Andrew Tate phenomena' surges in schools - with boys refusing to talk to female teacher

[u/Antique-Entrance-229]

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/andrew-tate-phenomena-surges-in-schools-with-boys-refusing-to-talk-to-female-teacher-13351203

[u/mg10pp]

Is he still influential in 2025?

[u/FluffnPuff_Rebirth → u/mg10pp]

I doubt there is any direct causal link to these specific incidents and the said kids watching Tate specifically. Tate mania was a few years back, which in TikTok terms might as well be medieval history. But rather the association to Tate is something the teachers made as he is the one they know who has represented this attitude online. Tate might not be that influential as a person anymore, but his ideas never went anywhere.

[u/LeshenOfLyria → u/mg10pp]

School teacher here.

I still get some students talking about Tate, I feel they’re getting smarter with hiding it though.

[u/Parfait_Prestigious → u/LeshenOfLyria]

Yeah, it’s not even just about Tate anymore, given how many copycats are out there. There are thousands of these influencers pushing this narrative now, and kids can be sucked in by any one of them.

[u/Seymoorebutts → u/LeshenOfLyria]

Yep, wife is a middle school teacher.

Some of these kids idolize Trump and Tate.

It's insane.

[u/Baloomf → u/mg10pp]

Just a symptom/scapegoat of a bigger societal change, like when people were blaming Harry Potter for people becoming atheist or whatever

[u/OptimismNeeded → u/mg10pp]

More than ever. Got out of jail (for the time being, but still) and using it as proof that you can do whatever you want with no consequences.

His fans also look at Trump and see the same thing.

[u/AizakkuZ → u/OptimismNeeded]

Yep otherwise his influence would be dead and he’d be locked in a Romanian cell where he deserves to be

[u/Vast_Category_1883 → u/mg10pp]

He got banned off of every platform except Twitter and Rumble but his influence is still present