Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the name Andrew Tate should not be new.
One has probably heard he is a selfish businessman, a self-proclaimed misogynist who disrespects women, or the kingpin behind an alleged sex trafficking scheme. Chances are the information one has connected with the name Andrew Tate is nothing short of negative and distasteful.
But just who is this ‘Andrew Tate,’ and why is the mainstream media so invested in making sure this social media celebrity stays in a negative light to the public?
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— Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) June 7, 2023
Early beginnings in the spotlight
Emory Andrew Tate was born in Washington D.C., and is of African American and English descent. Tate was raised in Chicago, Illinois, and Goshen, Indiana; he has one younger brother, Tristan. The 36-year-old started practicing boxing and other martial arts in 2005 and worked in the TV advertising industry.
Tate won his first championship in 2009, ranking number one in his division in Europe and earning the nickname “King Cobra.” He continued his kickboxing career up until he made an appearance on the British reality show Big Brother in 2016.
Tate continued business pursuits in the form of training courses based on accumulating wealth as well as relationships. Tate and his brother Tristan started a webcam business, employing models to be on the show and operating under Hustler’s University. He also operated a private network called “The War Room” where he advertised the modern man being free from socially induced incarceration.
Controversy erupts
Tate received attention for his tweets back in 2017 — after stating that depression wasn’t real — with mainstream media sources claiming he also tweeted that sexual assault victims share responsibility for their assaults.
The controversy behind Tate exploded mid-2022, having been searched on Google more times than both Donald Trump and Covid-19 at the time. He had made comments stating that women “belonged in the home,” that they “can’t drive,” and that men prefer to date 18-19 year-olds because they are likely to have slept with fewer men.
What the media seems to always leave out is the entire context behind these short comments, persuading the audience to believe that Tate is a sexist and against women empowerment. It has been made clear that satire and sarcasm seem to be the media’s MAJOR weak point.
Tate became widely popular amongst young men who respect and mimic his way of living life and his overall philosophy. A 2023 survey conducted by Hope Not Hate — an anti-extremism advocacy group — found that eight in 10 British boys aged 16-17 had consumed Tate’s content.
Social media bias
He came under scrutiny for making ‘transphobic and racist’ comments on Twitter. Producers fired him from Big Brother after claiming that there was a video of Tate hitting a woman with a belt. No charges were filed, and the case closed in 2019.
Three of Tate’s Twitter accounts have been suspended at different times. In August 2022, and online campaign began aiming to de-platform him, and Facebook and Instagram banned the influencer, permanently.
In spite of his removal from TikTok for alleged policy violations including content that attacks, threatens, incites violence against, or otherwise dehumanizes an individual or a group, Tate’s name as a hashtag has been searched on over 13 billion times on the platform.
YouTube joined the Tate ban party shortly thereafter, suspending his channel, citing multiple violations including hate speech and “Covid-19 misinformation” and later deleting his own Twitch channel.
Patrick Bet-David gives Andrew Tate a platform
With all these “hate speech” allegations alongside a very serious criminal investigation ongoing in Romania, why is the mainstream media hunkering down so hard on this one man who has great influence on young men in our society?
Patrick Bet-David met with Tate eight months ago in a uncensored interview with the social media personality. Said to be an incredibly respectful and hospitable man in person, Patrick grants Tate the chance (and human right) to defend himself and explain who the real Andrew Tate is.
CLICK HERE to watch Patrick Bet-David’s first interview with Andrew Tate
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