Eton teacher sacked for refusing to take down ‘sexist’ YouTube lecture now aims to save ‘sexless marriages’ by relaunching as ‘masculinity’ coach to teach men to ‘rebuild patriarchy’

A former Eton professor who was sacked over a controversial lecture on masculinity says he is now working as a ‘men’s marriage coach’ and ‘fixing sexless marriages to save society’. 

In a Twitter thread under the username @beherleader, ex-English teacher Will Knowland claimed women are actually attracted to ‘toxic masculinity’ and slammed the education system as being ‘so anti-male’. 

He also complained that ‘men do all the hard jobs so women don’t have to’ and that without them working in sectors such as as mining or deep sea fishing,  ‘90% of the world’s present-day population would die of starvation.’ 

It comes three years after a freedom of speech row erupted at the elite £42,500-a-year Eton school after pupils revolted following the sacking of Mr Knowland.

More than 1,000 children signed a petition calling for his reinstatement amid claims he was subject to the ultimate censorship over the planned lecture in which he was due to question ‘current radical feminist orthodoxy’. 

A former Eton professor who was sacked over a controversial lecture on masculinity says he is now working as a ‘men’s marriage coach’ and ‘fixing sexless marriages to save society’

In a Twitter thread under the username @beherleader, Will Knowland claimed women are actually attracted to ‘toxic masculinity’ and slammed the education system as being ‘so anti-male’

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The lecture was posted on Mr Knowland’s personal YouTube channel, but not delivered to pupils as he intended. 

Mr Knowland’s lecture, entitled The Patriarchy Paradox, would have been delivered as part of a course taken by older pupils to encourage critical thinking.

The English master, who had taught at Eton for nine years, suggested that science and history offer evidence that masculine virtues, such as strength and courage, can be beneficial to women, families and society.

In his latest Twitter post, he claimed that ‘civilisation depends on chivalry’ and that ‘any culture that mocks masculinity gets conquered by machismo’, adding: ‘Matriarchy isn’t an option and never has been.’ 

He adds: ‘With 5 kids and a pregnant wife, I lost my house with my job. My family needs to know my integrity can’t be bought. Honour over money.

‘We are a generation of men that needs to learn this FAST. Since comfort is bad for men, I’ve embraced entrepreneurship (and a 7th child).

‘I’m never trusting my family’s security to a boss again. I trust my skills and the market more.

‘In ‘Family and Civilization,’ the Harvard sociologist Carle Zimmerman described ‘childbearing as the main stem of the family’. That’s how my lecture ended.

‘That’s why fixing sexless marriages is the frontline of the battle to save society. And that’s why I made this account.’ 

In his latest Twitter post (pictured), he claimed that ‘civilisation depends on chivalry’ and that ‘any culture that mocks masculinity gets conquered by machismo’, adding: ‘Matriarchy isn’t an option and never has been’ 

Following his sacking from Eton, Mr Knowland wrote a detailed letter to the Eton community.

He said: ‘The Head Master [Henderson] felt that some of the ideas put forward in my lecture – such as the view that men and women differ psychologically and not all of those differences are socially constructed – were too dangerous for the boys to be exposed to.

‘I explained to the Head Master that I wasn’t endorsing all the ideas in my lecture, but I wanted the boys to be made aware of a different point of view to the current radical feminist orthodoxy.’

The row erupted after Mr Knowland posted a lecture on his personal YouTube channel which questioned the ‘current feminist orthodoxy’ that sparked complaints that were sent to headmaster Henderson.

Eton said it was left with no choice but to sack Knowland after he allegedly refused six times to remove it, and he was dismissed for gross misconduct.

The school, whose old boys include princes William and Harry, PM Boris Johnson and author George Orwell, was accused of being ‘heartless and merciless’ in its treatment of Mr Knowland and of ‘prioritising emotional safety over intellectual challenge’.

But Lord Waldegrave told the Mail that such suggestions were pushing a ‘false narrative’ and the decision to part company related to Mr Knowland’s refusal to accept ‘internal discipline’.

He stressed: ‘When the Head Master received complaints about this particular video, there were suggestions that it broke the Equality Act and the Education (Independent Schools Standards) Regulations.

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