This is such a poignant fact. I’m not here to say all American women should join the 4b movement. But we should all consider it to some level. I will always believe in true love, but this election has proven that we need to be VERY careful about the men we trust if we choose to pursue a relationship at all. An overwhelming number of men voted to elect a man guilty of SA. An overwhelming number of men are okay with that. It’s not all men, but let’s be better safe than sorry. If you’ve already got a good one, keep him. But for those who are single like me, let’s be very careful. Especially with American men. At least for right now, I won’t officially call myself 4b because I’ve been willing to talk to men from other countries for a while now. I don’t think they’re magically more progressive but many other countries have better gender equality norms than America.
There are still a few good men in America. I know a few men who are good husbands to their wives. But with what has happened in this election, we as women deserve to prioritize ourselves and our own safety. Whether we choose to fully align ourselves with the 4b movement or simply use even more caution than we did before, we deserve to put ourselves first.