My 2 Cents on Andrew Tate

Tate has emerged as a prominent figure in the manosphere, which is an online community wherein men discuss "men's concerns" such as health and fitness, relationships, marriages, money, relationship breakdown, fathers' liberties, and other topics. The manosphere is a location where anti-women and anti-feminist views have gained ground, which is strengthened by a conviction in the innate superiority of males. While these are essential issues to provide aid and support on, the manosphere is also an environment where these notions have gained a foothold.

Tate portrays himself as a self-help expert, telling the men who follow him that he can lead them to attain the 3 factors which, in his opinion, characterize masculinity: women, money, and power. He frequently cites himself as an illustration of a guy who has achieved greatness. 

The prominence of "Jet Talk," a podcast hosted by Tate, is evidence of the rising prevalence of podcasts that promote toxic masculinity. He makes an appeal to angry young men who are unsatisfied with their life by giving answers and methods to be a better person, advocating for arrogance rather than empathy. He does this by providing solutions and strategies to be a better man.

Tate expresses his viewpoints on women's roles in society, which, according to him, should be subordinate to those of males, both in his podcast and in interviews he has given. The Chicago-born influencer has been quoted as saying that he would only pursue women between the ages of 18 and 19 so that he may leave his "indelible impression" on them (this sounds a lot like grooming). He has said that sexual assault victims should assume some responsibility for their incidents, and he has stated that "approximately 40 %" of the rationale he relocated to Romania was because he acknowledged police in Eastern Europe would be less inclined to investigate rape accusations. He has also criticized the #MeToo movement.

Jordan Peterson is another prominent player in what is known as the "manosphere." Peterson is known for his strange perspectives on gender and social issues as well as his advocacy for the restoration of traditional gender norms. He asserts that the expansion of rights for women is detrimental to the standing of males in society, which he uses as a justification for his criticism of this movement.

These male pundits on the extreme right establish a market for their material by promoting the notion that there is a perfect approach to being a man and offering themselves as role models. In doing so, they attract an audience. A popular cultural uneasiness amongst young men has been exploited by cultural figures such as Tate, who amplify the significance of becoming wealthy and picking up women as goals in and of themselves. He has said publicly that women are analogous to infants in that they are the property of males, a liability, perverted by sex, and lazy and dumb in nature. He has said that males if they stay with women, are more likely to become weak and unprofitable, that despair is an illusion, and that one's level of success may be measured by how much influence they have over other people. In addition to that, he's been called misogynistic and racist in certain quarters.

More young men are experiencing what psychologist Michael Kimmel refers to as "outraged entitlement," which is a feeling of rage and dread that they are losing their social standing and privileges as a result of shifting gender norms and altering dynamics in the domestic and family spheres.

In the course of my own study, I came to the conclusion that men who position themselves as victims of a worldwide attack on masculinity are more likely to develop a sense of outraged entitlement. According to the findings of my research into the manosphere places on Reddit, for instance, males have the perception that they are devalued, insulted, abandoned, or even completely forgotten. Therefore, it is not difficult to see how Tate's message might be interpreted as a rallying cry to restore "lost" masculinity and reestablish male power over other people.

Many others are concerned that Tate's audience is being brainwashed into embracing an extreme and maybe harmful type of masculinity.

It may be difficult for some young men and boys to resist the allure of this siren song, which is wrapped up in a language of self-improvement and is led by a figure associated with cults of personality such as Tate. Tate's convictions have entered the public conversation as a result of social media, making it difficult to refute his points of view. Tate promotes an alluring picture of male superiority along with all of the (claimed) rewards and advantages that come with having such a position.