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Roosh V

January 01, 1970

Daryush Valizadeh[2] (born June 14, 1979),[1] also known as Roosh Valizadeh, Roosh V and Roosh Vorek, is a former alt-right American blogger[3] and pickup artist.[4][5] Valizadeh wrote on his personal blog[1] and also owned the Return of Kings website,[6] Roosh V Forum,[7][8] where he published articles by himself and others on related subjects. Valizadeh has self-published more than a dozen dating and travel guides, most of which discuss picking up and having relations with women in specific countries.[9] His advice, his videos and his writings have received widespread criticism, including accusations of misogyny,[10] antisemitism, homophobia, and having ties to the alt-right.[11]

Roosh V
Roosh V in 2014
Born
Daryush Valizadeh

(1979-06-14) June 14, 1979 (age 44)[1]
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland

Many of Valizadeh's publications have been taken down. On May 30, 2018, DreamHost took down Kings Wiki.[12] On September 10, 2018, several of Valizadeh's books were removed from Amazon.com's self-publishing platform. He was also sanctioned by YouTube, another source of revenue for him, for violating their rules.[13] On October 1, 2018, citing a loss of revenue and traffic due to PayPal's and Disqus's terminating their partnerships with him, Valizadeh announced Return of Kings would no longer be publishing new articles.[14]

In March 2019, Valizadeh converted to the Armenian Apostolic Church and condemned extramarital and casual sex as sinful, also stating that he was embarrassed about the books he wrote in the past, unpublishing some of them.[11][15] On May 1, 2021, Valizadeh was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) at Jordanville Seminary in Jordanville, New York.[16]

Background edit

Early life edit

Valizadeh was born June 14, 1979, in Washington DC, to an Iranian father and an Armenian mother.[1] Valizadeh graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2001[17] with a degree in microbiology.[18] He began blogging about his attempts with meeting women, but once his internet anonymity was broken, he turned to blogging and writing full-time as a means to supporting himself,[19] first with the publication of Bang: The Pickup Bible That Helps You Get More Lays (2007), and then with dating-themed travel guides on the countries he had visited.[20]

Personal views edit

2007–2018 edit

Valizadeh began his writing career with advice based on pickup artist culture, although by 2016 no longer identified with the term.[21]

Valizadeh calls his system of beliefs "Neomasculinity", which he describes as a combination of biology and traditional beliefs on masculinity, and as a rejection of "Western degeneracy".[22][21] Valizadeh advocates adherence to traditional heteronormative roles for men and women, and believes that feminism has harmed women, men, and society in general.[23][24] In addition, he states that men and women are physically and mentally very different and that much of women's value comes from their fertility and beauty.[25] Valizadeh describes himself as "pro-woman" in that he wants women "to live a life that is according to their biological genetics."[26]

In a 2013 Washington Times Communities interview, he alleges that feminism has left a legacy of weaker men who are more androgynous. He went on to say that women abstain from having sex with them in preference for "bad boys".[27]

Valizadeh has been described as a men's rights activist by The Daily Beast,[28] Salon,[29] S. E. Smith,[30] and others.

He has expressed qualified support for Donald Trump.[31][32] He said that Trump's election as President of the United States would lead to the "death of political correctness".[33] He has also said The Daily Beast is run by the CIA.[31][32]

By 2016, Valizadeh had changed his focus from pickup advice to political commentary. His book Free Speech Isn't Free discusses ways in which, he says, straight men are denied freedom of speech.[26]

2019–present edit

On March 29, 2019, Valizadeh announced that after years of backsliding, he had committed himself to God and the Armenian Apostolic Church, an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination, but he shortly left the Oriental Orthodox Church for the Eastern Orthodox Church, being baptized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).[11] In light of his conversion to Christianity, Valizadeh instituted a set of new rules on his forum in which he banned discussion of extramarital sex;[11] he also removed many of his books from print as he felt they would lead other men into committing sin.[15][34] Valizadeh has stated that the "red pill" was a transitory stage in his life before he came to the realization of and taking "the final 'pill': God." Valizadeh has stated that "The God pill does feel like the final destination, where life becomes about asking Him for help and performing His will in a way that embraces good."[15]

