Trump's reelection has prompted women to learn more about a radical feminist movement that preaches 'no sex.' Where did this crusade come from?

"The election of Donald Trump has sparked a surge of interest in the United States in South Korea’s 4B movement, a radical feminist crusade that preaches the four B’s: bi-hon (no marriage), bi-yeonae (no dating), bi-sekseu (no sex) and bi-chulsan (no childbirth),” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“Since Nov. 5, there have been more than 500,000 Google searches for ‘4b movement,’ while on TikTok, Instagram and X, support for the cause has been trending among young women voters who are vowing to swear off men.”

  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    98·
    11 days ago

    And now their partner cuts off physical affection.

    Sex is not the only form of physical affection.

    A man doesn’t have to be a false ally for those realities to put him in a psychological place that will make him vulnerable to conservative manipulators.

    If he can’t recognize conservative manipulation then he’s maybe not a false ally, but a pretty terrible one.

    The reason I hate that your response is so common is it perpetuates the stereotype of men requiring sex to prevent then from becoming animals. It’s a subtle form of misandry that so many men force on others.

    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      76·
      11 days ago

      You are taking only the most inflammatory version of what I’m saying. Sex isn’t the only intimacy, but it is a very powerful tool for that. There are strong biological drives for sexual expression and satisfaction, and denying those leads to emotional problems—we see this all the time with homosexuals who can’t be happy in a heterosexual box. If someone has been manipulated by one of the most advanced propaganda machines ever created, that isn’t a sign that they are a “terrible” ally.

      I’m not saying men only want sex, I’m saying that suddenly taking away a biological tool for human connection that they have typically had, while also living though really difficult times, while also acting like the continued desire for sex is somehow selfish on the man’s part, is a really effective way to make someone listen to the opposing side when they are promising a fiction where men have it good again.

          • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
            65·
            11 days ago

            I’m saying that suddenly taking away a biological tool for human connection that they have typically had… is a really effective way to make someone listen to the opposing side when they are promising a fiction where men have it good again.

            If men don’t have the “biological tool for human connection” then they’ll “listen to the opposing side” sounds a lot like “If you don’t fuck me I’ll turn MAGA.”