The Takeover of Tate

By Charlotte White

The exponential rise in misogynistic men’s content disguised as “men’s health” in recent years is alarming. Discussions of the importance of a woman’s body count and equating the value of young girls to how attractive they are have unfortunately become more and more of a commonplace. Figures such as Andrew Tate have pioneered harmful women’s stereotypes to their adolescent audience. Nearly one in six boys aged six to fifteen have a positive view of Tate’s content, showcasing the infectious nature of these degrading opinions being spread to the next generation of men.

We decided to interview boys in our high school to see what their opinion is on Andrew Tate and his content. Out of the 103 guys interviewed, 96 of them were familiar with Tate’s content and 52 reported largely agreeing with it. Most of the supporters seemed to think that this type of content should be taken jokingly and there’s no inherent harm in watching it as long as it isn’t viewed seriously. 

However when questioned further, 46 out of the 52 supporters shared that friends of theirs who consistently watched Tate were noticeably sexist towards their female counterparts. One of the interviewee’s said “…The content would make him (one of his friends who previously idolized Tate) demonize them (women) and sort of place their societal role as a subservient one…”. 

While most men may not realize or admit that they have an underlying misogynistic outlook towards women, we must bring attention to the prevalence of this mindset in today's society.