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.”

  • Kuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    It would be interesting to know how many children are becoming more ambitious in school. I recently read an article about how more and more girls feel so much pressure to be the best in class that they start controlling their food intake (the only true control they feel they have) leading to anorexia. Two very different but scary extremes.

      • Kuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        17 hours ago

        I’m actually not sure why so many people down voted my comment, but I’ll try to explain. This article is about boys who don’t respect women or girls. I read another article about girls trying their best but still struggling due to pressure. So I’ve read two very extreme cases, and both articles present it as something widespread. The big issue seems to be social media.

        It made me wonder how kids are doing in school, are they more ambitious now but struggling because of mental health? I saw in the comments that a lot of kids are doing poorly.

        Just to clarify, I think it’s bad regardless of the reason or how many kids are affected, gender doesn’t matter, and my comment was never about that.

        How did you (and maybe others) read my comment? I want to learn to communicate better for next time.

        • BillyTheKid@lemmy.caEnglish
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          9 hours ago

          I think you got downvoted because it wasn’t clear what you were saying, so people misunderstood. That’s why I asked, because I don’t like to assume I know what people are saying, I prefer to have them tell me.

          If I understand your comment, you are wondering out loud. Perhaps some of the other readers thought you were trying to make a point about something.

          Thank you for elaborating!

          • Kuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            5 hours ago

            Yes, I was just open for discussion.

            Thanks for telling me! And thanks for giving people a chance to explain them self, I appreciate that about you :D