On October 9, 2023, Valizadeh announced that he would be closing the Roosh V Forum down after 15 years of operation, citing his desire to put his Internet presence behind him and the fact he had obtained employment.[35][non-primary source needed] Return of Kings had been closed down a year prior, on December 21, 2022, citing Valizadeh's religious views.[36][non-primary source needed] The forum closed down on October 29, and remained online as an archive until December 1, when it and his blog were taken down.

Controversy edit

United States edit

In a March 2012 report on "The Year in Hate and Extremism", the Southern Poverty Law Center included Valizadeh in a list of manosphere sites which it described as hateful and misogynistic.[37][38] His inclusion on the list was reported by several publications, some of which mocked the inclusion for being extreme.[9][39][40][41] In response to criticism, the SPLC later clarified that it was not labeling the sites as members of a hate movement, but wished to draw attention to "specific examples of misogyny and the threat, overt or implicit, of violence".[42]

In 2014, The Washington Post columnist Caitlin Dewey stated that Valizadeh was one of a number of internet writers considered misogynist, writing: "Valizadeh owns the website ReturnofKings.com, which bans 'women and homosexuals' from commenting." Dewey commented that recent articles on ReturnofKings.com included titles such as "5 Reasons to Date a Girl With an Eating Disorder", "Don't Work for a Female Boss" and "Biology Says People on Welfare Should Die".[43]

In February 2014, The Daily Dot magazine named Valizadeh "The Web's most infamous misogynist" and observed "his extraordinarily vitriolic and misogynistic views about women and society as a whole".[44]

In May 2014, Valizadeh commented on the 2014 Isla Vista killings, in which Elliot Rodger shot several people after writing a manifesto attributing his actions to frustration over his inceldom. Valizadeh said that his community "is the solution to this sort of murder rampage" and that "exposing him to game may have saved lives".[7] Valizadeh argued, "Until you give men like Rodger a way to have sex, either by encouraging them to learn game, seek out a Thai wife, or engage in legalized prostitution ... it's inevitable for another massacre to occur."[45] He also stated that "if Rodger came to me, he would have received actionable and effective advice".[46]

In February 2015, Valizadeh was criticized for a blog post that he wrote titled "How to Stop Rape" in which he proposed legalizing rape on private property.[47] In the post, he wrote: "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."[48] S. E. Smith at the online magazine xoJane asserted that "we need to talk openly not just about how many MRAs [men's rights activists] like Roosh promote rape and violence against women, but how many of them may be rapists themselves".[30] Valizadeh has since said that the post was meant as satire, arguing that its very title indicates that it was not intended as pro-rape advocacy.[49]

Canada edit

In 2015, Valizadeh scheduled speeches to take place in Montreal on August 8 and Toronto on August 15.[50] In July 2015, Vancouver resident Sara Parker-Toulson launched a petition on Change.org that called for Valizadeh to be barred from entering Canada, accusing him of violating Canadian hate speech laws.[51] It gathered over 38,000 signatures.[52] Concordia University student Fannie Gadouas publicized the petition and was interviewed by the media following her efforts, with Montreal resident Aurelie Nix, to organize a protest event in Montreal. Nix also lodged a complaint against Valizadeh with the police, saying that he had incited his followers to make rape and death threats against her.[51]

The petition and protest were in response to plans by Valizadeh to give speeches in Toronto and Montreal.[50][53][54]

