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The movement to swear off men: No sex. No dating. No marriage. No children. (19thnews.org)

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In the hours following former President Donald Trump’s election victory, Google searches related to 4B — a fringe South Korean feminist movement that made a name for itself in the mid to late 2010s — surged in the United States.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How many children with Christian parents grow up Muslim? How about vice versa? How many children of vegan parents grow up to be meat eaters? How about vice versa? How many children of Chinese parents grow up to stop celebrating Chinese new year or stop eating Chinese food?

Children are never guaranteed to follow their parents’ beliefs and cultural practices but they’re far more likely to follow them than they are to choose any other belief or practice to follow. This phenomenon is also heavily reinforced by region. How many leftist children of conservative parents choose to stay in their hometown in some rural area deep in a red state?

Moving far from home to go live in a big city due to educational and ideological differences is extremely common. However, raising children in an expensive city without the support of the grandparents and other extended family is much more difficult. I think this reinforces the birth rate trends among conservatives, even for those who do not claim to follow the trad wife movement.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's probably uncommon to go from Christian to Muslim or vice versa, but I've seen many going from religious to atheist.

I don't hear much about vegan children, so I can't speak on that.

Celebrating Chinese New years? I think when it comes to culture specific celebrations, it feels inappropriate to partake in those of other cultures, especially when you don't know much of them. But when you have some of your own where that doesn't apply, then you take it, because a celebration of any kind of a celebration. An excuse for getting together and doing something special.

I think this shift you speak of is more likely when the world around you is visibly doing better than your immediate surroundings. Right now, I'm not convinced that's the case anymore, so sticking to what you know and grew up with feels much safer, even if it's still shitty.