Social media posts about and online interest in the South Korean "4B" feminist trend are surging as American women join the call for men to be shunned.View on euronews

South Korean feminist movement sparks a trend among women in the U.S. after Donald Trump's win in the presidential election of 2024: Boycott men.

When exit polls began pointing to a clear victory for Donald Trump in the US presidential election Nov. 5, Google registered a surge in search interest for the term “4B movement.” The phrase refers to an unstructured and leaderless feminist campaign that began in South Korea five years ago as a protest against the perceived oppression of women by men.

A growing number of women across the United States are swearing off men and posting about it on social media as they call for 4B movement in the U.S.

Young liberal women across TikTok and Instagram are discussing and sharing information about the South Korean feminist movement, in which straight women refuse to marry, have children, date or have sex with men.

After Trump's election, some women are swearing off sex with men as a form of political protest. It's called the 4B movement.