The Andrew Tate Problem: His coarse misogyny is often described as appealing to working-class boys and young men. Is this really the issue?
https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2025/03/the-andrew-tate-problemOpen linkView original on lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Yes, but I don't think a lot of people are ready for this. As soon as someone's like "Maybe when someone threatens to kill you, you should hit them first" it's all "violence is never the answer" and "We have to compete in the marketplace of IDEAS"
At some point, people are going to need to fight for respect and rights again. And that might mean putting people like Tate in the ground.
I've never seen anyone, including anyone this author cites, say that they "only" are.
I see this sentiment a lot, but I am of the opinion that the better course of action is for women to pickup historically "male" roles. Picking up the bill in restaurants, making the first move approaching love interests not just "hints", protecting their family from physical threats (in the presence of a male partner) etc.
By moving away from "women can do these" to "women are expected to do this too", the argument that women are the weaker sex will be greatly eroded.
TBF, that last point is probably the sole one where the guy should probably be taking up the burden. Assuming only one of them can do it, of course.
That’s not a man, that’s a constipated rat.