As news of Donald Trump returning to the office of president for a second term looms over the USA, women around the world have reacted with fear and anger.
Saying they've been 'inspired' by the 4B Movement originating in South Korea, American women are shaving their heads and swearing off sex with their partners in protest of last week's election result.
The 4B movement, also known as 'Four Nos' feminism, advocates against heterosexual marriage, childbirth, dating men, and heterosexual sexual relationships entirely.
It has now gained traction in the US following Trump's re-election to the White House, aiming to 'punish' men in the belief they've voted against women's rights.
Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris are spearheading the promotion of the movement as her campaign was focused on women's rights - specifically in terms of reproductive rights and healthcare.
Those following the movement have taken to social media to encourage others to stop 'putting out' for men and to delete dating apps, even shaving their heads in order to 'repel' men.
It comes amid a growing trend for women to 'decentre men' from their lives, with young liberal women across the world deciding to swear off men due to them being 'liabilities'.
Others say they're 'boysober' - where they abstain from all forms of male attention for a temporary amount of time.
Saying they've been 'inspired' by the 4B Movement originating in South Korea , American women are shaving their heads and swearing off sex with their partners in protest of last week's election result
The massive surge in interest in the 4B movement - particularly regarding women shaving their heads in protest - has already proven controversial, with some saying it's 'beyond disrespectful' to those with alopecia or going through chemotherapy. Others have said these women, who are filming protests on their phones, are unaware of their own privilege.
Posting on social media, one woman, from the US, left viewers stunned as she took an electric razor to her head and chopped off her locks.
'F*** being skinny, f*** being hot, f*** being all the things that the patriarchy wants us to be, 'cause clearly they don't give a s*** about us,' she said.
'Stop dating men, stop having sex with men, stop talking to men, divorce your husbands, leave your f***ing boyfriends, leave them,' she added.
'I have many thoughts right now, but what I'm going to say right now is women you need to stop putting out for men,' wrote @addisonraedefenseaccount on TikTok.
'Like I'm not even kidding. You need to stop f****** these men they don't give a f*** about you. Stop dating stop f****** these men. You don't need them, go buy a f****** Rose Toy. Stop f****** man. Stop! They don't care about you b****. Like enough.'
Another, posting under the username @rocky_horror, added: 'Ain't nothing worse being alive than being stuck with a man. None! We are taking coochie off the table indefinitely.
'As a woman, my bodily autonomy matters, and this is my way to exercise sovereignty over that,' said one TikToker, encouraging other women to 'delete their dating apps' in solidarity.
It comes amid a growing trend for women to 'decentre men' from their lives. Pictured: One user who said it was the 'best decision' she'd ever made
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'If you need someone to cuddle or give you a kiss, I bet you one of your girlfriends would do it, and you don't even need to be gay. It's OK to have a lot of platonic love for the next four years,' she said.
Cathy Press, psychotherapist and author of When Love Bites, a book about navigating abusive relationships, told FEMAIL that many women are realising that 'they can be put in massive danger by agreeing to have (or not to have) sex with someone'.
'They're trying to take back that bit of power where they can at a time where they feel their reproductive rights and sexual liberation taken away from them,' she said.
However, the expert and author stressed that it would take quite some doing to "decentre" men'.
'Most societies across the globe are steeped in patriarchal systems and beliefs,' she explained.
'Rejecting heteronormativity and heteronormative sexual and romantic relationships has been done by LGBTQ+ people for decades, including placing more emphasis and finding safety in platonic love.
'In terms of how women are coming to these conversations, it is all about personal autonomy over one's body, how they choose to use it, and with whom- whether in response to a movement of threat which disempowers women from having personal agency or not.
'At the end of the day, these women are stating that, as equal partners in a sexual experience, too many men are not taking responsibility for, nor do they care substantially about, the safety of their partner in that experience.
'It's an understandable reaction when women are positioned so heavily in society as sexual and reproductive objects for male pleasure.'