Quebec Member of the National Assembly Carole Poirier called on Stéphanie Vallée, Quebec Minister of Justice for Conditions for Women, to ban Valizadeh and his rhetoric from the province.[54][55] Vallée responded by condemning Roosh's statements, but declined to make further comments regarding whether he should be denied entry to Canada.[56] Reportedly in response to the negative publicity and threat of protest, the Hotel Omni Montreal, where the speech had been scheduled to be held, cancelled the event.[57] Valizadeh asked that his followers assist him in a "counter-attack" against the demonstrators by collecting personal information about them.[58] A café owner, who surreptitiously took a photograph of Valizadeh sitting in his establishment and published it to Instagram with an invitation to others to come confront Valizadeh, later said he felt threatened by the ensuing response from Valizadeh's followers.[59]

Valizadeh stated that the event location was changed to a different venue and took place on August 8 as scheduled with about 34 people in attendance.[60] Afterwards, a crowd of protestors confronted Valizadeh at a local bar and threw drinks at him, prompting him and his companions to leave the bar as the group followed while continuing to scream at Valizadeh and curse him.[61] Valizadeh filed a complaint with police over the incident, and police said they were investigating a person known as "Jennifer" who was alleged to be one of the assailants.[25][62][63]

Before Valizadeh's scheduled speech in Toronto on August 15, city councillor Norm Kelly and mayor John Tory denounced Valizadeh and encouraged city venues to turn him away, declaring publicly that he was not welcome in Toronto.[61][64][65] On August 15, a protest against Valizadeh, attended by Member of Parliament Cheri DiNovo, was held at Queen's Park.[66][67] Later that day, Valizadeh tweeted a photograph of himself at what he said was the event venue in Mississauga and said he delivered his speech to 56 people. Both Valizadeh and the protestors declared victory in their dispute over his appearances in Canada.[60][68][69][70]

Nordic countries edit

The Icelandic publication DV published a number of stories about Valizadeh's release of his book Bang Iceland, calling it "derogatory".[71][72] Icelandic feminist organization Femínistafélag Íslands condemned the book as a "rape guide."[73] Another publication labelled it "slander."[74] Icelandic writer and media persona Egill Einarsson said the book was "as wrong as possible".[75]

Danish Ekstra Bladet published five articles on the release of Valizadeh's book Don't Bang Denmark,[76] and Danish TV aired several discussions sparked by the book.[77][78]

Norwegian Dagbladet newspaper questioned the morality of Valizadeh's seduction tactics in an article warning about the rise of the "manosphere".[79]

In Finland, Valizadeh's mention of the Helsinki nightclub Milliklubi in his article "The 5 Easiest Clubs In The World To Get Laid" had a negative impact on the club several days after it went out, according to the door man. The increased number of male visitors inspired by the article raised security concerns.[80]

Baltic states edit

Valizadeh's books Bang Estonia, Don't Bang Latvia, and Bang Lithuania were met with a generally negative reaction from media outlets of those countries, where he was described as a "sex tourist".[4][81] During an interview with Delfi in response to a question about whether he was a sex tourist, Valizadeh responded that he was a love tourist, not a sex tourist.[82]

