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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."

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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (16 children)

The problem isn't that we need to get rid of Tate. They are like flies and there will always be more like him.

What we need to figure out is what made him so persuasive to young boys - that's the real problem. We need to know why young boys are willing to listen to bullshit like his, and we must figure out what we can do to correct that.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Because all we hear about men from the left is that women would rather be with bears, and that men are useless. And that they are oppressing everyone with their privilege.

You tell some poor white kid he's privileged, he's not going to be your friend or sympathetic to your causes.

I don't think messaging from the left has really done anything to win them over. It's not necessarily that Andrew Tate is telling them anything amazing. He's just a voice not blaming them for everything.

[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Maybe it’s because all we hear from your type is how immigrants are the root of all problems, “all lives matter” and junk like that.

[–] JokklMaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

What a great example of what they were talking about!

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