As I wrote recently, the appeal of sexist messages--and sexist messengers like Andrew Tate--stems, at least in part, from the precarity of our DIY Society, where people are expected to manage risk and responsibility without a safety net. 2/ www.sheknows.com/parenting/ar...

How Sexist Men See Themselves As the 'Good Guys' — & Why So Many Boys Are Listening

Believing the myths that the Harrison Butkers and the Andrew Tates are selling allows boys and men to feel like heroes, even as they're hurting the women on whose backs they stand.

"Faced with that precarity, it’s easy for men—especially young men—to believe that their own best shot at climbing the economic ladder comes from having a woman at home to prop them up behind the scenes." 3/