Summary
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.”
Yeah, the left should have done more. It’s not too late. We can recognize young white men and turn things around. Do not hate your gender; hate toxic masculinity.
People are talking about showing that show Adolescence in schools. They are basically dubling down. At this point you are more likely to get Republicans to respect women.
I watched Adolescence yesterday. I’m curious what you think of it.
It’s not bad. In context o think showing it to kids may lead them to think it’s the norm among boys
I was pretty surprised. The high school represented in the movie seemed extremely toxic, worse than what I recall from high school.