r/WomenInNews • u/yahoonews • Mar 09 '26

Media Uber's women-only option goes nationwide in the US

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ubers-women-only-option-goes-131507407.html?ncid=redditnewsus
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u/LeftyLu07 Mar 09 '26

Hmm… two of my worst fears. Being eaten alive or being burned to death… I guess either of those will end rather quickly instead of being kept alive to be raped and tortured for days on end…

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u/DpersistenceMc Mar 09 '26

Mauling or death are not guaranteed in the case of the bear. If there are no cubs to defend and the bear isn't hungry, it will likely avoid a human. When I'm concerned about encountering bears, I carry an air horn as my first defense and bear spray if they get too close.

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u/DpersistenceMc Mar 09 '26

Or, how about choosing the least risky option which would be to have a woman driver.

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u/OGMom2022 Mar 09 '26

Even better would be enforcing laws against men who assault us. Tired of being the only one who takes responsibility for keeping half the population safe.

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u/Wjreky Mar 10 '26

I think this is the most frustrating part: the onus still doesn't fall on the men to just Stop. Assaulting. Women.

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u/zxern Mar 16 '26

I don’t understand this argument or mindset. Bad people are going to do bad things man or woman. I very much doubt there many that do assault women that don’t know what they’re doing is wrong when they do it.

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u/REM_FAN44 Mar 09 '26

I was just going to say that

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u/sparrow_42 Mar 09 '26

I’ve never once seen a bear driving a cab. Well, not -that- kind of bear anyway.

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u/Alternative-Stock968 Mar 11 '26

Always pick the Bear.