In Australia, Chopper Read’s image was compared with the rhetoric of the Tate brothers
In Australia, an ABC News Australia author compared the image of former criminal Mark “Chopper” Read with the modern rhetoric of brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. The article notes that after being released from prison in the 1990s, Read became a media figure: he published autobiographies, appeared on comedy shows, recorded a rap album, and also took part in public service advertisements about domestic violence and drunk driving.
Read’s media image
The author links Read’s popularity to Australian culture of the 1990s and early 2000s, when racist, sexist and homophobic statements could be normalized as part of the image of a “regular bloke.” In his autobiography, Read wrote that he grew up hating “all Asians,” but called it not “real racism,” but a component of coarse Australian humor.
In the author’s view, Read embodied a model of masculinity based on physical strength and emotional restraint. In his autobiography, he also described his father’s abuse during his childhood. Read’s first wife, Mary-Ann Hodge, told journalist Rochelle Jackson about violence during her marriage to him. The source notes that Read was not charged in connection with these claims.
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Comparison with the Tate brothers
The article’s author draws a parallel with the Tate brothers, who, in her description, promote a model of masculinity associated with physical strength, financial prosperity and emotional suppression. In July, Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on charges brought in the United Kingdom of rape, human trafficking for sexual exploitation and offenses related to indecent images of children.
According to the article, the Tate brothers currently face 59 charges related to sexual violence in the United Kingdom. Andrew Tate denies the latest sexual allegations discussed in the article and says that he “loves women.”
