Albanese Government crackdown on Andrew Tate influence and social media’s toxic macho culture
Teen boys will be taught about healthy masculinity in workshops at school and sport clubs and targeted with messaging on gaming and social media to counter the impact of influencers such as Andrew Tate.
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Teenage boys will be taught about healthy masculinity in workshops at school and sport clubs and targeted with messaging on gaming and social media platforms in a bid to counter the impact of influencers such as Andrew Tate.
The new Commonwealth initiative will dedicate $3.5m in funding for a three-year trial that will teach school-aged boys about how to have healthier and more satisfying relationships as they get older.
The aim is to strike while boys are still young and undo the messaging of stars such as Tate who normalise that it is OK to choke women, tell them to “shut up bitch” or call them a “dumb hoe”.
Tate, who has a cult following among young men, has been charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women.
The controversial star has come under fire for telling his audience that women belong to men and should be seen as a status symbol, among other derogatory and misogynistic comments.
“Research shows there are strong links between harmful forms of masculinity and the perpetration of violence against women,” said Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said.
“Educating boys about healthy masculinity and providing them with positive role models are important steps to ending cycles of violence.”
Clinical psychologist Professor Adam Guastella welcomed the initiative but said it was crucial the positive messaging cames alongside the removal of dangerous content from platforms accessible to kids.
“It’s a really great initiative to try to address some of this unhealthy attitude that develops (but) the big problem that will come out of this is how do you compete with the information that’s on social media without directly addressing the constant barrage of content that young people have on TikTok and YouTube and things,” he said.
“We have to invest in the young to save the future.
“It makes sense to invest in young people’s minds.”
Originally published as Albanese Government crackdown on Andrew Tate influence and social media’s toxic macho culture
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