Because the American media reserved articles for him, Andrew Tate often appeared in my morning roundups of American news. In recent days, the media here has also put him in the spotlight.
I don’t know about you, but what I read or hear amazes me. Like the impression that the character crystallizes ideas and opinions. Either we conjure up a sublimated past, or we attribute their success solely to social networks.
Quebec has evolved, and so have its men
I want to point out right from the start that the character inspires nothing but contempt and disgust in me. A real piece of junk, to which I unfortunately dedicated a few lines. But now that he’s out of court and on trial, I’d rather focus on us.
For some people, Tate’s popularity can be attributed to neo-feminism or gender theory. We fear that the legitimate demands of women or transsexuals will result in our boys being devirilized. “The Man Before” was better?
I spent my childhood and youth in the 1970s and 1980s. I can’t express how happy I am that the male model has evolved and we are now talking about a variety of models.
If I remember correctly the “masculine code” of my youth, I feel pity for women and anything that was not the norm. I have nothing but admiration for the homosexuals who were able to put up a courageous fight despite the taunts, insults and physical threats. He was also “the man before”.
In 2023, it is now the entire LGBTQ2+ community that dares to raise awareness and confront ignorance and lack of understanding. Let’s hope his journey is shorter than that of the gay community.
Taking an interest in our boys and men
If I take the liberty of insisting above on the development of men in Quebec, it is because I believe that it is under-emphasized. As if they were excluded from any significant improvement in the situation.
When teenagers and men in particular turn to the influencer, whether we admit it or not, it is because they are fulfilling a need in the most horrific way. Could it be that we forgot to talk to our boys, to question them?
Until recently, we wondered why they did less well in school than girls and why they dropped out more often. Even before we had all the answers and found the right solutions, we moved on to teaching gender theory in schools.
If I can only support the demands and harmonious integration of several aggrieved or disadvantaged groups in our society, I wonder if we have not failed to include all these young men too, if we want to do it well and do it very quickly .
