Greta Thunberg is a rockstar

[underwaterrhymes]

So, Andrew Tate (who I don’t think knew existed until this week) apparently tweeted at Greta Thunberg, bragging about his 30-some cars and she responded with “please enlighten me. Send them my way @[e-mail]” and he lost his mind and posted a retaliation (truly small dick energy) video, and I guess he had a pizza box that allowed Romanian authorities to determine he was in the country and they came and arrested him and his brother for human trafficking and rape.

www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-influencer-andrew-tate-reportedly-arrested-in-romania-for-rape

[fernweh]

I was just coming to post about this! I don’t know who this guy is but I love that he got himself arrested because he just had to instigate something with Greta.

[Jalapeñomel]

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My students have been talking a lot about this guy, who is a horrible, horrible man, and this is cosmic retribution at its finest.

And many of the white privileged boys at my school think this asshole is on to something, and if you know anything about what he proclaims, you will see how scary and horrific this is for our school community.

[seeyalater52]

This guy is the scum of the earth and this is karmic justice but I am VERY alarmed at the tweet threads from grown ass dudes threatening to rape her. Men need to get it the fuck together.

[NewOrleans]

Dec 29, 2022 19:56:38 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

This guy is the scum of the earth and this is karmic justice but I am VERY alarmed at the tweet threads from grown ass dudes threatening to rape her. Men need to get it the fuck together.

Men’s #1 choice for weapon of war. Like her and she doesn’t like you back? ✅ Occupying a country that’s not yours and you want to claim it? ✅ Insults your bruh on Twitter? ✅ 

[NewOrleans]

Dec 29, 2022 19:49:49 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

school community.

If YoU sEe SoMeThInG, SaY sOmEtHiNg. 

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Seriously, though, why isn’t boys idolizing these fucks a hugeass red flag? 🚩  If they were talking this way about agreeing so blithely with a school shooter, someone would be doing something. Even so do we normalize misogyny and just let it be as if it’s a valid position that some people simply hold that we’re not supposed to disrupt. 🤮

[Jalapeñomel]

Dec 29, 2022 20:07:27 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Dec 29, 2022 19:49:49 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

school community.

If YoU sEe SoMeThInG, SaY sOmEtHiNg. 

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Seriously, though, why isn’t boys idolizing these fucks a hugeass red flag? 🚩  If they were talking this way about agreeing so blithely with a school shooter, someone would be doing something. Even so do we normalize misogyny and just let it be as if it’s a valid position that some people simply hold that we’re not supposed to disrupt. 🤮

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It’s infuriating. And it’s fucking scary.

And it’s still being dismissed everywhere as “boys being boys” or “they’ll grow up eventually.” Yes, they will grow up, and these views will become solidified and then what???

[cattledogkisses]

Dec 29, 2022 20:07:27 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Dec 29, 2022 19:49:49 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

school community.

If YoU sEe SoMeThInG, SaY sOmEtHiNg. 

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Seriously, though, why isn’t boys idolizing these fucks a hugeass red flag? 🚩  If they were talking this way about agreeing so blithely with a school shooter, someone would be doing something. Even so do we normalize misogyny and just let it be as if it’s a valid position that some people simply hold that we’re not supposed to disrupt. 🤮

Especially since misogyny seems to be a common factor with men who carry out mass shootings.

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Dec 29, 2022 20:56:38 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Dec 29, 2022 20:07:27 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

If YoU sEe SoMeThInG, SaY sOmEtHiNg. 

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Seriously, though, why isn’t boys idolizing these fucks a hugeass red flag? 🚩  If they were talking this way about agreeing so blithely with a school shooter, someone would be doing something. Even so do we normalize misogyny and just let it be as if it’s a valid position that some people simply hold that we’re not supposed to disrupt. 🤮

Especially since misogyny seems to be a common factor with men who carry out mass shootings.

Misogyny is basically the driving force for (almost) all that is bad in this world.

[erbear]

Dec 29, 2022 20:07:27 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Dec 29, 2022 19:49:49 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

school community.

If YoU sEe SoMeThInG, SaY sOmEtHiNg. 

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Seriously, though, why isn’t boys idolizing these fucks a hugeass red flag? 🚩  If they were talking this way about agreeing so blithely with a school shooter, someone would be doing something. Even so do we normalize misogyny and just let it be as if it’s a valid position that some people simply hold that we’re not supposed to disrupt. 🤮

Because it is the culture. It’s what I fight every single damn day. And my boss gives me shit because he “can’t suspend another boy” and I’m all rape culture is rape culture, so it. And around and around we go.

[Alex]

He just couldn't let a woman win. He doxxed himself and is now sitting in a Romanian jail on sex trafficking suspicions. I feel like it's a tiny win for all women.

