Man vs. Bear: Is Misogyny Worse Than Ever?

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast, Em and Alex are joined by Farah Benis, founder of Catcalls of London, a campaign which raises awareness and amplifies stories of public sexual harassment. Following the internet's recent obsession with the man vs bear debate, Farah and the girls delve into one big question: is misogyny worse now than ever?

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0:00.0	Hi friends.
0:01.2	Hello, should I delete that listeners?
0:02.8	We still have some tickets left for our live tour and we would absolutely love to see you there.
0:07.7	On Thursday the 23rd of May we will be performing in the London Islington Assembly Hall.
0:12.4	On Monday the 27th of May we will be in Solford.
0:14.8	On Tuesday the 28th of May will be in Glasgow.
0:17.5	Sunday the 2nd of June, Birmingham.
0:19.5	Monday the 3rd of June, Bristol.
0:21.3	And Tuesday the 4th of June in Southampton.
0:24.1	You can get your tickets at AEG% dot code at UK or via the link in the show notes or
0:29.7	our Instagram buyers.
0:31.0	We really hope we see you there.
0:33.0	Where my safety is concerned, there is no both sides sides and I don't give a shit about your
0:44.8	discomfort frankly you know what having these kind of conversations and
0:49.2	instigating any kind of change is going to be an uncomfortable process.
0:53.4	This week on the podcast we are talking man versus bear.
1:00.8	It's a hypothetical scenario would you rather be alone in the
1:03.8	woods with a man or a bear, that has blown up on social media. M did a couple of
1:09.2	posts about it on Instagram, fairly innocuous posts I might add, but it's led to some pretty vile
1:16.2	abuse to the point where she's actually considering phoning the police.
1:20.0	We knew we had to delve deeper into this man versus bear topic to explore just why it is such a divisive question.
1:28.0	Enter Farra Benis, the founder of Catcalls of London, a campaign which raises awareness and amplifies stories of public sexual harassment.
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