A controversial U.S. blogger who has published material suggesting rape inside a private home should be legalis planning rallies in Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey this weekend, but municipal leaders say neither he nor his group iswelcome.
DaryushValizadeh, better known asRoosh-V,advisesmen on hisblogon the best methods to convince womento have s*x with them. He is the author ofBang, which he describesas a "textbook for picking up girls."
"The violent and hateful positions spread by this organization are about as far apart from Vancouver"s values as I can imagine," Mayor Gregor Robertson said.
"I know there are real concerns in this city of the hate speech they frankly put out there."
Roosh V"sReturn of Kingsblogadvertises itself as a "safe space on the web"for "heterosexual, masculine men" to assert themselves in a "politically-correct society that allows women to assert superiority and control over men."
#turnawayreturnofkingsThe group hasplanned gatherings in 10 Canadian cities on Feb. 6., but there istalk online of those againstRooshV holding a rally in the same location.
Other Canadian leaders voice opposition"It"s hate speech.It"s violence.It goes against everything I believe our residents stand for," said Victoria city councillor Jeremy Loveday.
Loveday said he has no idea what sort of presence Return of Kings has in Victoria, and whether anyone would show up.
"Hopefully we can keep moving forward and talking about how we can build healthy masculinitiesand not violent masculinities," he said.
The mayors of Winnipeg,Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa have also spoken out against Roosh V and his gatherings.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/return-of-kings-bc-rallies-1.3431174
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