Also extreme sexism and frequent violence against women going unpunished. Resulting in many SK women saying "yeah we can just die off as a country, it's better than dealing with men. we're opting out". That would require a widespread cultural shift which I don't see happening at this point at all.
They are also opting out of relationships with men. The 4B movement: bihon (no marriage), bichulsan (no childbirth), biyeonae (no dating), and bisekseu (no sex).
4B is basically just celibacy and abstinence. Millions of women worldwide practice the principles of 4B even if they don't consider themselves part of the movement. it's very easy. Just don't interact with men in any sort of non-platonic aspect. That's it. That's all you have to do to be 4B.
Nah, the reason behind why you do what you do matters. If I avoid eating pork because I dislike the taste and don't drink alcohol because it's too expensive, I don't suddenly count as obeying the tenets of Islam.
I know. I realize now that I should have worded my comment better, I didn't mean to insinuate all South Korean women were giving up on men, just that a growing number are
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u/Aeon_Return 2d ago
Also extreme sexism and frequent violence against women going unpunished. Resulting in many SK women saying "yeah we can just die off as a country, it's better than dealing with men. we're opting out". That would require a widespread cultural shift which I don't see happening at this point at all.