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.”

  • Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 hours ago

    Dunno when you were 10 or 13, but I will assume it’s not true.

    It was in late 00’s, and in Poland if that’s relevant.

    Stuff like “Boys don’t cry, you’re not a girl are you?” were very common in the 80s and 90s. It wasn’t as bad as today, but the foundations were already in place.

    Sure, but that’s not really some hardcore misogynist shit, like what is happening today.

    • Realitätsverlust@lemmy.zipEnglish
      21·
      4 hours ago

      As I said, it wasn’t as bad as today, but it was there. It has just evolved because society has evolved - young men are now actively being shamed for literally just being a man. I’ve been working with school kids and many boys aged ~14 were close to crying when telling how they are treated, and you know shit hits the fan if a boy in puberty is close to crying lol. Hell, even I have experienced some of that. Now, I grew up online and am way too sociopathic to give a shit about anyones opinion, but young men (usually) aren’t like that.

      Many en in the west are constantly shit on by large parts of society (unless they literally flagellating themselves) because patriarchy and supposed benefits we all have, so - quite obviously in my opinion - they are turning to pro-men “influencers” like tate because between all his misogynistic shit, he’s telling them what they want to hear. That’s a major point why the dems lost in america - they kept shitting on men, which is why trump has received major support FROM young men.

      And now, feel free to shit on me for stating the facts - I know many lemmy-people don’t like to hear that actually, not all men are shitty people and hit and rape women daily.