'Men's Rights' Group Nixes Planned Meetup After Huge Uproar
As if the world cannot get anymore ridiculous, a pro-rape, men's rights group called "Return of Kings," received a hefty dose of criticism after it posted a planned meetup in Roger Park, Chicago.
The gathering was originally planned to be at Devon Avenue and Sheridan Road and was going to be part of the "International Tribal Meetup Day," wherein similar-minded men will get to talk to the group's leader, Roosh Valizadeh, DNA Info reported.
The group has received significant criticism after Roosh published a blog advocating legal rape of women. In the blog post, he said that he is tired of mainstream media that promoted the idea that there is a "rape culture" in the United States.
Roosh is critical of the thought that even if a man and a woman is both intoxicated and decided to have intercourse, the man can still be charged with rape as the woman is not conscious enough to give full consent.
He said that he has seen women who are unconcerned with their own safety and the type of men they interact with. Roosh compared the situation to someone getting mugged in a bad part of the city and adding that you would be called an idiot for doing so.
His solution to stop rape once and for all? Make it legal, specifically if it's done on private property. In his blog, Roosh proposed that America should make the violent "taking of a woman" not punishable by law, if done off public grounds.
The proposal was condemned all throughout the city of Chicago, with the group Rape Victim Advocates branding them as rape apologists and proponents of gender-based violence.
On his defense, Roosh tweeted that his "legal rape" blog post was intended as a satire, but subsequent tweets and opinions seem to show otherwise.
Last Wednesday, Feb. 3, he posted on the "Return of Kings" blog that the intended meetup with his followers will be cancelled, following the criticism it generated.
However, he clarified that he cannot stop followers from meeting in private groups, but said that as of current press time, an official gathering of "Return of Kings" is put on hold.
In a related report by New York Mag, before Roosh's official cancellation, a group of female boxers expressed interest on attending the proposed meetup.
It was reported earlier that Roosh intends to photograph women protesters attending the meetup, with the intention of "dissecting" them online, in which the boxing group took as an invitation.
According to Savoy Howe, founder of the all-female boxing group, "the photos of us will show women that being powerful is an option."
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