The Saint

By Christopher J. Curry

You’ve probably been subject to him on your Instagram, Tiktok, or Youtube feed, and you’re probably tired of seeing him. Whether it’s because he parades his lavish lifestyle of fancy cars and watches, the so-called ‘Top-G’ seems to be the dominant voice grabbing the attention of young men all around the world and, unfortunately, driving the narrative on what true masculinity is. 

MoneyMade reports that Andrew Tate “opened a webcam modeling business that made over $500,000 per month in profit” and is a “[stakeholder] in 15 Romanian casinos that generate $1,000,000 in monthly revenue” and “owns the private network The War Room, which has 4,000 members and generates over $18 million a month from the $4,500 fee.”

Andrew champions himself as being the ideal male, the ‘Top-G’ as it were,  and a role model for other men to follow. His influence on young men has led to what seems to be a divide amongst men and women today. He supposes that what makes a masculine man is the securing of wealth, women, fame, and physical strength. Where, however, does his masquerading fall short? 

I want to be clear, I don’t think it’s wrong to call upon men to provide for their families and be disciplined in expressing physical strength. However, Andrew fails to live out the truest expression of masculinity.

His wealth was initially generated from the objectification of young women in his webcam business. This business essentially turned him into a pimp, selling out his ‘girlfriends’ in his stated goal of pursuing women so as to date them and eventually lure them into his money-making scheme. 

This is but a taste of the incoherence of Andrew Tate. Last year, he announced that he converted to Islam. But despite proclaiming that everyone should “live true to God and yourself,” Tate fails to live true to his own faith. If he were a man of faith, I’d argue that he’d give up his wealth, amassed by the exploitation of women and casinos, and live out the muslim faith.

I can’t help but pity him as it seems that instead of leaving the matrix, as he claims, he’s only encoded himself into it. Instead of being an escape from the culture affected by the sexual revolution, it’s obvious that he is simply another symptom of it. I’d like to urge men to steer clear of such example. True masculinity is found in the strength of service for others, not self.

Featured image courtesy of the British Broadcasting Company