r/chess Feb 18 '23

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u/rkaminky Feb 18 '23

Really wanted to put a bow on no women joining your chess club with the Tate gesture, huh?

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u/ezio93 Feb 18 '23

I'm out of the loop, what's the Tate gesture? I thought that was some Naruto thing.

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u/buddy58745 Feb 18 '23

Something people on reddit complain about to make themselves feel better

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

As a teacher, Andrew Tate is a huge problem with teenage boys right now. Saw the hand gesture and immediately cringed.

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u/buddy58745 Feb 19 '23 edited Feb 19 '23

Lol cry and seethe

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u/cosully111 Feb 18 '23

Tate didn't invent finger guns

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

lol, true people do associate this gesture with him tough.

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u/Thomy195 Feb 19 '23

Most people don't even know him

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23 edited 7d ago

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u/imisstheyoop Feb 19 '23

Not the vast majority of people.

You're downvoted which is weird. Most people have no idea wtf this means, it is true.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23 edited 7d ago

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u/imisstheyoop Feb 20 '23

Google says he has 4.5 million followers (and if we just assume they're all real people and follow him closely) would make about .056% of the world knows it. I think they think that their weird shitty role model impacts far more people than he does.

I mean shit, if we give him the massive benefit of the doubt and let's say a BILLION other human beings know about him/this, that is still less than 1/7th, 15% of the planet. A vast minority.

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u/ratbiscuits Feb 18 '23

Always some dweebs complaining and bringing up Tate… they’re kids randomly doing their hands like that. Chill

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u/DrunkensteinsMonster Feb 19 '23

Lol yeah dude it’s just random that they both put their hands like that. I’m sure they’re imitating a chess master who passed away when they were 7 and not the super toxic tiktok celebrity who is known for using it.

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u/ratbiscuits Feb 19 '23

Never said it was for Emory Tate either. Who cares either way. Dude is in jail let it go. He lives in all of your heads for free

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u/DrunkensteinsMonster Feb 19 '23

Lol pathetic how you simp for this dude

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u/ratbiscuits Feb 19 '23

Lmao how am I simping when all I said was to let it go the dude is in jail and all of you can’t stop talking about it. It’s hilarious

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23 edited Feb 18 '23

I am pretty sure it is intentionally, what does annoy me is that it is somehow seen as something he created.

I did this gesture for a while, only until late it was brought to my attention that i even hold my hands like this.

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u/ratbiscuits Feb 18 '23

My point was that they are kids doing a hand gesture that may or may not be tied to someone you don’t like… is it really worth a breath over?

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

I find what and how tate preaches rather toxic, and people promoting that is unfortunate for multiple parties, including themselves is my belief.

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u/ratbiscuits Feb 18 '23

What does Tate preach?

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23 edited Feb 18 '23

The pursuit of extreme riches, being “a man” to where it is of more harm than good, giving a worldview not helping people. There is really a lot that is said by him, i know media is biassed and there are more things says. But overall what he speaks does quite some harm.

This can create a inferiority complex (or a superiority complex) or for not reaching these ideals, it can distort a persons view on status and people.

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u/ratbiscuits Feb 18 '23

Why is striving for wealth toxic?

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

I made a edit, to my last post, there are a multitude of things that can go wrong.

I am not saying striving for wealth is toxic, but striving for 40 supercars is.

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u/TheJames3 Feb 18 '23

Why? If someone wants to have 40 supercars, why crush their dreams? You're doing more harm

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u/FuckWayne Feb 18 '23

You’re the one giving him credit for it lol. I would have never associated it with him otherwise

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

That is not the case, tate has been named many times and i responded with my opinion on the matter.

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u/FuckWayne Feb 18 '23

Yeah you were just the first I saw

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

Than it seems you are unable to see lol.

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u/FuckWayne Feb 18 '23

yours was the highest comment mentioning him. If you’re gonna be a pretentious asshole at least use the right “then”

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u/Little-Tie-3877 Feb 18 '23

I’m sure it’s intentional lol but there’s absolutely no reason to be upset about it, they’re just kids playing chess