US women vow 4B revenge against men for Trump win

Donald Trump's victory in the US elections 2024 has not gone down well with millions of women in the US. Thousands of American women are blaming men for Trump's victory and have joined the 4B movement wherein they have vowed no sex, no relationships, no marriage, and no giving birth as revenge and a way of protest. The 4B movement originated in South Korea and has been trending in the US amid the meltdown over Trump sweeping the 2024 presidential election.

The Democratic camp of Kamala Harris painted an anti-feminist image of Trump. Several American women have posted videos where they can be seen teary-eyed about a Trump win. Now, they are taking to the 4B movement.

The name 4B comes from 4 nos. B is a shorthand for no in Korean. This movement came to South Korea after the MeToo and 'escape the corset' movements. The 4B movement was no passing fad in South Korea and its impact on Korean society has been noticeable. In 2021, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that such movements were "blocking healthy relationships" between women and men in South Korea. South Korea has seen a declining birth rate and the 4B movement has some role in it, according to a The New York Times report.

Now, women in the US are taking to it. This is after many women had hoped for a Kamala Harris to win the US elections which would protect their reproductive rights. All polls also showed how women supported Harris, and men supported Trump.

"4B is a female liberation movement surrounding the protection of our reproductive system from the historically oppressive male. It has no room for male-centered females, especially those who are insistent on prioritizing feminine males’ feelings over female liberation," wrote a woman.

The search rate for the 4B movement in the US is also increasing. The women in the US think that they were left unheard in the elections. “After this election — where women were pretty much told to their faces that no one gives a shit about them — don’t forget ladies, we do have power. And you know the kind of power I’m talking about. Giving up our bodies to men is a choice. We don’t have to do this," posted a user on X.

The rise of the 4B movement in the US is actually an extension of the bitter battle of the sexes that was seen during the Trump vs Harris campaign. How long and to what extent the movement will impact American society will be confirmed in the coming years. What is sure for now is that American women have taken Trump's victory personally and are taking it out on male voters.