Summary
Social media influencers are fuelling a rise in misogyny and sexism in the UK’s classrooms, according to teachers.
More than 5,800 teachers were polled… and nearly three in five (59%) said they believe social media use has contributed to a deterioration in pupils’ behaviour.
One teacher said she’d had 10-year-old boys “refuse to speak to [her]…because [she is] a woman”. Another said “the Andrew Tate phenomena had a huge impact on how [pupils] interacted with females and males they did not see as ‘masculine’”.
“There is an urgent need for concerted action… to safeguard all children and young people from the dangerous influence of far-right populists and extremists.”
The overwhelming majority of men think Tate is a dumb twat, it’s just that being a regular man doesn’t get clicks or attention in the clicks and attention economy
Okay maybe a majority, but “overwhelming majority”? No way. There are a lot of incels in America.
Edit: I somehow managed to forget that the article is about Britain.
I can’t really confirm this, even in his target market (young boys) he’s not popular
https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/47419-one-in-six-boys-aged-6-15-have-a-positive-view-of-andrew-tate
1/6 is positive which leaves 5/6 who either don’t know, don’t care or don’t like him.
The older we get the more unfavourable we view Tate
One of my favourites:
Louis Theroux’s View Of Andrew Tate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_4yusHQWm0
It seems 23% of boys aged 13-15 have a positive opinion of him, as opposed to 53% who have a negative opinion. That’s a majority who hate him to be sure, but not an overwhelming majority. Also note that support for Andrew Tate is higher among young adults than teenagers who haven’t even entered highschool. 27% of British men aged 18-29 have a positive view of Andrew Tates, while 35% agree with “the sort of thing Andrew Tates would say”. He’s liked by a significant minority of his major audience (male teenagers and young/young-ish adults).
Okay, now how many of those boys were saying they have a “negative opinion” of Tate just because they didn’t want to get in trouble with their parents/teachers/etc. for listening to Tate?