A viral photo of Andrew Tate in Speedos led to conspiracy theorists suggesting he doesn't have male genitalia and is therefore a trans man.

In a post on Facebook on Tuesday (6 August) which was also cross-posted to X/Twitter, someone named Rob Anderson shared a photo of Tate in what appeared to be a pair of Speedos, also nicknamed budgie smugglers in Australia, and zoomed-in close on his crotch area.

“I guess she forgot to wear her fake,” Anderson captioned the photos, alongside an aubergine emoji, misgendering Tate – who identifies as a cisgender man – and implying that there was no male genitalia present, thus making the controversial figure trans.

Anderson also said Tate was among a number of people who are notable for being “part of the inverted show”.

Several of Anderson’s followers commented that they believed in the conspiracy too, with only a number of people pushing back, leading Anderson to say: “Don’t like what I post, think it’s crazy, get off my page. I don’t care, it’s the truth.”

Anderson further claimed that Tate is transgender in order to “blaspheme the Father”, referring to God.

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When asked if he supports transgender people, Tate said he “supports individual liberty” because he is “a libertarian”.

However, he has also said that YouTuber Mr Beast and trans influencer Kris Tyson were part of a “psyop” to normalise transgender people among children.

They are coming for your children, everybody at home. Your children are the future which they want to control,” he claimed.

Tate is also a self-proclaimed misogynist and claims to be the “pinnacle of masculinity.”

  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
    64·
    3 months ago

    Ah, so you were trying to defend him. I see. Your initial comment didn’t made that clear.

    • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
      143·
      3 months ago

      No, I’m saying we shouldn’t care about his junk, unlike him and his followers. It’s stooping to his level.

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
        6·
        3 months ago

        I don’t care about his junk. I care about making a human trafficker self conscious about his junk. I would have to stoop much, much lower to get to his level.

        • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
          53·
          3 months ago

          The problem with him is the human trafficking, dick head bit. His junk is immaterial to that.

      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
        53·
        3 months ago

        Yes, you are. Because you’re completely ignoring the fact that people simply call out his hypocrisy. You can’t be some sort of self proclaimed alpha male or trans hater if you’re either a small dick guy or a trans male.

        • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
          52·
          3 months ago

          He might see himself as an alpha male, but the rest of us see him as a dick head. I’m sure there a lots of small dick guys who are dick heads and think they are alpha males. I see no reason to believe there aren’t trans men like that too. Pointing out the hypocrisy won’t change them. Even if they had massive junk, who cares? They are still dick heads to avoid.

          • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
            13·
            3 months ago

            le sigh… Yes, they can be that, but not without being hypocrites. That’s the point and why people focus on that / making fun of him. Please stop being obtuse, it’s not that deep.

            • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
              62·
              3 months ago

              And if we mock him for being dickless, doesn’t that make us hypocrites? He mocks trans and men who don’t want to be like him. How about we just keep calling him a criminal scale dickhead regardless. Let’s avoid the trans baiting.

              • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
                22·
                3 months ago

                No, it doesn’t, because we just use what he thinks are valid reasons to attack others, which means it would also upsets him if fired back at him. You’re arguing like racists who claim that calling someone a racist is also racism.

                • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
                  42·
                  3 months ago

                  But that’s the thing, it’s not a valid reason. He’s wrong. By using it as a reason against him, it undermines saying it’s a not a valid reason.

                  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
                    13·
                    3 months ago

                    This debate highlights an excellent example of framing, for anyone who’s just now learning the concept.

                • intensely_human@lemm.ee
                  13·
                  3 months ago

                  And your strategy implicitly values upsetting Andrew Tate over upholding your own standards of behavior. This is known as a negative external focus, aka being a hater.

                  Don’t base your strategy on hate. It’s a path to the dark side. Keep your eye on the ball and pay attention to your values hierarchy.

          • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
            1·
            3 months ago

            No? Their whole concept of an alpha is to be the more superior being compared to others, which would mean they’re better in every aspect, including dick size.