[okla]

I can’t stop thinking about this and smiling. She is brilliant and he is a fucking idiot criminal.

[taratru]

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Lest anyone think its just American boys, I've had multiple boys in my office trying to justify their words and actions using that piece of shit Tate. They are shocked that I don't agree with those views because I'm American. I don't even let them talk.

These are super wealthy kids from all over, but mostly Egyptian and Lebanese.

[mrsukyankee]

I'm so happy that he's finally getting a comeuppance in several ways. I hope he's in Romanian jail for many, many years.

[carmenere]

This is great, can we do Ben Shapiro next??

[NewOrleans]

Dec 29, 2022 22:19:22 GMT -5 Alex said:

He just couldn't let a woman win. He doxxed himself and is now sitting in a Romanian jail on sex trafficking suspicions. I feel like it's a tiny win for all women.

Not the ones he has been trafficking. 😒

I am the first to cackle at a meme but every time I do, goddamned if I’m not sharply aware that this all only exists because of their violation.

[livinitup]

I caught this on the first day and then how it played out during the next day, thanks to my cousin who had a talent for finding these gems. It’s so rare that these fuckers ever get consequences, it gave me such a smile.

And I just know he’s going to panic and sell out all of his co-traffickers. It. It could be a big win for law enforcement.

[chickadee77]

I saw this unfold, and was initially highly satisfied simply at Thunberg's takedown. THEN, when the rest happened, I was positively gleeful.

I don't know anything about this asshole outside of this (first I've heard of him), but let him rot. His victims deserve justice.

[pumpkincat]

[cattledogkisses]

According to this article a survey ranked this guy the favorite influencer of people under 18. That's disturbing.

www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1146257976/andrew-tate-greta-thunberg-romania-arrest-trafficking

[fernweh]

Dec 30, 2022 15:21:34 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

According to this article a survey ranked this guy the favorite influencer of people under 18. That's disturbing.

www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1146257976/andrew-tate-greta-thunberg-romania-arrest-trafficking

Ugh- I thought Gen Z was so much more progressive than that.

I would like to see a breakdown of demographics (I have to assume that was swayed largely by men/boys but what countries/states are supporting this asshole so much

[fryjack2]

Dec 30, 2022 0:13:06 GMT -5 taratru said:

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Lest anyone think its just American boys, I've had multiple boys in my office trying to justify their words and actions using that piece of shit Tate. They are shocked that I don't agree with those views because I'm American. I don't even let them talk.

These are super wealthy kids from all over, but mostly Egyptian and Lebanese.

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I'm having some reaction to you singling out Arab kids with this sentence.  It's perpetuating the stereotype that Arab men are all like Tate when its not true.

Your office does not represent all boys or even all Arab boys. 

[underwaterrhymes]

Dec 30, 2022 21:14:24 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

Dec 30, 2022 0:13:06 GMT -5 taratru said:

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Lest anyone think its just American boys, I've had multiple boys in my office trying to justify their words and actions using that piece of shit Tate. They are shocked that I don't agree with those views because I'm American. I don't even let them talk.

These are super wealthy kids from all over, but mostly Egyptian and Lebanese.

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I'm having some reaction to you singling out Arab kids with this sentence.  It's perpetuating the stereotype that Arab men are all like Tate when its not true.

Your office does not represent all boys or even all Arab boys. 

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It’s absolutely boys and men across all cultures and social media means the toxic reach is broad.

[fernweh]

Another one of these twits is calling for Joe Biden to pardon this guy - ummm… he is a British Citizen being charged in Romania how do you think the US president has any power to pardon him?!


www.insider.com/andrew-tate-tristan-arrest-romania-influencers-adin-ross-2022-12

[Jalapeñomel]

Dec 30, 2022 22:49:21 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Another one of these twits is calling for Joe Biden to pardon this guy - ummm… he is a British Citizen being charged in Romania how do you think the US president has any power to pardon him?!


www.insider.com/andrew-tate-tristan-arrest-romania-influencers-adin-ross-2022-12

Oh so now they want Joe Biden’s help? Ok.

[erbear]

Dec 30, 2022 15:21:34 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

According to this article a survey ranked this guy the favorite influencer of people under 18. That's disturbing.

www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1146257976/andrew-tate-greta-thunberg-romania-arrest-trafficking

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I cannot stress this enough. This current generation of boys is being groomed online to be white supremacist misogynists. I see it every day and it is so disturbing how casual their sexism is.

[somersault72]

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My 14 year old son is fucking delighted by this whole thing. He (correctly) thinks Andrew Tate is a POS.

[notreal]

Every time this moves to the top I worry for a second that it's someone updating that he was let free and not charged which is what I expect to happen because rich dudes going to rich dude out of consequences all over the world. Been pleasantly surprised so far.