Andrew Tate is someone who gained viral “fame” over tik tok with millions of followers, and created “Hustler’s University”, radicalizing men to his version of what being a man is and spouting misogynistic verbiage. Tate is an entrepreneur and former kickboxing champion who ran an online course in "modern wealth creation" and came out of nowhere to become one of the most viral people on the internet for his misogynistic takes like "women can't drive," "men can cheat but women can't," or "18-19 year-old women are more attractive than 25 year-olds because they've been through less dick."

Known to his fans as the "King of Toxic Masculinity," Tate had acquired a massive following (and a steady income) as a self-help guru offering advice to young men on how to make money and talk to women. He was born in the U.S. and holds British and U.S. citizenship, has earned multiple world titles as a professional fighter, was on Big Brother UK, and is a commentator for an MMA promotion in Romania called Real Xtreme Fighting.

Tate apparently earned his fortune by running an adult webcam business called "myfreecams" with his brother Tristan. They employed women to have chat sessions with men in which the women would complain of personal tragedies and claim to be in need of money, which the men would then supply via a "tipping" feature on the site.

 
Tate left England and lives in Romania. In a now-deleted YouTube video, Tate claimed that Romania's lax laws on sexual assault are "40% of the reason" why he moved. He added: "I’m not a rapist, but I like the idea of just being able to do what I want. I like being free."

 
Tate is currently under investigation by Romanian police for human trafficking, according to The Daily Beast.
Dr. Kate and Dr. John discuss how Tate is not a fringe personality lurking in an obscure corner of the dark web. Instead, he is was one of the most famous figures on TikTok, where videos of him have been watched 11.6 billion times.

 
Dr. Kate and Dr. John discuss: Toxic masculinity and why Tate is appealing to many men. The effect this has on women, society and men. What defines masculinity today. Fear and anger and how it propels this behavior. And Tate’s exploitation of disaffected males, money paid to him by them and so much more.

 
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