Pro-rape group forced to cancel meetings
The leader of the pro-rape, ‘neomasculinist’ online group, Return of Kings, has announced a global cancellation of meetings scheduled for this Saturday.
Daryush “Roosh” Valizadeh posted a message on the ROK site on Thursday saying he 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.”
He said while he could not prevent meetings from happening, they would be of unofficial status.
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Roosh has been extremely vocal in the lead up to the globally coordinated meetings, which he said would mark a “coming out of the shadows” for his anti-women’s group.
However, the global backlash against Roosh’s rhetoric has been strong enough for the ROK leader to cancel his groups first face-to-face meetings.
“While I can’t stop men who want to continue meeting in private groups, there will be no official Return Of Kings meet ups,” he said.
“The listing page has been scrubbed of all locations. I apologise to all the supporters who are let down by my decision.”
Return of Kings believes women are naturally determined to follow the orders of men, and has called for the legalisation of rape on public property.
At least six members have identified themselves as being Australian, while US-born Roosh had announced he planned to fly to Australia in early February.
Immigration minister Peter Dutton indicated he would review Roosh’s visa application carefully, but noted he had not yet applied.