Netflix바카라�s Adolescence Brings Andrew Tate Back Into Conversation

Scroll the internet, and you will likely come across something about Andrew Tate. He is in the news again after being named directly in Netflix바카라�s hit series Adolescence. The show, which opens with the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie (played by Owen Cooper) for stabbing his classmate to death, follows the adults in his life as they try to understand why he did it. The search leads them to confront the origins of a teenage boy바카라�s conflicted feelings about women. Over four episodes, Adolescence explores themes of gender, misogyny, violence and extremism and how the 바카라�manosphere바카라� can influence the behaviour of young men.

In the second episode, while investigating Jamie바카라�s motive, a police officer hears from a female colleague: "It's the involuntary celibate stuff. It's the Andrew Tate shite." The show's writer, Jack Thorne, has been clear about the show's inspiration, saying in a radio interview that Jamie had been "indoctrinated by voices" like Tate, as well as "voices a lot more dangerous than Andrew Tate's."

To his millions of young followers, Tate 바카라� who calls himself 바카라�Top G바카라� (G for gangster) 바카라� is the image of success: a man with wealth, luxury cars, and women. But to many others, he is a dangerous influencer who could incite boys and men to commit violence against women.

A British-American former kickboxer, Tate built his brand alongside his brother through loud, flashy content about male power, female submission and getting rich. Rights advocates have warned against their rising tide of influence among young boys and men. In the manosphere 바카라� an online world built around anti-feminist ideas and 바카라�red pill바카라� theories 바카라� Tate has become a poster boy.

Tate, who describes himself as a "self-made multi-millionaire", has said that he earned money through "a little webcam business from my apartment". He first gained mainstream media attention after appearing on Big Brother in the UK in 2016. He was expelled from the show after a video emerged of him hitting a woman with a belt. Tate said at the time the video had been edited, tweeting, 바카라�They are pretending I beat her up when we were joking and the belt made noise but didn바카라�t hurt!바카라�

In 2022, the Tate brothers were arrested along with two Romanian women on charges of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women and, in Andrew바카라�s case, rape. Both brothers denied all allegations. They also face a separate sexual offence case in the UK, which they have denied as well. So far, neither Andrew nor Tristan Tate has been convicted of any offence. But a presumption of the Tates바카라� innocence does not explain their widespread fan following.

As economic instability grows, with precarious employment, rising living costs, and widening inequality, many young men feel adrift. Instead of addressing these root causes or challenging the political systems that support them, Andrew Tate redirects frustration toward feminism and gender equality. He positions women바카라�s rights as the source of men바카라�s struggles.

Among his widely criticised opinions, Tate has suggested rape victims "bear some responsibility" for being attacked, said women "belong in the home", and referred to women as "property" of men. Describing how he would react if a woman accused him of cheating, he said, "It's bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her by the neck."

He has accumulated millions of followers and likes by posting images of an extravagant lifestyle where he poses shirtless, cigar in hand, next to luxury cars and private jets. He tells his followers they could attain what he has if they enrol in his online Hustlers University, learn his business strategies and work hard. The version of 바카라�masculinity바카라� he promotes is one where women are a man바카라�s possession. 

In August 2022, Tate was banned from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. But when Elon Musk took over X, then known as Twitter, in 2022, he reinstated his account. Despite the bans, he has gained a massive online following from video clips shared by fans that attract millions of views and shares. Tate is just one of many figures who combine self-improvement advice with casual and sometimes violent misogyny. He says his views are deliberately misconstrued, misinterpreted, or taken out of context, but critics point out that such defences have long been used to downplay harmful behaviour and silence opposition.