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External links edit

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  • Return of Kings

January 01, 1970
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This article s criticism or controversy section may compromise the article s neutrality Please help rewrite or integrate negative information to other sections through discussion on the talk page August 2023 Daryush Valizadeh 2 born June 14 1979 1 also known as Roosh Valizadeh Roosh V and Roosh Vorek is a former alt right American blogger 3 and pickup artist 4 5 Valizadeh wrote on his personal blog 1 and also owned the Return of Kings website 6 Roosh V Forum 7 8 where he published articles by himself and others on related subjects Valizadeh has self published more than a dozen dating and travel guides most of which discuss picking up and having relations with women in specific countries 9 His advice his videos and his writings have received widespread criticism including accusations of misogyny 10 antisemitism homophobia and having ties to the alt right 11 Roosh VRoosh V in 2014BornDaryush Valizadeh 1979 06 14 June 14 1979 age 44 1 Washington D C U S Alma materUniversity of Maryland Many of Valizadeh s publications have been taken down On May 30 2018 DreamHost took down Kings Wiki 12 On September 10 2018 several of Valizadeh s books were removed from Amazon com s self publishing platform He was also sanctioned by YouTube another source of revenue for him for violating their rules 13 On October 1 2018 citing a loss of revenue and traffic due to PayPal s and Disqus s terminating their partnerships with him Valizadeh announced Return of Kings would no longer be publishing new articles 14 In March 2019 Valizadeh converted to the Armenian Apostolic Church and condemned extramarital and casual sex as sinful also stating that he was embarrassed about the books he wrote in the past unpublishing some of them 11 15 On May 1 2021 Valizadeh was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia ROCOR at Jordanville Seminary in Jordanville New York 16 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Early life 1 2 Personal views 1 2 1 2007 2018 1 2 2 2019 present 2 Controversy 2 1 United States 2 2 Canada 2 3 Nordic countries 2 4 Baltic states 3 References 4 External linksBackground editThis section may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Early life edit Valizadeh was born June 14 1979 in Washington DC to an Iranian father and an Armenian mother 1 Valizadeh graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in 2001 17 with a degree in microbiology 18 He began blogging about his attempts with meeting women but once his internet anonymity was broken he turned to blogging and writing full time as a means to supporting himself 19 first with the publication of Bang The Pickup Bible That Helps You Get More Lays 2007 and then with dating themed travel guides on the countries he had visited 20 Personal views edit 2007 2018 edit Valizadeh began his writing career with advice based on pickup artist culture although by 2016 no longer identified with the term 21 Valizadeh calls his system of beliefs Neomasculinity which he describes as a combination of biology and traditional beliefs on masculinity and as a rejection of Western degeneracy 22 21 Valizadeh advocates adherence to traditional heteronormative roles for men and women and believes that feminism has harmed women men and society in general 23 24 In addition he states that men and women are physically and mentally very different and that much of women s value comes from their fertility and beauty 25 Valizadeh describes himself as pro woman in that he wants women to live a life that is according to their biological genetics 26 In a 2013 Washington Times Communities interview he alleges that feminism has left a legacy of weaker men who are more androgynous He went on to say that women abstain from having sex with them in preference for bad boys 27 Valizadeh has been described as a men s rights activist by The Daily Beast 28 Salon 29 S E Smith 30 and others He has expressed qualified support for Donald Trump 31 32 He said that Trump s election as President of the United States would lead to the death of political correctness 33 He has also said The Daily Beast is run by the CIA 31 32 By 2016 Valizadeh had changed his focus from pickup advice to political commentary His book Free Speech Isn t Free discusses ways in which he says straight men are denied freedom of speech 26 2019 present edit On March 29 2019 Valizadeh announced that after years of backsliding he had committed himself to God and the Armenian Apostolic Church an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination but he shortly left the Oriental Orthodox Church for the Eastern Orthodox Church being baptized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia ROCOR 11 In light of his conversion to Christianity Valizadeh instituted a set of new rules on his forum in which