Cathy said that after Trump's victory, the movement has more room to grow, or sensa138 even gain just enough traction based off women's feelings of fear following the election.
'Just as people such as Andrew Tate have influenced the belief and behaviours of males across the globe using social media platforms, so does this women's movement,' she revealed.
'Clearly the spread of the movement has been facilitated by women reaching out to one another within the global community and learning from how others are dealing with the same fears.
'After Trump's victory it may become more common for women to think very carefully, or even shy away from, the dating scene or places where they could be under threat from a man.
'Certainly, by allowing perpetrators into power who believe that men have the right to treat women however they want, nothing in that dynamic will change, and may become even more widespread and entrenched as a belief system for both men and women.
'Trump has already proven his disregard of women's facility for choice and personal autonomy, and is therefore something that a considerable number of women fear.
Charlie Taylor, who runs the Charlie's Toolbox podcast, is spearheading the movement to decentre from men
'However, remember: by rejecting heterosexual sex or relationships with men, this doesn't necessarily mean that a woman is safe, because a man may decide to harm her anyway. That's the horrific reality, and how the 4B Movement came into being in the first place.'
She concluded that - whether seen as positive or negative depending on each individual - it is a clear sign of the fear women around the world feel.
'While it is often minimised as a topic of conversation, it is extreme and frightening for women to have their reproductive rights and legal safety taken from them,' Cathy said.
'And this is happening simultaneously with sexual predators, abusers, and offenders of sexual violence in relationships being held to account less and less.
'Sadly, we consistently hear of cases where women refuse advances from men and are punished for doing so, sometimes fatally.
'The response to these systematic and grassroots threats to women's safety is fear. Particularly as one of the most powerful people in the world now has the power to continue threatening them legally, and furthermore because his campaign was backed by popular male figures of misogyny like Andrew Tate and Elon Musk.
'They were always part of Trump's campaigns in the past, but have been made overtly clear in this election.
'At the end of the day, it's not overtly a positive or negative reaction, but it is a reaction we should have empathy for.'
Women across the US say they've been inspired by the 4B movement in South Korea since Trump's reelection
Saying they've been 'inspired' by the 4B Movement originating in South Korea, American women are shaving their heads and swearing off sex with their partners in protest of last week's election result.
The 4B movement, also known as 'Four Nos' feminism, advocates against heterosexual marriage, childbirth, dating men, and heterosexual sexual relationships entirely.
It has now gained traction in the US following Trump's re-election to the White House, aiming to 'punish' men in the belief they've voted against women's rights.
Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris are spearheading the promotion of the movement as her campaign was focused on women's rights - specifically in terms of reproductive rights and healthcare.
Those following the movement have taken to social media to encourage others to stop 'putting out' for men and to delete dating apps, even shaving their heads in order to 'repel' men.
It comes amid a growing trend for women to 'decentre men' from their lives, with young liberal women across the world deciding to swear off men due to them being 'liabilities'.
Others say they're 'boysober' - where they abstain from all forms of male attention for a temporary amount of time.
Saying they've been 'inspired' by the 4B Movement originating in South Korea , American women are shaving their heads and swearing off sex with their partners in protest of last week's election result
The massive surge in interest in the 4B movement - particularly regarding women shaving their heads in protest - has already proven controversial, with some saying it's 'beyond disrespectful' to those with alopecia or going through chemotherapy. Others have said these women, who are filming protests on their phones, are unaware of their own privilege.
Posting on social media, one woman, from the US, left viewers stunned as she took an electric razor to her head and chopped off her locks.
'F*** being skinny, f*** being hot, f*** being all the things that the patriarchy wants us to be, 'cause clearly they don't give a s*** about us,' she said.
'Stop dating men, stop having sex with men, stop talking to men, divorce your husbands, leave your f***ing boyfriends, leave them,' she added.
'I have many thoughts right now, but what I'm going to say right now is women you need to stop putting out for men,' wrote @addisonraedefenseaccount on TikTok.
