There’s a trending hypothetical question that has sparked some debate on TikTok: if you were stuck in the middle of the forest, would you prefer to encounter a man or a bear? Videos posing this question are overwhelmingly flooded with comments by fellow women stating, “I choose the bear.” This choice demonstrates how it is hammered into us from childhood to beware of strange men, especially in isolated areas, and it is also a testament to our lived experiences as women navigating a world that i…