Nearly 50,000 sign petition to ban pro-rape pick-up artist (theguardian.com).
“Nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Scottish government to ban events planned by a self-described pick-up artist who has said rape should be legal. Daryush Valizadeh says he has organised nine meetups—although he will not be present—for followers across the UK this weekend, including in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Cardiff.”
“Although he will not be present?” What, is he too busy—or perhaps too scared?
“Pro-rape women-haters are not welcome in Glasgow, as they will find out when they gather in George Square … and have the pish ripped right out of them by decent Glaswegians.”
I don’t doubt that at all, indeed, it’ll be hard for a king to walk tall, as Mr Valizadeh aka Roosh V might claim in his blog, with what decent Glaswegians will likely pick-up and leave stuck up there for him:
“Valizadeh has previously written that he believes rape should be legal under certain circumstances, arguing that this will encourage women to protect themselves more and eliminate uncertainty regarding consent. He has subsequently claimed the article was a thought experiment. However, his other writings leave little doubt about his attitude towards women. In another blogpost he wrote: ‘Modern women are too broken, unreliable and narcissistic to give men anything reliable besides fornication.’ He is also the founder of the blog Return of Kings, which has been criticised for misogyny.”
“Return of Kings?” Where did they go and why do I feel a better title may have been Return of the Little Kings in reference to the playground the self-decribed “neo-masculinist” never seemed leave for his kingly, entitlement-abound “thought experiments.” Besides, what’s really wrong with being “broken, unreliable and narcissistic”, indeed, it seems a recipe for success on social media and thinking about it, it seems to describe the “pick-up artist” he is described as and perhaps also the self-serving need to use such vitriolic narration to justify his own desire for fornication.
“Valizadeh’s planned meetings—and the backlash against them—come in the midst of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, which aims to generate discussion about rape and abuse among the general public, statutory bodies and third sector organisations.”
Honestly though, as with misogynistic “dating guru” Julien Blanc who was barred entry to the UK back in Nov. 2014 (19th Nov. 2014), the real returning interest of Mr Valizadeh is undoubtedly making money out of other little kings insecurity.
Updates/Follow Ups
4th February 2016
Roosh V cancels “pick-up artists” meetings over “safety concerns” (independent.co.uk).
Indeed, as you might expect someone spouting that sort of claptrap may.
“Mr Valizadeh made the announcement on his website: ‘I can no longer guarantee the safety or privacy of the men who want to attend on February 6, especially since most of the meet-ups can not be made private in time. While I can’t stop men who want to continue meeting in private groups, there will be no official Return Of Kings meet-ups. The listing page has been scrubbed of all locations. I apologize to all the supporters who are let down by my decision.’”
I guess the king has upped and gone again, hopefully not to return, but hey, if frustrated kingly, bear-bearded “men who want to continue meeting in private groups” discretely to talk about their men’s problems and get their lil’ kings out, I guess it’s nobody’s business to stop them.
If you feel you really need to hear his cobblers fall for yourself, watch the clip.
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