twitter.com/2Bn4aCg6nL

— olivia 🌷 (@notatradwife) April 30, 2024

Another user created a poll which proved to be very one-sided.

Let’s settle this man vs bear question:

Would you rather be alone in the woods with a bear or alone in the woods with a man? No, you don’t get to choose the man and you don’t know the man.

Please RT for an extended sample size in this very real scientific study.

— A Little Darth (@DarthandDogs) April 25, 2024

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