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I never understood why Andrew Tate became a thing. Lets say all the things he's been accused of are false, and its just him giving his opinion - I still have no

• gettodachoppa 3y ago
  Disclaimer: I haven't actually watched his videos, I only read his Wikipedia page and heard people discussing him. I think young guys and boys are just so sick of the monoculture pushed on them by both traditional media and social media, that demonizes standard masculinity (think of that infamous Gilette ad), that some of them ended up embracing a caricature/shock jockey. Because he pisses off the modern day equivalent of evangelists, he's edgy and transgressive. Also he says he admits he's playing up/being comedic, which makes people OK with his more exaggerated quotes. It helps that he looks the part too, being a former UFC fighter. Looks matter a lot. No one would know his name if he looked like your typical software developer.
• david38 3y ago
  He’s a thing because parts of the culture are pushing the concept of inherited sin. You are born male, therefor bad. People who don’t like being demonized broadly therefor are likely to listen to him. Try it with anything. Tell black people they are worthless and watch as someone like Malcom X, who tells them to stick it to the white man rises in popularity. Also, as a former kickboxer, he has cred. Similarly, Joe Rogan has some cred for having competed, which opened the door to his MMA commentary career, which gave him more cred.