Online influencers such as Andrew Tate are fuelling an increase in sexism in the classroom, says a new survey from education union the NASUWT. It comes after the Netflix series Adolescence thrust concerns around incel culture into the spotlight.

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.”

  • BenjiRenji@feddit.orgEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    And also educating themselves. The kids will learn stuff, including slang, memes and concepts that are unknown to parents that don’t spend as much time on these platforms. So they won’t even recognize problematic ideas.

    • Realitätsverlust@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      Yes, because they think “I’m too old I don’t understand that anyways.”. That’s what my grandmother says when she needs her PC fixed, “I’m too old I don’t have to know that.” - well, guess what, if you call me every week for a problem that you could’ve fixed yourself by googling 3 minutes, it’s probably not a bad idea to learn it.

      Parents are responsible for their kids, and they should be learning what their child is doing and understanding it so they can intervene if shit goes south.

      • Mammothmothman@lemmy.caEnglish
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        11 hours ago

        Parents should do a lot of things that they won’t because they are trapped in a stupid cycle of ‘it was good enough for me its good enough for them.’