The 4B Movement - Have Women Gone Insane?

Pea reacts to the 4B movement — a South Korean feminist movement where women opt out of dating, marrying, sleeping with, and having children with men — which has been adopted by American women following the 2024 election. She plays clips of women explaining and promoting the movement, dismantles their arguments with sarcasm and counterpoints, and frames the whole thing as a gift to Filipinas waiting to show Western men "what a real woman is like."

What the 4B movement actually is ​

• Originated in South Korea where women say misogyny and sexism are so severe they've opted out of men entirely
• Four B's: no dating men, no marrying men, no having children with men, no sleeping with men (all four Korean words start with "B")
• Officially named in 2019; South Korea now has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, with deaths outnumbering births
• Pea notes the birth rate crash actually started in 2002, well before the movement was named

Pea reacts to American women adopting the movement — clip by clip ​

• Woman announces she's "given up on America" and also given up on long hair, coloring her hair, being skinny, and "being hot" — blaming the patriarchy for these expectations
  • Pea's response: "So the way to fix things is to be ugly? Well, I think you can put the scissors down right now, 'cause it's already mission accomplished"
• Woman says she won't respond to or talk to men, urging women to stop dating, having sex, and talking to men, offering to bake cookies and shave their heads
  • Pea: "I don't think they'll mind very much. You don't seem like a very approachable person anyway"
• A person who appears male says men shouldn't be surprised women can live independently
  • Pea: confused about the gender presentation — "Wait, you're an American man? No, I'm really confused"
  • Points out men already know women can live independently — "Where have you been? Oh I know, you've been off at school getting your mind polluted"
• Woman lists men's offenses: skid marks, farts, lack of hygiene, gaming, "corn addictions" (porn), not listening, not improving when asked, and stopping all effort after marriage
  • Pea flips it: "Oh, you mean like when you marry a woman who pretends to enjoy BJs until the papers are signed?"
  • "Who the hell did you marry?"
• Woman says she deleted dating apps six months ago and won't give men attention — but still goes to clubs "to have fun, not to find men"
  • Pea calls BS: "Women go to clubs to get validation and attention from men. They don't go for the loud music and overpriced liquor. If you want to get away from men, the club is about the last place to go."
• Same woman says she told a bar manager not to ask for her number — men need to "stop feeling so comfortable"
  • Pea: "You're at a bar. Where do you think people go to meet the opposite sex?"
• Woman then admits she WOULD consider dating a man if he "meets my criteria"
  • Pea catches the contradiction: "If he's not good-looking enough he's an annoying creep, but if he gives you the tingles then you might date him. That doesn't sound any different than before. Are any of you actually sticking to the 4B rules?"
• Woman says she won't date because 50% of men might align with "bigotry and anti-science rhetoric" and men might lie about liking Trump
  • Pea: "Anyone could be lying about anything, so I guess that takes you out of the dating pool forever"
• Young woman shaves her head specifically to upset her dad who voted for Trump
  • Pea lists "other dad mad options" like face tattoos and facial piercings — "Isn't that nice, ruin your body to hurt your own father... I'm certainly glad you won't be having any kids, cuz one of them might turn out like you"
• Woman claims men are "harvesting energy" from women through labor, children, and relationships, and if denied those, they'll harvest it through emotions on social media
  • Pea: "Now they're coming for your energy? Well then you should be happy about the election — he wants to make you energy independent"

A counter-voice from a woman opposing the movement ​

• Calls the head-shaving disrespectful to women with alopecia and cancer patients going through chemo
• Points out the extreme privilege — these women are filming with expensive iPhones in perfect lighting while claiming they have "no rights"
• Contrasts with actual oppression: Iraq lowering age of consent to 9, Afghan women banned from speaking in public, showing their faces, getting education, or driving
• Self-identifies as a "traditional feminist" who wants equal rights and sees this new wave as something entirely different
• Pea fully agrees with this woman's take

Candace Owens' take (Pea plays and endorses) ​

• Owens argues these women should be ridiculed and condemned, not shown compassion — compassion is what created the problem
• "These are the most remarkably privileged people in the entire world" who have never been told no
• Pea doesn't always agree with Candace on everything but agrees the women have no clue how privileged they are — and blames the education system even more than parents

Pea's overall verdict ​

• No man she's talked to is even slightly concerned — most regard it as another infantile tantrum and cry for attention
• The goalpost keeps moving: "Yesterday it was mansplaining and microaggressions, today it's hygiene and video games, and tomorrow it'll be breathing with your mouth open"
• The women are helping men identify them as undesirable by disfiguring themselves — "I'm sure they appreciate that"
• The real effect of the movement: sending more Western men to places like the Philippines where Filipinas are "just waiting to show you what a real woman's like"
• Closing line: "Filipinas accept you, skid marks and all"

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