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‘No man will touch me until I have my rights back’: why is the 4B movement going viral after Trump’s win? (www.theguardian.com)

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Demonstrators in South Korea swore off heterosexual dating in protest against misogyny. Now the movement is sparking interest among young American women

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fun history fact, this is also called Lysistratic nonaction after a play by Aristophanes and has been seen in both myth and recorded history for a variety of purposes, usually to end wars or other violence, but also often to protest the infringement of women's rights.

[–] misterdoctor 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Like the old adage goes, “there’s always a relevant Aristophanes play”

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago

Man doing xkcd millennial before xkcd.

[–] modeler 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'd love the pigeons shitting all over Trump and his cavalcade for the next 4 years, but look at me, living in cloud cuckoo land...

[–] LovableSidekick 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, I was trying to think of the name of that play without google.