In 2019, the 4B movement claimed to have 4,000 members! This is 0.016% of the women in South Korea!
I'm going to assume (because I think it's very likely) that a large number of these were already not having much sex ("incels") nor planning on getting married. I'm also going to assume that many of these women who now claim they are remaining celibate are actually having sex anyway, as abstaining from sex is difficult to do (unless it comes naturally to you, in which case it's having sex that seems impossible!)
In other words, this is a human interest story about basically nothing, that tries to normalize a fringe group and freak everyone out about it. Or, to be more charitable, it's an article about something that's happening within all genders in many countries (see MGTOW in America, for example), and is also about the fact that women still aren't treated equitably in South Korea.
I don't see the point other than clicks. Beware articles about problems or trends that neglect to quantify anything.
I'm going to assume (because I think it's very likely) that a large number of these were already not having much sex ("incels") nor planning on getting married. I'm also going to assume that many of these women who now claim they are remaining celibate are actually having sex anyway, as abstaining from sex is difficult to do (unless it comes naturally to you, in which case it's having sex that seems impossible!)
In other words, this is a human interest story about basically nothing, that tries to normalize a fringe group and freak everyone out about it. Or, to be more charitable, it's an article about something that's happening within all genders in many countries (see MGTOW in America, for example), and is also about the fact that women still aren't treated equitably in South Korea.
I don't see the point other than clicks. Beware articles about problems or trends that neglect to quantify anything.