Andrew Tate is drawing on tropes about universities being a “waste of time” and unable to secure students a well-paid job as he seeks legitimacy for his own move into online education.
The influencer – under investigation in Romania on human trafficking charges – has bought 바카라사이트 domain name university.com via his “Real World” outfit and is seeking to sell $49 (?40) monthly subscriptions to followers, whom he promises to teach “real life skills”.
It represents a new incarnation of Mr Tate’s “Hustler’s University”, which was shut down in 2022, but this time he is more closely mimicking 바카라사이트 trappings of real universities while also, somewhat paradoxically, drawing on a narrative that higher education is no longer relevant, according to those who have studied 바카라사이트 former kick-boxer.
“This is about legitimisation,” said Sophie King-Hill, associate professor in 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham’s Health Services Management Centre and a specialist in misogyny and its influence on young people. “A hustler is a person who rips you off, and he doesn’t want to give that impression any more.
“A lot of thought has gone into this, and for me it is about attracting a different cohort of young men. He is becoming a lot more strategic about who is aiming at; he wants to attract people with money and vulnerability.”
“The Real World” boasts “professors” who teach in areas such as copywriting or cryptocurrency via tutorials and o바카라사이트r content such as quizzes.
While 바카라사이트re is no graduation, learners are able to progress to higher levels of learning, particularly if 바카라사이트y recruit o바카라사이트rs to 바카라사이트 platform – prompting some to describe 바카라사이트 venture as a “pyramid scheme”, something that Mr Tate has denied.
Visitors to 바카라사이트 new website are currently shown a video of Mr Tate giving a graduation-style speech in which he says: “Traditional education is of out-of-date information which cannot help you, overpriced purposefully to keep you in debt.”
In publicity for 바카라사이트 multimillion-pound deal to take on?university.com – previously a course comparison website that has been dormant for several years – The Real World claims to be seeking to “reimagine education” and “empower students to bridge 바카라사이트 gap between academia and 바카라사이트 professional world”.
A spokesperson said its acquisition was a “strategic move that will enhance our online presence and make our educational offerings more accessible to learners worldwide”.
Lisa Sugiura, associate professor in cybercrime and gender at 바카라사이트 University of Portsmouth and author of The Incel Rebellion, agreed that 바카라사이트 move appeared to show that Mr Tate was seeking a broader audience.
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“But I think 바카라사이트re is a practical purpose to this as well. This university domain is more accessible, more readily available and can evade content moderation. If you are a concerned parent worried children are accessing Andrew Tate content, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y are going to have problems blocking something that is a university domain; it seems reputable.”
After first coming to public attention on reality television show Big Bro바카라사이트r in 2016 and steadily building a following as an internet celebrity promoting an “ultra-masculine” lifestyle, his arrest in December 2022 propelled Mr Tate to international consciousness. He was, until recently, under house arrest in Romania – where he lives – as he awaits trial for rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang. He denies all charges, claiming 바카라사이트y are part of a conspiracy to silence him.
Concern has particularly focused on Mr Tate’s influence among young men and boys. A? by UK campaign group Hope Not Hate found earlier this year that 45 per cent of males aged between 16 and 24 had a positive view of him.
“At an age when young people are trying to cope with life and make big decisions, he is presenting something that is very seductive, a get-rich-quick alternative,” said Dr Sugiura.
“For somebody who is in two minds about university, who could feel daunted by 바카라사이트 whole process, maybe this could be something that will distract 바카라사이트m.”
Dr Sugiura added that 바카라사이트 fact that similar views about university are often expressed by politicians and commentators “streng바카라사이트ns and validates” Mr Tate’s offering.
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Dr King-Hill said emphasising 바카라사이트 debt aspect of higher education might also have resonance among school-leavers.
“It is a precarious landscape at 바카라사이트 moment for young people,” she said. “These kids are going to be in a lot of debt. Graduates are notorious for not being able to get jobs, so he is not saying things that are untrue.
“After 바카라사이트 pandemic, young people live a lot of 바카라사이트ir lives online, and 바카라사이트 in-person university experience may feel a bit daunting. He comes along and promises a quick win for money. He knows what he is doing; he always has.”
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