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Faced with the re-election of Donald Trump and a climate perceived as hostile to women’s rights, the “4B” feminist movement, born in South Korea, is gaining ground in the United States. Radical and viral, it calls on women to reject traditional relationships with men.
Women on one side and men on the other? Since the re-election of Donald Trump, a wind of revolt has been blowing on social networks, driven by the “4B” feminist movement. Born in South Korea in the mid-2010s with the aim of denouncing violence against women, “4B” means “four no’s” in Korean: no dating, no sex, no marriage and no marriage. children with a man.
Widely distributed on social networks, this movement particularly resonates in the current American political context. For many activists, Trump’s victory symbolizes a significant threat to women’s rights, particularly through his ambiguous positions on the question of the right to abortion.
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As a reminder, this has been considerably reduced since the Supreme Court revoked the Roe vs Wade ruling in 2022, which had guaranteed it since 1973 as a constitutional right. Since then, each American state has been free to prohibit voluntary termination of pregnancy or to limit access to it.
Rejection of beauty dictates
“4B” goes beyond slogans: it is embodied in gestures that are sometimes radical, often symbolic. Inspired by their South Korean counterparts, some American women are sharing videos on TikTok where they cut their hair, refuse makeup or break up with their Republican partners. A TikToker recently explained that she left her partner after the election results.
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The movement is a continuation of other feminist struggles coming from South Korea such as “Escape the Corset”, also aiming to reject the beauty standards imposed on women.
Between support and criticism
But this form of radicalism divides. If many activists welcome the audacity of the fight, other people, men and women alike, criticize it. On social networks, conservatives do not hesitate to make fun of it.
Some men even see it as a “gift”, rejoicing that the initiative allows them not to interact with these women in the future.
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