The 4B movement: Why some U.S. women are boycotting men after Trump’s win
globalnews.care-election of Donald Trump are taking a sudden interest in a feminist movement that started in South Korea and encourages the rejection of heterosexual marriage, sex, childbirth and dating.The 4B movement, as it’s called, began in South Korea when women started swearing off heterosexual dating in protest of misogyny in the Asian country. While it’s hard to pin down the start of 4B, it’s believed to have begun around 2017, but gained traction in 2018 when protests erupted around the country in response to a spy cam epidemic and grew into a #MeToo-esque feminist phenomenon.On Wednesday, Google searches for “4B” spiked by 450 per cent in the U.S., with the most interest coming from Washington D.C., Colorado, Vermont and Minnesota.
More than half-a-million search inquiries in the span of 48 hours shot the term high into trending results on the search giant.Meanwhile, hundreds of videos from U.S. content creators have popped up on TikTok, with women disappointed by Tuesday’s results vowing to participate in their own version of 4B.The 4B movement stands for four Korean words beginning with “bi” or “no” in English: bihon means no heterosexual marriage; bichulsan, no childbirth; biyeonae, no dating; and bisekseu, no heterosexual sexual relationships.Supporters of the movement may refuse to date, marry, have children or have sex (or any combination of these), effectively boycotting a system they feel prioritizes gender inequality.And while some participants might want to have marriage and children, they believe the risks of having to conform to traditional gender roles outweigh the benefits of starting a family.Replying to @user9720585462941 its my roman empire ♬ original sound – wtfaleisa While the movement first started in
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