Online influencers such as Andrew Tate are fuelling an increase in sexism in the classroom, says a new survey from education union the NASUWT. It comes after the Netflix series Adolescence thrust concerns around incel culture into the spotlight.

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.”

  • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I don’t know what you’re talking about. “Their peers are going to laugh at them”? “Unfair”?

    These are your excuses to not teach accountability? Not only are you wrong in that these are not my child’s viewpoints or reality, you sound pretty young yourself. All of his peers need to worry about being a responsible adults, regardless of future incomes.

    I don’t care what the other children are doing, I only care what my child is doing.

    Would you jump off a bridge (to your death) if all your friends were? Thats fair right? Lol

    Thanks for the laugh

    • pablodaniel@lemmings.worldEnglish
      21·
      3 hours ago

      Calm down. I never excused anything.

      I just said what would happen to highlight what a difficult task it is.