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Pitfalls of extreme feminism

THE WEEK India|December 01, 2024
To be honest, I got to hear of South Korea's extreme feminism movement-4B-only recently. It is a radical form of feminism, formed in the crucible of toxic patriarchy with all the attendant violence and misogyny, punishing beauty standards and yawning pay gaps, which advocates the four Bis (Bi means no, in Korean), which are biyeonae (no dating with men), bisekseu (no sex with men), bichulsan (no children with men), and bihon (no marriage with men).
- ANUJA CHAUHAN
Pitfalls of extreme feminism

Born in the late 2010s on the internet, 4B spread and spawned a similar movement in China, called the 6B4T, which expands the four nos to include a boycott on all sexist products and also a boycott on 'married donkeys, or married women, who do not follow these principles.

It also rejects strict beauty standards, anime culture, the culture of fangirling on film, sport, music or other idols, and even religion.

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