he banned discussion of extramarital sex 11 he also removed many of his books from print as he felt they would lead other men into committing sin 15 34 Valizadeh has stated that the red pill was a transitory stage in his life before he came to the realization of and taking the final pill God Valizadeh has stated that The God pill does feel like the final destination where life becomes about asking Him for help and performing His will in a way that embraces good 15 On October 9 2023 Valizadeh announced that he would be closing the Roosh V Forum down after 15 years of operation citing his desire to put his Internet presence behind him and the fact he had obtained employment 35 non primary source needed Return of Kings had been closed down a year prior on December 21 2022 citing Valizadeh s religious views 36 non primary source needed The forum closed down on October 29 and remained online as an archive until December 1 when it and his blog were taken down Controversy editUnited States edit In a March 2012 report on The Year in Hate and Extremism the Southern Poverty Law Center included Valizadeh in a list of manosphere sites which it described as hateful and misogynistic 37 38 His inclusion on the list was reported by several publications some of which mocked the inclusion for being extreme 9 39 40 41 In response to criticism the SPLC later clarified that it was not labeling the sites as members of a hate movement but wished to draw attention to specific examples of misogyny and the threat overt or implicit of violence 42 In 2014 The Washington Post columnist Caitlin Dewey stated that Valizadeh was one of a number of internet writers considered misogynist writing Valizadeh owns the website ReturnofKings com which bans women and homosexuals from commenting Dewey commented that recent articles on ReturnofKings com included titles such as 5 Reasons to Date a Girl With an Eating Disorder Don t Work for a Female Boss and Biology Says People on Welfare Should Die 43 In February 2014 The Daily Dot magazine named Valizadeh The Web s most infamous misogynist and observed his extraordinarily vitriolic and misogynistic views about women and society as a whole 44 In May 2014 Valizadeh commented on the 2014 Isla Vista killings in which Elliot Rodger shot several people after writing a manifesto attributing his actions to frustration over his inceldom Valizadeh said that his community is the solution to this sort of murder rampage and that exposing him to game may have saved lives 7 Valizadeh argued Until you give men like Rodger a way to have sex either by encouraging them to learn game seek out a Thai wife or engage in legalized prostitution it s inevitable for another massacre to occur 45 He also stated that if Rodger came to me he would have received actionable and effective advice 46 In February 2015 Valizadeh was criticized for a blog post that he wrote titled How to Stop Rape in which he proposed legalizing rape on private property 47 In the post he wrote 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 48 S E Smith at the online magazine xoJane asserted that we need to talk openly not just about how many MRAs men s rights activists like Roosh promote rape and violence against women but how many of them may be rapists themselves 30 Valizadeh has since said that the post was meant as satire arguing that its very title indicates that it was not intended as pro rape advocacy 49 Canada edit In 2015 Valizadeh scheduled speeches to take place in Montreal on August 8 and Toronto on August 15 50 In July 2015 Vancouver resident Sara Parker Toulson launched a petition on Change org that called for Valizadeh to be barred from entering Canada accusing him of violating Canadian hate speech laws 51 It gathered over 38 000 signatures 52 Concordia University student Fannie Gadouas publicized the petition and was interviewed by the media following her efforts with Montreal resident Aurelie Nix to organize a protest event in Montreal Nix also lodged a complaint against Valizadeh with the police saying that he had incited his followers to make rape and death threats against her 51 The petition and protest were in response to plans by Valizadeh to give speeches in Toronto and Montreal 50 53 54 Quebec Member of the National Assembly Carole Poirier called on Stephanie Vallee Quebec Minister of Justice for Conditions for Women to ban Valizadeh and his rhetoric from the province 54 55 Vallee responded by condemning Roosh s statements but declined to make further comments regarding whether he should be denied entry to Canada 56 Reportedly in response to the negative publicity and threat of protest the Hotel Omni Montreal where the speech had been scheduled to be held cancelled the event 57 Valizadeh asked that his followers assist him in a counter attack against the demonstrators by collecting personal information about them 58 A cafe owner who surreptitiously took a photograph of Valizadeh sitting in his establishment and published it to