Who is female version of Andrew Tate?
Men are not the only ones who preach manipulation.
“Men do not love you, okay? So stop thinking that they do. They tolerate you. They lust you. That’s it.”
I made the decision to finish work early and have a small treat a month ago. I went to a restaurant by myself and sat in the sun to read while people around me interacted in groups of two and three. As she was leaving, a woman suddenly leaned over to say, “Sprinkle sprinkle.”
She was quoting SheRa Seven the YouTuber who went viral and dubbed herself a “financial adviser,” whose tips I had unintentionally taken. Shera says that going to upscale bars by yourself before the after-work rush is the best way to get rich men to buy you drinks.
A number of blunt-speaking, self-help gurus for women have gained a lot of popularity on TikTok in recent months. They are frequently referred to as “the female Andrew Tate” in the comments section. Leticia Padua, better known by her stage name SheraSeven, has been drawing in a lot of young ladies. Even though she doesn’t have a TikTok account, her YouTube videos have garnered over 20 billion views so far through cross-pollination. She uses the expression “sprinkle sprinkle” to end her wisest counsel, but it now has a life of its own.
Manipulation
Shera advises women over the age of 25 to seek out and date older, Shera counsels women over twenty-five to actively pursue older, wealthy men by playing games with them. This involves playing the reverse psychology card on men and keeping your insecurities a secret from prospective partners in order to mimic intimacy without taking the chance that comes with genuine vulnerability. Say you were calling for help with a flat tire and had to get another man to step in, for instance, if you’re feeling envious of a man you’re dating not answering his phone. She contends that women should insist that once they’ve locked a man down, he should cover all of their bills and living expenses. Men who lack money are “duties” and should not be socialized with.
Alarming
Even though it may sound extreme, I can see why young ladies find Shera’s mantras so appealing. A general practitioner recently signed off on my work due to the horrifying trifecta of fatigue, burnout, and low mood. Though regressive as it may be, the idea of a wealthy man appearing out of nowhere to rescue me from a messy apartment and excessive work was more alluring than the long-term fixes I actually needed, which included rest, counseling, and antidepressants if none of the above worked.
In the meantime, dating in a patriarchal environment exposes women and femmes to hurt or disappointment. Many women are so fed up with modern heterosexual dating that they don’t think men have anything emotionally to offer them in the comment sections under these TikTok videos.
Influence
SheraSeven characterizes her advice as primarily financial in nature rather than romantic. For example, she quips that she “couldn’t be standing up for eight hours all day at work punching the clock… pick a struggle” in response to a woman who states she doesn’t want to date an older man, even if he is wealthy. In one video, she declares to the viewers that since power is the foundation of all relationships, she will never launch a YouTube channel to counsel people on “real relationships” that aren’t based on money.
It is a depressing image. Women are being encouraged to live online in so many different ways.
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