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Man vs Bear

A hypothetical question, asking women whether they would rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear, has gone viral on TikTok. It’s got people talking about gender-based violence, sexual assaults, and men’s mental health. But where did this thought experiment come from? The BBC’s Ellie House talks Adam Fleming through the thought experiment’s origins and evolution.

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  What is ‘The Great Replacement’ theory?

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  Breeding for Britain

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  How pop stars make money

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  Pop stars, boundaries and toxic fandom

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  What are “furries”?

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  Claims children are identifying as animals

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  The origins of racial terms like “coconut”

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  Coconuts, race and hate speech

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  What is dwarfism?

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  Snow White and the dwarfism debate

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  When the Nazis banned smoking

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  Outdoor smoking ban

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  A history of Received Pronunciation

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  Accent and class

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  What is the ‘manosphere’?

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  'Extreme' Misogyny