He was in the news last year for an extremely distressing article in which he called for the legalisation of rape on private property to ‘defeat rape culture’, though he now claims that the post was satirical. He wrote on Twitter: “I'll state once again: the "How To Stop Rape" article was satire. Neither me or my supporters want rape to be legalized. The media is lying.”
Daryush Valizadeh, a self-styled neo-masculinist, anti-feminist and pick-up artist from the US is under fire for his controversial views. Also known as Roosh V, he runs the website Return of Kings which claims ‘it is a blog for heterosexual, masculine men. It’s meant for a small but vocal collection of men in America today who believe men should be masculine and women should be feminine’. In essence, the group claims men are superior to women and are being oppressed by feminism.
They had planned to hold worldwide ‘tribal meetings’ on Saturday, including one in Mumbai which was to take place near the D-mart in Powai.
However, after massive outrage, they’ve decided to meet in private. Valizadeh wrote on his blog: “The world is moving against us. I’ve gotten reports of over a dozen organized protests at our meeting points. Dozens more are being organized privately. Since this meetup was never intended as a confrontation with unattractive women and their enablers, I’m moving to save as many of these meetups as I can before February 6 so that men can still meet in private away from a loud, obnoxious, dishonest, and potentially violent mob.”
Valizadeh was in the news in 2015 for an extremely distressing article in which he called for the legalisation of rape on private property to ‘defeat rape culture’, though he now claims that the post was satirical. He wrote on Twitter: “I'll state once again: the "How To Stop Rape" article was satire. Neither me or my supporters want rape to be legalized. The media is lying.”
In his post titled How to Stop Rape, he had written: “By attempting to teach men not to rape, what we have actually done is teach women not to care about being raped, not to protect themselves from easily preventable acts, and not to take responsibility for their actions. At the same time, we don’t hesitate to blame men for bad things that happen to them (if right now you walked into a dangerous ghetto and got robbed, you would be called an idiot and no one would say “teach ghetto kids not to steal”). It was obvious to me that the advice of our esteemed establishment writers and critics wasn’t stopping the problem, and since rape was already on the law books with severe penalties, additional laws or flyers posted on dormitory doors won’t stop this rape culture either. “
“If rape becomes legal under my proposal, a girl will protect her body in the same manner that she protects her purse and smartphone. If rape becomes legal, a girl will not enter an impaired state of mind where she can’t resist being dragged off to a bedroom with a man who she is unsure of—she’ll scream, yell, or kick at his attempt while bystanders are still around. If rape becomes legal, she will never be unchaperoned with a man she doesn’t want to sleep with. After several months of advertising this law throughout the land, rape would be virtually eliminated on the first day it is applied.”
The Return of Kings – a site where men can be men, apparently
When scrolling through of Return of Kings, one will come across several vile, misogynist and sexist articles like “The Intellectual Inferiority of Women”, “Fat girls who have sex with drunk men are rapists’ and ‘Top 10 Worst Female Role Models in the World”.
Among these vile articles were quite a few about Indians in general. There was an article called “How to game Indian Girls” which uses Priyanka Chopra’s image along with it (pretty sure she wouldn't be too happy about it). The article describes Indian men as massive ‘c**kblocks* who have a tremendous ‘little men syndrome’.
That cliched piece ends with this titbit: “Ultimately, the first rule is to never make the mistake of ending up in India. The second rule is that if you do make the mistake of ending up in India, try to remain positive and not get dragged down by the negativity of the country. And the third rule is to spend your free time gaming Indian women because it is a fun way to pass the time.”
Then there’s a gem called ‘5 reasons why you shouldn’t date Indian girls’ because apparently they’re unattractive, prudes, self-loathing, feminist and mentally ill. The article, which also casually talks about domestic violence, ends with: “The only justifiable reason to pursue a Desi girl is because you want to get your Indian flag. But hanging around them longer than it takes to bust on their faces will end in tragedy for you. When it comes to girls, any ethnicity or race is a better bet than Indians.”
According to a report in the Independent, Valizadeh has claimed to have booked a ticket to Australia for gatherings, and Australia's Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton has asked his department to monitor his visit.
After the outrage the news of the meetings generated, whether Valizadeh and his 'tribe' go forward with them is yet to be seen.
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