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MORE YOUNG MEN HAVE CONSUMED CONTENT FROM ANDREW TATE THAN HAVE HEARD OF PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK
A poll conducted by anti-fascism charity HOPE not hate found 75% of 16-17 years olds, and 79% of 16-17 year old boys, had watched, listened to or read content from Andrew Tate.
The poll revealed:
- 16-17 year old boys were 21% more likely to have consumed content from Andrew Tate (79%) than to say that they had heard of Rishi Sunak (58%), Sadiq Khan (44%) of Keir Starmer (32%)
- 45% 16-24 year old males have a positive opinion of Tate, with just 26% having a negative opinion
- Among 16-17 year olds, only 1% of female respondents shared a positive view of Tate; 82% had a negative view. But for male respondents, 52% shared a positive view with only 19% holding a negative view.
- The most popular responses when asked why those who hold a positive view of Andrew Tate feel that way, was that Tate “wants men to be real men” or that “he gives good advice”
HOPE not hate have previously warned that Andrew Tate poses a threat to young people as a violent misogynist with strong links to the far right:
Rosie Carter, Director of Policy at HOPE not hate said
“Tate’s misogynist, homophobic and racist content is seen online by millions of young people. His confidence, his money and his lifestyle are all carefully crafted to make his brand of hateful content seem aspirational.
Tate’s violent misogyny is harmful and he goes far beyond ‘women belong in the kitchen’ jokes. The shocking disparity in how teenage girls and boys feel about him suggests that Tate’s targeting of young men has had a direct negative impact on young women as his ideas are carried by young men both on and off-line.
And consuming Tate’s content often opens young men up to more extreme content. Tate is a close associate of the far-right extremist Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) and has a long history of close association with a variety of far-right figures in the UK and America.
Tate is able to bring followers in with his misogynistic content and then introduce them to his far-right friends and his dangerous conspiracy theories.”
HOPE not hate are working with schools up and down the country to recognise and tackle the signs of hate.
Rosie Carter, Director of Policy at HOPE not hate said,
“This polling shows the enormous influence dangerous figures like Tate can have on young people.
But schools are poorly equipped to tackle far-right extremism in the classroom. The language and nature of the problem shifts quickly and without proper training and guidance teachers can’t keep up.
At HOPE not hate, we are working to fill that gap. We work with teachers, pupils and parents to help them recognise and tackle the signs of hate through education workshops and training.
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Notes to Editors:
- All polling data within this release has been collected from a nationally representative sample of 1244 people in the UK aged 16-24 between 20th and 26th January 2023 via Focaldata. Focaldata is the research data platform that seamlessly combines sampling, scripting, fieldwork and data processing into a single intuitive tool. The data is representative of the GB population.
- HOPE not hate led a campaign in August 2022 to deplatform Andrew Tate from social media. This campaign led to Tate’s removal from Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Youtube.
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