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00opsidia Tue 27-Aug-24 12:36:13

Am I the last to hear about this fund raiser for the victims of Andrew Tate to bring justice ?https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/hold-andrew-tate-accountable/

Anyone who stands against misogny, fraud, extortion, coercion, rape, trafficking, abuse and much, much more can put their money where their mouth is to nail these guys.

Namsnanny Wed 28-Aug-24 21:29:02

00opsidia

And yes, we can all find problems abroad but why oh why is it more attractive to do that while turning a blind eye to the suffering of our own?

Misogynistic teachings have caused problems everywhere but we cannot help everyone all at once so there needs to be a focus in order to make a difference and this is mine.

you don't understand.

Other countries have experiences and resolutions that we can learn from.

I just don't think it is productive to find the easiest target and look no further.

Of course you can ignore other opinions that is your choice.

00opsidia Wed 28-Aug-24 21:17:40

Wyllow3

Totally with you, 00opsidia.

Thanks Wyllow3 and I'm right there with the victims seeking justice. flowers

Things have changed a lot @Skydancer and not for the better.

I want to wish the surviors of Trafficking the best. I want to see them get justice. Not because I am one, not because I am related to one, but because I feel so sorry for anyone who has been Trafficked. Many were underage and taken from their families. Devastating for them and for their families.

Anyone who wants to make a joke of that must have no empathy or understanding of what Trafficking is. confused

00opsidia Wed 28-Aug-24 21:12:45

Esmay

Namsnanny - I think that 00opsidia is making an important stand on a serious subject .

I'm appreciative of your intelligence and understanding Esmay.

I think some people fail to understand the gravity of the situation and prefer to make jokes out of ignorance. I shall overlook it as I'm sure if it was their daughter, Mother, sister or friend they would be devastated. Perhaps some people can only have compassion for suffering if it's close to home.

Wyllow3 Wed 28-Aug-24 20:56:53

Totally with you, 00opsidia.

welbeck Wed 28-Aug-24 20:42:05

part of AntiSocial series with Adam Fleming

welbeck Wed 28-Aug-24 20:36:47

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

discussion on bbc radio 4 right now on
Extreme Misogyny

Skydancer Wed 28-Aug-24 19:02:10

DH and I have been asking ourselves lately what kind of a world do we now live in? We don't recognise it as the same one we grew up in.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 28-Aug-24 18:57:04

HousePlantQueen

Lee Anderson, Richard Tice and Rupert whatsisname, the 3 Reform MP's all went to the Jim Davidson show at Skegness (I think that's where it was). Lee posted on FB how wonderful it was to laugh, be in a theatre full (!) of people, ordinary folk who were not woke. Sums it up for me really. If ever there is a combination to bring a shudder, it is an evening with Tice and Anderson, watching Jim Davidson. Would rather take out my own appendix with a rusty knife. grin

I have seen Jim Davidson, he was admittedly very un PC but extremely entertaining and hilarious.

Esmay Wed 28-Aug-24 18:21:22

Namsnanny - I think that 00opsidia is making an important stand on a serious subject .

HousePlantQueen Wed 28-Aug-24 18:18:06

Lee Anderson, Richard Tice and Rupert whatsisname, the 3 Reform MP's all went to the Jim Davidson show at Skegness (I think that's where it was). Lee posted on FB how wonderful it was to laugh, be in a theatre full (!) of people, ordinary folk who were not woke. Sums it up for me really. If ever there is a combination to bring a shudder, it is an evening with Tice and Anderson, watching Jim Davidson. Would rather take out my own appendix with a rusty knife. grin

00opsidia Wed 28-Aug-24 17:03:01

And yes, we can all find problems abroad but why oh why is it more attractive to do that while turning a blind eye to the suffering of our own?

Misogynistic teachings have caused problems everywhere but we cannot help everyone all at once so there needs to be a focus in order to make a difference and this is mine.

00opsidia Wed 28-Aug-24 17:00:01

Getting back to the point, if anyone cares enough about our British victims of Andrew Tate to want to either share this link or contribute, here it is.

www.crowdjustice.com/case/hold-andrew-tate-accountable/

If some of you want to go in other directions then that's totally up to you, but I'm focused on the reason I made the post.

Namsnanny Wed 28-Aug-24 12:07:57

00opsidia

Have you read what Andrew Tate is teaching the young men about how to treat women or researched how wide his audience is? shock

Logistically it's impossible to use AT as the cause of the horrific rise in rapes and sexual assault.

Anyway, imo, he is a symptom not the cause.

It needs a more incisive exploration of the problem to get an effective solution.

A look at other countries situations helps.

