A thread on the disappeared radical feminist groups:
1. The Bankrupt Academy / 破产版雅典学院 (“Academy” as in Plato’s Academy)
Set up a year ago with 50K members. Originally for women to rate pop fiction, the group saw members start discussing feminism as they realized entrenched misogyny in society, and fiction is no exception.
Set up a year ago with 50K members. Originally for women to rate pop fiction, the group saw members start discussing feminism as they realized entrenched misogyny in society, and fiction is no exception.
2. Keep the Handle after the Blade / 破罐子不摔
Considered spiritual home for many RadFems, the group had 4.5K members at the time it was banned. Women established the group last Sept, after admins of The Bankrupt Academy kicked some members out for “anti-nationalist” opinions.
Considered spiritual home for many RadFems, the group had 4.5K members at the time it was banned. Women established the group last Sept, after admins of The Bankrupt Academy kicked some members out for “anti-nationalist” opinions.
3. Menstrual Blood Sisterhood / 经血姊妹会
Menstrual Blood Sisterhood was previously called “Medea.” After trans-identified males slandered RadFems as “menstrual blood sisters,” women changed the group name to reclaim the language. The group totaled more than 900 members.
Menstrual Blood Sisterhood was previously called “Medea.” After trans-identified males slandered RadFems as “menstrual blood sisters,” women changed the group name to reclaim the language. The group totaled more than 900 members.
4. 6B4T
The name was derived from South Korean radical/separatist feminists’ 6B4T movement. Please see the detailed description in subsequent tweets.
The name was derived from South Korean radical/separatist feminists’ 6B4T movement. Please see the detailed description in subsequent tweets.
5. Megalia’s Sister / Meglia的妹妹
The name had its origin in Megalia, a radical feminist forum in South Korea.
The name had its origin in Megalia, a radical feminist forum in South Korea.
6. The Out-of-Business Academy / 倒闭版雅典学院
A splinter group of The Bankrupt Academy
A splinter group of The Bankrupt Academy
7. The Blasting Blade / 爆裂罐子
A backup group of Keep the Handle after the Blade, in case the main group was banned for any reason.
A backup group of Keep the Handle after the Blade, in case the main group was banned for any reason.
8. Women-Lover Division / i女小分队
A group advocating separatism. The letter “i” is a homophone of love (爱) in Chinese. The name implies the belief that women should reject men and love women. The group had more than 400 members at the time it was closed.
A group advocating separatism. The letter “i” is a homophone of love (爱) in Chinese. The name implies the belief that women should reject men and love women. The group had more than 400 members at the time it was closed.
9. SHEROS [sic]
The group had over 800 members at the time it was banned.
The group had over 800 members at the time it was banned.
All radical feminist groups above espouse 6B4T, which is a movement initiated by Korean radical/separatist feminists and then spread to other countries like China, Japan, Italy, etc.
6B means six “Nos”:
1. No dating with men
2. No sex with men
3. No marriage with men
4. No pregnancy
5. No purchase of misogynistic brands
6. Anti-marriage women help each other / No cooperation with married women
1. No dating with men
2. No sex with men
3. No marriage with men
4. No pregnancy
5. No purchase of misogynistic brands
6. Anti-marriage women help each other / No cooperation with married women
4T stands for four “Tals” (Tal means take-off in Korean):
1. Take off corsets (femininity / beauty standards)
2. Reject patriarchal religions
3. Reject male idols
4. Reject otaku culture (anime, comics & games)
1. Take off corsets (femininity / beauty standards)
2. Reject patriarchal religions
3. Reject male idols
4. Reject otaku culture (anime, comics & games)
“No cooperation with married women” explanation: Chinese RadFems deem married women partially responsible for China’s sex-selective abortion, and don’t mind being a tad politically incorrect to ridicule those servile to their male partners despite other women’s cautionary advice.
“6B4T” has been facing backlash ever since it was introduced into China. Some liberal feminists call it “Nazis” as they think it runs against human nature, but radical feminists see it as guidance on navigating misogyny and exploitation, and a way to fight the patriarchy.
A lot of people blacklist RadFems. One group on Douban went so far as to list every radical feminist group in order to bar RadFems from joining their group. This made those RadFem groups easy target for men. Of the ten groups on the blacklist, nine were banned on April 12.
Radical feminism was one of the few topics allowed to be openly discussed on China’s social media platforms. The removal of the radical feminist groups coincides with the nation’s schedule to unveil, in early April, the results of its once-a-decade census, conducted in late 2020.
Also, all the RadFem groups strongly disapprove of “Yaoi,” a genre of fictional media that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. RadFems believe Yaoi’s enormous popularity in China reflects the lack of representation of women in both real life and fiction.
Although “queer-baiting” Yaoi novels and drama enjoy huge marketability, China is still the country that censored Bohemian Rhapsody into a straight movie. By contrast, Yuri, a genre focusing on intimate relationships between female characters, has yet received little attention.
FYI, a Chinese feminist has been single-handedly gathering cases of violent crimes perpetrated by Chinese men. So far, 1876 cases have been recorded: github.com/CNwoman-bot/ev…
The context of this thread in case anyone is unaware:
https://twitter.com/dualvectorfoil/status/1381820262585397248
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