No, I'm definitely not saying that I know the odds of a bear attack, which is why my quote was "most often" and not ">42%".

What I am saying is 14.8% of, or roughly 1 out of every 6, women in America has been raped. Worse yet, between the ages of 16-24, they are 3-4 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted. So in general, women have a very real fear of being alone and unguarded around men, many suffering from PTSD from encounters while being left alone with a man.

Knowing that you have a 1 in 6 (or worse depending on age) chance to be raped in your lifetime is... bad odds. So it's understandable that being alone with a man actually scares them more than a bear, regardless of the statistical odds of a bear attack (which again, are pretty low anyways).

And seeing that 56% of men aged 18-29 voted for a convicted sex offender, probable statutory rapist, "grab 'em by the pussy" enthusiast, who pushed back women's rights, that means over half the men in that demographic don't think these are "hills to die on". So now women have a very real fear, and/or have actually been raped, and all these men are voting like their fears and rights don't matter... yep, I get choosing the bear.

So yeah, we can argue until we are blue in the face about survival odds, but we would be missing the whole point of the discussion if we did.