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Panel 1 Man and woman in office clothes in a break room.
Man: So, if you were alone in a forest, would you rather run into a strange man… or a bear?
Panel 2 Woman: Oh, hmm… I think the bear.
Man (angry): How can you say that?
(Bear looking quizzically through the window)
Panel 3 Man (angry): You’re demonizing men! It’s misandry!
Panel 4 Woman: Good point. Why would I ever hear men’s reactions?
Man: Exactly! …where did the honey go?
Panel 5 Woman and bear sharing tea
Woman: At least if you maul me, pepper won’t say I made it up or I’m misinterpreting.
Bear: I hear you
God, having recently gone through this, you have no idea how reassuring it is to read stuff like this; it helps reaffirm that it wasn’t my fault and that it’s relatively common for predators to be good at convincing people of their side.
(Also, she taught me that even women suck. Really fucking cool. Possibly the only time where I’ve questioned someone’s gender due to the fact that being around her started to feel like I was around a wolf in sheep’s clothing)
They really are, they work like a magician convincing everyone that up is down and black is white. It’s so subtle and effective