4B's spread from South Korea to the U.S. is a stark warning

Women in the feminist movement are saying no to marriage, childbirth, dating and sex

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South Korean women participate in a rally to mark International Women's Day in downtown Seoul on March 8, 2024. © Reuters

Haeryun Kang is a journalist and filmmaker in Seoul. She is currently directing the feature documentary "Naro's Search for Space."

In the lead up to Donald Trump's inauguration, a sizable number of young women in the U.S. are speaking out online about the need to follow South Korea's 4B movement -- that is four no's to marriage, childbirth, dating and sex. To this rather radical proclamation of rejecting men, many in the States scoff and laugh: What will that achieve? How is this a sustainable solution? Isn't this just cultural appropriation?

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