'4B' movement picks up steam in U.S. after election

The “4B" movement is trending on social media after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Originating in South Korea, the feminist campaign includes no giving birth, dating or having sex with men. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda details why this trend is gaining steam.

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[checle]

Sounds like a win - win. Women are safe, men are safe, babies are safe.

[Supported-Characters]

Men are supporting 4B. Women are supporting 4B. Finally, something we can agree on!

[JSmithRecords]

So feminists are removing themslves from the dating pool? Yes!!!! Please, go 4B, save us the trouble of meeting you

[urbanbeliever]

I'm a man and I support this. Go Ladies!

[avosc]

Bro. I have been doing this for years. Just be awkward.

[johnburrows]

I'm a man in his 40s and I'm very happy to be unmarried and childfree.

[lancecahill]

These ladies actually take babies out of the equation. Abortion just becomes a moot point.

[-bisphosphonatesrapoport]

As a MAGA, I fully support the prevention on STDs and babies, go for it!

[therealdarrenlwilliams]

I stand behind this 1000% and I'm a dude. GO LADIES!!!!

[StockyDude]

Trump’s re-election has just prevented a Chlamydia outbreak. 😂

[Crzypengu]

Making it sound like a punishment when it sounds more like a reward for men to not date them

[Benz]

Good choice, ladies. Don't ever chase what doesn't value and respect you.💙

[franklingarrett]

With birth control pills revoked, and abortions illegal, the best way to protect yourselves is to abstain bc you KNOW republican men aren't going to get vasectomies. (I wish ladies would draft a mandatory vasectomy bill to prevent unwanted pregnancy and abortion)

[TKSoundfreek]

4B has gone worldwide in 2025. Lower these birth rates. Learn to work from home online for foreign companies. Let’s take our labor and our money outside the US.

[LWrc]

Choosing to protect your mental and physical health over stressing out over a man is the best decision I’ve ever made.

[thebrutaltruth]

I’m from India, and looking at this from outside even i wouldn’t even blame them. Women have their rights taken away from them! How else would you expect them to react? I can’t believe a developed country banned abortion. So regressive!

[ssl-xhte]

This movement has a natural cause. Poverty, woman who need to be supermoms and have to work, arrange the household and take care of the kids, also our future does not look that well at this point. Who wants to leave kids in a world like this. I am a senior and understand perfectly why this happens. I have never been married and also do not have kids and i am very happy with this choice considering how life is today and where it leads to. People are more educated now and see the world as it is and are making the right choices for themself. Making a choice to live alone and by yourself is not something we want. We have to. If you can barely feed yourself how are you supposse to support, feed and clothe your childeren and create a roof over their heads? How do you get your kids in to school without money? This econimic system is crashing. Hard. It does not work for us anymore. Of needs change. Fast.

[sandrajintoorkar]

I stopped dating years ago and have never been happier. I applaud any woman who joins the 4B movement! 🍷

[jaynewallace]

Remember, ladies, if you're so inclined, you can take out a flexible spending account through your health insurance plan at your job to help you pay for fallopian tube removal. Doctors are doing tubal ligation for women aged 21+ and no longer requiring you to already have several children.

[beth]

I absolutely support the young women making this choice. Pregnancy risks, lack of medical rights, the threat hanging over no-fault divorce.... Why on Earth would any woman want to engage that way in a society that does not value and respect her?