Thanks everyone for all your ideas as to how to root it out. Don't have time to read all comments right now but those of you brainstorming are doing good.
I saw these comments on the Washington Post and after with them
Abusers are prevalent enough, they surely don’t need this nutcase urging them on. I just witnessed again the devastation of a woman beaten to near death, fortunately being nursed back to health. The scariest part of this man’s positions is that he finds women willing to be doormats-subservient and that he has millions of folks watching his media. The lack of human progress sometimes boggles my mind.
"Among videos that gained traction was one in which he advised his followers to “slap, slap, grab, choke” women in the bedroom and another in which he said he dates 18- and 19-year-olds because it’s easier to leave an “imprint” on them." These two lines from the article are frightening. I experienced domestic violence in my late teens and early twenties and at 64 am still dealing with the "imprint" it left on me. It isnt pretty.
I would remind those who say the Washington Post is giving him a platform by discussing him, the fact that it’s on the front page lets parents know what is going on on their children’s computers. If I were a parent I would certainly be checking and monitoring what my children are able to view.
Good comments.
Also this was a Popular Teachers thread from Reddit. I hope this further demonstrates the social contagion and dangers of Male Radicalization on Social Media, it screws with hardworking women
The rise of Andrew Tate is ruining my freshman boys
Policy & Politics
Have y’all heard of a sexist, misogynistic, disgusting excuse of human being known as Andrew Tate?
Well, I promise you all your middle school & high school boys have & they’re addicted to his content. Just this week I had to have 6 convos with families about their sons saying shit like “women are inferior to men” “women belong in the kitchen Ms____”.
Not only are they making these misogynistic claims in class but are literally refusing to do assignments if it’s sourced from a woman….I had three boys refuse to read an article by a female author because “women should only be housewives”. But when I say “I’m a teacher and here teaching you” the cognitive dissonance kicks in and they start saying “yah but teaching is a woman’s job”…??!?
5/6 parents (all mothers) were mortified when I discussed their comments. The other 1 dad said “we’ll he isn’t wrong”. 2 are immigrant mothers and they cried on the phone when I shared a video of Andrew Tate that their sons kept referencing & translated the content to them. And this particular videos was talking about his webcaming “business” (ie human trafficking women).
Y’all. It’s been only 2 weeks of school & these young boys are losing it. I’ve never heard such vitriol from young boys since this Andrew Tate guy came on the scene.
This rise of incel and misogynistic rhetoric is terrifying.