The successful miniseries “adolescence” presents how social media affects children, also providing a look at the “handle”, the community that has the symbol of Andrew Tate, to which the Netflix series refers. The controversial influencer rejected the references to him in the film.
Andrew Tate cataloged upright “Unjust“The discussion in the series about his influence on boys and young people according to newsweek.com.
The influence, accused of rape and other serious crimes in Romania, which he denies, said that his description in the series as a radicalizing figure in the male spaces was not “Neither correct nor exact”.
Andrew Tate has become a symbol of the “handle”, an online community – forums, websites and influences that promote misogyny and a rigid vision of masculinity, of which they also belong (involuntary celibitaries). The “handle” promotes theories that blame women because men cannot find romantic or sexual partners.
Both the name of Tate and the “handle” are explicitly mentioned in the “corrupt adolescence” (the title of the film in Romanian).
The British police miniseries focus on Jamie, a 13 -year -old boy radicalized by online communities, intimidated by his colleagues because it is a “Intr“And who is accused of killing a colleague, the series holding the public with his soul, waiting to see whether or not the teenager has committed the crime, as the drama of his family becomes tearing.
“It’s the thing with Andrew Tate”
The misogynus, the Incenthe culture and the online radicalization of young men occupy an important place in the four episodes of the miniseries in which Andrew Tate is portrayed as an example of influencer that supplies this radicalization.
Specifically, in the second episode of the series, when a police officer investigates the possible reasons behind the student’s killing, a colleague explains to the policeman: “It is the thing with the involuntary celibacy. It is the thing with Andrew Tate”.
The red pill and rule 80-20
Netflix miniseries also explores the red pill, a metaphor borrowed from Matrix to symbolize the awakening of the true nature in which men and women interact, as well as the 80-20 rule, which assumes that 80% of women will ever be attracted by the first 20% of men.
The scene in which Jemie talks about rule 80-20. Photo video capture “teen”
Jamie, “indoctrinated by voices” like Dad
The two concepts are basic pillars of Manosphere, and screenwriter Jack Thorne was clear about the inspiration of production, saying in a radio interview that Jamie was “Indoctrinated by voices“Like Tate, as well as”Voices much more dangerous than Andrew Tate. “
In a statement given to Newsweek, Andrew Tate rejected his association with radicalization.
“The reference to Andrew Tate in adolescence is an attempt to pose larger societal problems on the account of a single individual, which is neither correct nor prec.S, “said a spokesman for influencer.
According to him“While online influence is a valid subject, it is unfair to the public to make it scapegoat for complex problems such as radicalization and violence, which come from much broader cultural and systemic factors.“
Miniserie “Adolescence“However, it also explores the broader context of Jamie’s behavior, especially the theme of parental responsibility, emphasizing an interruption of communication with the boy, which closes continuously in his room, with his computer.
The film also addresses the context of the school community, in which teachers seem incapable or unique to control their students.
Tate is frequently mentioned in online discussions about young people. Steve Bartlett, the host of Podcast Diary of a CEO, has recently criticized “Manosphere” because he fails to offer good models for men and considered his father as the worst example.
“We need another man’s model – that succeeds in any field in which men want to succeed, but in a way that are productive and healthy in society“Bartlett said.
