Liberal women have sworn to go on a four-year sex strike to punish men for voting for Donald Trump and “exercise sovereignty” over their bodies. The Telegraph has more.
Mr. Trump swept to victory in Tuesday’s presidential race that Democrats cast as a referendum on abortion rights and protections for women.
Some women are now threatening to punish men for voting for Trump, taking inspiration from a Korean feminist movement that vows to withhold sex from men in order to redefine the gender power balance.
Interest in the “4B movement” spiked since Kamala Harris’s defeat, with women sharing videos of themselves on social media pledging to commit to its four “no’s” — no sex, no dating or marriage and no having children with men — for the next four years.
In one video shared on TikTok, a young woman pledges to go celibate and encourages others to delete dating apps in order to “exercise sovereignty” over their bodies.
“As a woman, my bodily autonomy matters and this is my way to exercise sovereignty over that,” she says.
“So I highly encourage any other women who are single and still care about progressing women’s rights and still fighting for our bodily autonomy to do the same. Delete your dating apps.”
The woman also encourages others to seek out their female friends for comfort “if you need somebody to cuddle” and describes the 4B movement, which originated in South Korea, as a “point of inspiration”.
The U.S. election revealed a gender divide in the electorate, with 55% of men turning out for Mr. Trump and 53% of women voting for Ms Harris. …
“If men won’t respect our bodies, they don’t get access to our bodies,” one woman said. “All I have to say is, good luck getting laid. Especially in Florida, because me and my girlies are participating in the 4B movement.” …
An obscure, largely online branch of Korean feminism, the 4B Movement started in the mid 2010s, around the same time as the #MeToo movement in the U.S., in response to a wave of reports about violence towards women, and gender equality issues.
It stands for four Korean words that begin with ‘bi’ or ‘no’ in English. Bihon means no heterosexual marriage, bichulsan means no childbirth, biyeonae means no dating, and bisekseu signifies no heterosexual sexual relationships.
Are we witnessing natural selection in action? It might help cut the abortion rate, too. Win win.
What they don’t mention is Trump increased his vote share among women by three points while Harris decreased the Democrats’ share by two. Among Latino women Trump was up 16 points.
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