Over the last week, movements such as ‘4B’ have dominated headlines since Donald Trump was announced to be the next president of the United States.
Many US women, who voted for Democrat Kamala Harris, responded in anger and fear that their bodily autonomy would be at risk with potential further restraints to abortion rights.
Along with Republican commentator Nick Fuentes attacking women online by posting on X (Twitter) “your body, my choice”, some women have responded by showing interest in the 4B movement.
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The movement originated in South Korea as a response to the gender-based violence epidemic where participating women vowed to abstain from sexual or romantic relations with men. Some claim this is the reason why South Korea have the lowest birth rate in the world.
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While many women are jumping on the bandwagon in this supposed act of feminism, one relationship coach and spiritualist claimed this could have a damning effect for the whole of humanity.
Instead of helping women, Iryna Wood, who is the founder of ‘self love’ and relationship app Gemini Near Me, strongly believes this will hinder them, men and the world as we know it.
Iryna, who has a master’s degree in psychology and is a veteran in spiritual knowledge, feels as that women who abide by the rules of 4B are sacrificing their own pleasure to spite men.
In an exclusive chat, she alleged: “So how does this modern radical movement distinguish women from men? It doesn’t.
“These women want to be men, when their true power lies in their femininity, their ancestral strength, their wisdom, their energy, and the talents they possess.
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“In my view, 4B is not a feminist organisation – but a group of men-haters who, out of fear, have forgotten their power and nature and want to eradicate men.
“Imagine a graceful swan wanting to become a clumsy bear. Nature designed everything with a purpose. A woman is powerful and wise in her own way!
“In the 21st century, we have the right to freedom of speech, education, and all professions.
“The essence of feminism has been achieved. What goes beyond that is the eradication of men—and, ultimately, of humanity itself. This is a concealed war disguised as victimhood. Women are beautiful as they are!
“They don’t need abstinence, negativity, or hatred. It destroys their energy and harms the planet and, of course, influence in a destructive way culture of dating at all and puts in danger the next generation.”
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However, fellow psychologist and relationship coach Adam Lyons begs to differ. The bloke, who is founder of Ask The Dating Coach, thinks that the 4B movement will not have much impact in the US – or the world.
He thinks that it may impact men who voted for the Democrats, but those who align with Republican views will be ‘unscathed’ from the ‘sex strike’.
Adam told us: “When we look at how women voted in this election, Harris had a minor advantage among women, winning 53% to Trump’s 46% according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide that shows what issues mattered to voters in this election.
“This indicates that almost half of the women who voted actually voted for Trump. Considering it’s rare for people to date outside their political spectrum (though not impossible), it’s likely this movement will only affect men who voted for Harris.
“Meaning this movement may have no impact at all towards the change that those in the 4B movement want.”
What are the 4B’s?
In Korean, B is a prefix pronounced a “bi” that translates to “no” in English. As follows, the four B’s are:
- Bisekseu – No sex with men
- Bihon – No marrying men
- Bichulsan – No giving birth
- Biyeonae – No dating men
By following these guidelines of the movement, women hope that their vow will boycott the system they believe oppresses them. They believe that but not marrying or starting a relationship with a man will help prevent the threat from men to women.