'Like I'm not even kidding. You need to stop f****** these men they don't give a f*** about you. Stop dating stop f****** these men. You don't need them, go buy a f****** Rose Toy. Stop f****** man. Stop! They don't care about you b****. Like enough.'
Another, posting under the username @rocky_horror, added: 'Ain't nothing worse being alive than being stuck with a man. None! We are taking coochie off the table indefinitely.
'As a woman, my bodily autonomy matters, and this is my way to exercise sovereignty over that,' said one TikToker, encouraging other women to 'delete their dating apps' in solidarity.
It comes amid a growing trend for women to 'decentre men' from their lives. Pictured: One user who said it was the 'best decision' she'd ever made
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'If you need someone to cuddle or give you a kiss, I bet you one of your girlfriends would do it, and you don't even need to be gay. It's OK to have a lot of platonic love for the next four years,' she said.
Cathy Press, psychotherapist and author of When Love Bites, a book about navigating abusive relationships, told FEMAIL that many women are realising that 'they can be put in massive danger by agreeing to have (or not to have) sex with someone'.
'They're trying to take back that bit of power where they can at a time where they feel their reproductive rights and sexual liberation taken away from them,' she said.
However, the expert and author stressed that it would take quite some doing to "decentre" men'.
'Most societies across the globe are steeped in patriarchal systems and beliefs,' she explained.
'Rejecting heteronormativity and heteronormative sexual and romantic relationships has been done by LGBTQ+ people for decades, including placing more emphasis and finding safety in platonic love.
'In terms of how women are coming to these conversations, it is all about personal autonomy over one's body, how they choose to use it, and with whom- whether in response to a movement of threat which disempowers women from having personal agency or not.
'At the end of the day, these women are stating that, as equal partners in a sexual experience, too many men are not taking responsibility for, nor do they care substantially about, the safety of their partner in that experience.
'It's an understandable reaction when women are positioned so heavily in society as sexual and reproductive objects for male pleasure.'
Cathy said that after Trump's victory, the movement has more room to grow, or sensa138 even gain just enough traction based off women's feelings of fear following the election.
'Just as people such as Andrew Tate have influenced the belief and behaviours of males across the globe using social media platforms, so does this women's movement,' she revealed.
'Clearly the spread of the movement has been facilitated by women reaching out to one another within the global community and learning from how others are dealing with the same fears.
'After Trump's victory it may become more common for women to think very carefully, or even shy away from, the dating scene or places where they could be under threat from a man.
'Certainly, by allowing perpetrators into power who believe that men have the right to treat women however they want, nothing in that dynamic will change, and may become even more widespread and entrenched as a belief system for both men and women.
'Trump has already proven his disregard of women's facility for choice and personal autonomy, and is therefore something that a considerable number of women fear.
Charlie Taylor, who runs the Charlie's Toolbox podcast, is spearheading the movement to decentre from men
'However, remember: by rejecting heterosexual sex or relationships with men, this doesn't necessarily mean that a woman is safe, because a man may decide to harm her anyway. That's the horrific reality, and how the 4B Movement came into being in the first place.'
She concluded that - whether seen as positive or negative depending on each individual - it is a clear sign of the fear women around the world feel.
'While it is often minimised as a topic of conversation, it is extreme and frightening for women to have their reproductive rights and legal safety taken from them,' Cathy said.
'And this is happening simultaneously with sexual predators, abusers, and offenders of sexual violence in relationships being held to account less and less.
'Sadly, we consistently hear of cases where women refuse advances from men and are punished for doing so, sometimes fatally.
'The response to these systematic and grassroots threats to women's safety is fear. Particularly as one of the most powerful people in the world now has the power to continue threatening them legally, and furthermore because his campaign was backed by popular male figures of misogyny like Andrew Tate and Elon Musk.
'They were always part of Trump's campaigns in the past, but have been made overtly clear in this election.
'At the end of the day, it's not overtly a positive or negative reaction, but it is a reaction we should have empathy for.'
Women across the US say they've been inspired by the 4B movement in South Korea since Trump's reelection