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The Real Story: Andrew Tate: Why is misogyny so popular online?

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Andrew Tate: Why is misogyny so popular online?

06/01/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - The Real Story, Andrew Tate: Why is misogyny so popular online?

We explore how and why young men are consuming misogynistic content on the internet

The arrest of controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate in Romania as a part of a human trafficking and rape investigation has pulled his brand of online misogyny back into the headlines. 
 
Tate, who denies the allegations against him, is a former kickboxer who rose to fame in 2016 when he was removed from TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to depict him attacking a woman. He claimed at the time that the video had been edited and was “a total lie”.

He is among a group of influencers who have gained popularity - or notoriety -  by advocating a  lifestyle in which women are reduced to being subservient to men. The language can be harsh and explicit -- but the ideas appear to be gaining traction with a generation of teenagers and young men.

Does the appeal of a more aggressive stance against women and equality suggest there is a crisis of masculinity? Has feminism made its claims at the expense of men?

Or is this simply the effect of social media amplifying attitudes that have always existed?      

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts:

Richard  Reeves - Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Author of the book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters and What to Do About It (2022)

Natasha Walter - Feminist writer and activist, author of several books, among them Living Dolls - The return of sexism

Frank Furedi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Kent
Also featuring

Sophia Smith Galer - Senior news reporter at Vice World News and author of the book 'Losing It: Sex Education for the 21st Century' (2022)

Producers: Paul Schuster, Pandita Lorenz and Ellen Otzen.

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