00opsidia Wed 28-Aug-24 10:15:27

Not my words (I copied and pasted because I can't say this any better)

How can so many people still be in the thrall of Farage and Reform UK when harldy a day goes by without another horrifying story about Farage emerges. Now he's telling us that Andrew Tate is an important voice for men. Tate is a vile representation of the human race. who glorifies hitting and choking women. Why would any woman vote for Reform UK?
www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/20/nigel-farage-andrew-tate-important-voice-men-podcast-interview

00opsidia Wed 28-Aug-24 09:22:48

Have you read what Andrew Tate is teaching the young men about how to treat women or researched how wide his audience is? shock

Namsnanny Wed 28-Aug-24 00:55:20

HousePlantQueen

Has Farage spoken out against Tate yet? Last I read, he thought Tate "had a point".

You've left out Brexit, HousePlantQueen, that must be one of the factors surely? grin (joke)

AT may well be a successful influencer, but I think the increase in sex crimes is so large there must be other factors at work.

00opsidia Tue 27-Aug-24 22:43:46

Yes and then there's Telegram, which they all use, many other social media channels including YouTube and Instagram, and the Dark Web, which I won't pretend to be able to explain. Reddit seems to be realistic about them, though.

I know teachers face a really hard job. It's now harder than it should be.

Do you know what I think is one of the saddest things of all? They are telling boys and young men that women will never love them and will only respect them or stay with them if they hit them and bully them and give them a baby. So, these boys are growing up to hate women, feeling unloveable.

Babs03 Tue 27-Aug-24 22:16:58

00opsidia

It is worrying. So maybe JD's fans might be older and AT's fans are younger.

But although JD's posting offensive stuff, it's not really on the same level as the Human Trafficking, rape , abuse and money laundering , other financial crimes that the Tate's are teaching their (young) followers. They have something called The War Room where they train up young men for physically fight, and much more.

Mafia style thugs selling their vices online. Very scary. Schools are reporting an increase in boys using the misogynistic language Tate prefers. It really can’t go on.

00opsidia Tue 27-Aug-24 22:10:08

It is worrying. So maybe JD's fans might be older and AT's fans are younger.

But although JD's posting offensive stuff, it's not really on the same level as the Human Trafficking, rape , abuse and money laundering , other financial crimes that the Tate's are teaching their (young) followers. They have something called The War Room where they train up young men for physically fight, and much more.

Babs03 Tue 27-Aug-24 21:57:22

Indigo8

Although he is at a much lower level than AT & TT. Has anyone seen any of Jim Davidson's broadcasts on YouTube?

JD and his followers have some (to me) very offensive opinions about women and whole lot of other subjects.
JD was investigated as part of Operation Yew Tree but
despite several complaints, he was never charged with anything.

What worries me is that JD has a fan base, as all these toxic individuals do, people who feel that because these high profile infamous men say such awful things that it is ok to do the same, it validates their prejudices.
I suppose Trump is the most infamous and popular of them all.

00opsidia Tue 27-Aug-24 21:11:43

No I haven't seen anything about JD. Look at Saville though, how he was protected.

Everyone knew what was happening and as far as I know, no one spoke out apart from Johnny Rotten, who was banned from the BBC for outing JS.

Indigo8 Tue 27-Aug-24 20:59:55

Although he is at a much lower level than AT & TT. Has anyone seen any of Jim Davidson's broadcasts on YouTube?

JD and his followers have some (to me) very offensive opinions about women and whole lot of other subjects.
JD was investigated as part of Operation Yew Tree but
despite several complaints, he was never charged with anything.

dotpocka Tue 27-Aug-24 20:47:40

romania is keeping them for now and taking a cars gotta hurt
apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-luxury-vehicles-seized-human-trafficking-76457ce6c2e1e394114fed7c9a106221?ICID=ref_fark
oh dear, took their penises

00opsidia Tue 27-Aug-24 20:37:24

AT is all over social media and unfortunately so are his followers. He has a brother called Tristan, who leads the same lifestyle as him. It's very disturbing to see how young men fawn all over them on social media, asking them for "jobs".

AT was removed from Big Brother in 2016 due to a video of him hitting a woman with a belt. Tristan appeared on Love Island, apparently.

NF has aligned himself with AT when he said in June2024 that AT was an important voice for emasculated men. sad Are we to suppose that NF is a misogynist as well?

There is a lot of information on Reddit , including leaked telephone conversations and messages which have been translated from Romanian.

HousePlantQueen Tue 27-Aug-24 17:18:26

Has Farage spoken out against Tate yet? Last I read, he thought Tate "had a point".