HERE THIS: Blogger who said 'rape should be legal' cancels worldwide meetings for 'neomasculinist' supporters after outrage

Blogger Daryush Valizadeh has cancelled worldwide meetings of his followers after his anti-women views led to widespread outrage.

A misogynist blogger has cancelled worldwide meetups for his “neomasculinist” followers after they met with vigorous backlash online.
Daryush Valizadeh, a 36-year-old Maryland native, announced Wednesday night that the hundreds of events in 43 countries would not go ahead as planned.
“I can no longer guarantee the safety or privacy of the men who want to attend on February 6, especially since most of the meetups can not be made private in time,” he said on his website Return of Kings.
The controversial “pick up artist,” who goes by the name Roosh V, regularly posts anti-women and anti-feminist articles from himself and others.


 

Opponents were most shocked by an article he wrote saying that rape should be legal on private property.
He has said the post was satirical, but Valizadeh’s social media postings about a “conspiracy” against his group did not stop outrage from spreading around the globe.
Return of Kings had outlined a process of subterfuge where attendees would ask those at meeting locations, “Do you know where I can find a pet shop?” to find out if they were a “tribesman.”
Those not confused by the question would reply, “Yes, it’s right here,” before heading off to another spot such as a bar.
Valizadeh tried to devise a method of confirming his website’s real followers after the publicly posted password became well-known among those planning to disrupt the event.
However, he later took down the meetup location page, which included more than 100 places in the U.S.

Opposition to the blogger known as Roosh V began in Australia, and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said that he could cancel Valizadeh's visa if he tried to attend events in the country.

Opposition to the meetings first flared up after the former microbiologist announced he was going to Australia, a country that has previously banned speakers for sexism, to come out from behind his keyboard and cavort with his comrades.
After calls for him to be denied a visa, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said that Valizadeh had not applied for one, but that a cancellation was possible if he did.
“I'm going there to show how weak and impotent the Australian government is,” Valizadeh told the Daily News Monday night. “It's a great opportunity to show my strength and those of my supporters.”
However, his normal self-aggrandizing on social media had slowed down as the scale of the backlash began to match the misogynist’s global ambitions.
Groups in the U.K. have also started petitions against his events, which would come at the end of the country’s Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence awareness week.
A number of events in Texas also prompted the state’s conservative Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a statement saying, “This pathetic group and their disgusting viewpoints are not welcome in Texas.” “I'm only reading emails from .gov addresses at this point,” Valizadeh tweeted on Wednesday night, around the time he cancelled the meetings.

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