Woman Urged to Dump Boyfriend After She Finds Out He 'Likes Andrew Tate'

A woman seeking dating advice via a popular online forum is being urged to "dump" her boyfriend after discovering he is a fan of controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate.

In a widely shared Mumsnet post, a user writing under the handle PinkStarAtNight claimed she only recently discovered who Tate was and realized soon after that her boyfriend is a fan of his videos.

Last month, Tate was banned from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, with Meta telling Newsweek that the influencer had violated its guidelines on "dangerous individuals and organizations."

The move came in the wake of criticism over several clips in which Tate appeared to express misogynistic views, including claims women were the "property" of men and should take "some responsibility" for being raped.

Tate has rejected those accusations, insisting the quotes were taken from old footage without the necessary context. During an interview with Tucker Carlson, Tate told the Fox News host he had been banned from social media for living a "traditionally masculine life."

According to the viral Mumsnet post, it was the furor around Tate's social media ban that first prompted the woman to realize she had seen her boyfriend watching and "laughing at" a TikTok video featuring Tate.

She said that at the time her boyfriend told her: "He's [Tate] saying everything tongue in cheek, but to be honest a lot of what he says is true" and she had thought little of it.

But after hearing radio reports that Tate had been "banned" from social media over "misogynistic comments," she sought out her boyfriend who confirmed that he "sometimes" watched Tate's videos.

He went on to tell her that he "didn't think he should have been banned" from social media, calling the move "cancel culture" and adding "all Andrew Tate did was express opinions."

However, his girlfriend disagreed, arguing his comments could have a "negative impact on young men" and he should not be allowed to say them.

Several discussions have taken place between the pair in the weeks since, but she said her boyfriend is continuing to stand his ground. "His argument is that Andrew Tate is standing up for men everywhere who feel oppressed by society and feel that their mental health issues are not recognised or taken seriously," she said.

But while she took those remarks onboard, the woman said she had become increasingly perturbed after her partner began making claims like "women take advantage of men" and "women are like annoying children."

While these views don't necessarily stem from Tate himself, she claimed he's "never said these things before watching Andrew Tate."

Though he insisted Tate had "set men free," she was stunned when she finally sat down and watched one of the ex-kickboxer's videos, writing: "The stuff that comes out of his mouth is vile."

She began to gather some quotes from the clips she watched and later confronted her partner with them, highlighting to him that his way of life and belief in things like "being faithful in a relationship" went against what Tate allegedly said in the clips she'd seen.

As a result of the confrontation, her boyfriend is no longer speaking to her and she's torn over what to do. "I love this person but he's changed in the last few months," she said. "I feel like tearing my hair out and screaming. My mum's advice was 'wait for him to grow up a bit'. But how long do I wait???"

While she appeared uncertain about whether reconciliation was possible, those following the thread online urged her to end things as soon as possible.

"Just dump him," NovaDeltas wrote. "Plenty of normal men out there. This isn't one." WulyJumpr, meanwhile, told her to "run" asking: "Why would you want to be with this guy? He's at worst a misogynist and at best completely gullible."

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz agreed, writing: "Do you want a misogynistic boyfriend? It's simple really." MonkNun did offer some sympathy, commenting: "Sounds like he's well and truly fallen down the rabbit hole."

However, the responses, for the most part, were uniform. As Sciurus83 put it: "For the love of God don't get into some strung out process of trying to make him see the error of his ways, get rid."

Newsweek was not able to verify the details of the case.