Misogyny

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Misogyny and male role models

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Misogyny

What does misogyny mean?

• Feelings of hating women, or the belief that men are much better than women

Role models can be celebrity or people from you own lives. 

Discuss social media and role models on social media. 

Is this person a good role model for boys and men?

Accusation: Andrew Tate is a misogynist

Defence: His words and ideas are taken out of context

Let’s weigh up the evidence!

Who is Andrew Tate?

He's called himself the 'King of toxic masculinity' - and now Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.

Andrew Tate

Watch the video and answer the questions below:

1. What job did Tate have before he became an influencer?

2. Why was Tate removed from the ‘Big Brother’ house?

3. How has Tate described himself?

4. Which social media platform was Tate banned from, and then controversially reinstated to?

5. Who did Tate famously have a row with on Twitter?

Who is Andrew Tate

What job did Tate have before he became an influencer?

• A kick-boxer

Why was Tate removed from the ‘Big Brother’ house?

• For allegedly hitting a woman

How has Tate described himself?

• “The King of Toxic Masculinity”

Which social media platform was Tate banned from, and then controversially reinstated to?

• Twitter

Who did Tate famously have a row with on Twitter?

• Greta Thunberg

Why are we talking about him now?

Although he’s been banned from most social media, Tate’s videos/comments are still circulating online, with nearly 12 million views on the #AndrewTate hashtag.

Are all of Tate's comments like this?

Tate often hides his misogynistic views within ‘populist’ ideas (ideas that most people will agree with.) For example, much of this content taps into insecurities about body image and agency.

He also focuses a lot on stereotyping men and their success, and gets the attention of young people by talking about his “money, success and power”.

Match up the key words with the definition:

Incel

Extremism

Masculinity

Misogyny

Chauvinism

Let's hear his views

He says we’re not all the same – this is clearly true. So why is he then talking about women as if they are all the same?

You may privately agree with him about this – you may feel that women do indeed tend to be more emotional and that men make better pilots. That’s ok. But let’s break down the argument…

Are men better under pressure?

Do you think you would have been able to complete the challenge? 

The facts:

• Charlene and Jill did not succeed because they are women.

• Babatunde did not fail because he is a man.

• Their gender was irrelevant to the task.

• We all have different things that we are afraid of, different things that we are good at.

• We are all different.

Stereotyping

• When Andrew tate says he wouldn’t want a female pilot, he is stereotyping – in other words saying “all women are like this…”

• What other examples of stereotyping can you think of?

• Stereotypes treat people who share one particular characteristic, such as gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, as if they are all the same

• It’s as illogical as saying people who share the same eye colour are all the same – look around and see if that is true!

Why does all this matter?

• Stereotyping can lead to prejudice, discrimination, hate or even violence. Let’s go back to the female pilot as an example and see what might have happened if she’d experienced misogyny:

• Sexist Name-called by boys at school may have made her believe girls can’t be good at science and stopped her ambition in its tracks

• The Prejudiced views of the university admissions board could have prevented her getting a place on the aeronautical engineering degree

• Misogynistic Discrimination by the recruitment team for the flight company could have prevented her from getting the job

• Online Hate meant people might have attacked her on social media, undermining her confidence

• Extremist views may have led to someone physically threatening or hurting her because she is a woman in a ‘man’s world’

What begins as 'harmless banter' can end in violence.

What is the verdict?

Is Tate a misogynist or were his opinions taken out of context? You decide!

Meanwhile here are some male role-models you might like to find out more about

These are all celebrated England footballers, but they have used their fame and fortune to give back to society In different ways

See if you can find out how each of them is trying to make the UK a better place for everyone…

What can you do?

• Regardless of your gender, you can stand up for equality and women’s rights

• True strength is strength of character and strong boys and men are not afraid to support women

• Our equality act 2010 means that it is illegal in the UK to discriminate against someone because of their gender

• Women’s rights don’t cancel out men’s rights – it’s about giving every person a fair and equal chance in life