Instagram with an invitation to others to come confront Valizadeh later said he felt threatened by the ensuing response from Valizadeh s followers 59 Valizadeh stated that the event location was changed to a different venue and took place on August 8 as scheduled with about 34 people in attendance 60 Afterwards a crowd of protestors confronted Valizadeh at a local bar and threw drinks at him prompting him and his companions to leave the bar as the group followed while continuing to scream at Valizadeh and curse him 61 Valizadeh filed a complaint with police over the incident and police said they were investigating a person known as Jennifer who was alleged to be one of the assailants 25 62 63 Before Valizadeh s scheduled speech in Toronto on August 15 city councillor Norm Kelly and mayor John Tory denounced Valizadeh and encouraged city venues to turn him away declaring publicly that he was not welcome in Toronto 61 64 65 On August 15 a protest against Valizadeh attended by Member of Parliament Cheri DiNovo was held at Queen s Park 66 67 Later that day Valizadeh tweeted a photograph of himself at what he said was the event venue in Mississauga and said he delivered his speech to 56 people Both Valizadeh and the protestors declared victory in their dispute over his appearances in Canada 60 68 69 70 Nordic countries edit The Icelandic publication DV published a number of stories about Valizadeh s release of his book Bang Iceland calling it derogatory 71 72 Icelandic feminist organization Feministafelag Islands condemned the book as a rape guide 73 Another publication labelled it slander 74 Icelandic writer and media persona Egill Einarsson said the book was as wrong as possible 75 Danish Ekstra Bladet published five articles on the release of Valizadeh s book Don t Bang Denmark 76 and Danish TV aired several discussions sparked by the book 77 78 Norwegian Dagbladet newspaper questioned the morality of Valizadeh s seduction tactics in an article warning about the rise of the manosphere 79 In Finland Valizadeh s mention of the Helsinki nightclub Milliklubi in his article The 5 Easiest Clubs In The World To Get Laid had a negative impact on the club several days after it went out according to the door man The increased number of male visitors inspired by the article raised security concerns 80 Baltic states edit Valizadeh s books Bang Estonia Don t Bang Latvia and Bang Lithuania were met with a generally negative reaction from media outlets of those countries where he was described as a sex tourist 4 81 During an interview with Delfi in response to a question about whether he was a sex tourist Valizadeh responded that he was a love tourist not a sex tourist 82 References edit a b c d About Roosh V rooshv com Retrieved March 31 2015 dead link Price Rob February 2014 The Web s most infamous misogynist regrets nothing The Daily Dot Retrieved September 17 2014 Peters Jeremy W November 20 2020 Tucker Carlson Dared Question a Trump Lawyer The Backlash Was Quick The New York Times Archived from the original on June 15 2022 Retrieved July 19 2022 Roosh Valizadeh an alt right figure with a history of extremist views whose writings have attracted a following was an example of how the large online community of far right pro Trump commentators started to mobilize against Fox after Mr Carlson s comments a b Seksiturist Eesti naised on paksud ja ulbed aga valismaalased neile meeldivad Sex tourist Estonian women are fat and arrogant but they like foreigners kroonika delfi ee in Estonian October 16 2012 Controversial Pick Up Artist Gets Beer In His Face In Montreal NSFW The Huffington Post August 9 2015 Retrieved January 10 2016 About Returnofkings com April 23 2012 Retrieved March 9 2015 a b Hess Amanda May 24 2014 The Pick Up Artist Community s Predictable Horrible Response to a Mass Murder Slate Angela Washko January 1 2015 Tightrope routines a feminist artist interviews the internet s most infamous misogynist PDF EScholarship a b Greenwood Arin March 10 2012 Southern Poverty Law Center Lists Roosh V On Misogyny Report The Huffington Post Retrieved April 1 2013 Daryush Roosh Valizadeh Southern Poverty Law Center a b c d Infamous Pickup Artist RooshV Says He s a Christian Now RELEVANT Magazine May 23 2019 Retrieved June 5 2019 Pennacchia Robyn May 31 2018 This Incel Forum Owning Pro Rape VA Congressional Candidate Got Kicked The Hell Off The Internet Wonkette Because in addition to taking down Incelpocalypse Dreamcast took down all of Larson s other sites as well including not only the bliki but also the wiki for Return of Kings which he made for garbage human Roosh V which sadly for all of you means that the post about how I am a clownface would not bang is no more along with a post I found there apparently from Larson about the host of problems that making it legal for men to kill their wives for things like cutting their hair would solve Murdock Sebastian Cook Jesselyn September 10 2018 EXCLUSIVE Amazon Removes 9 Books By Notorious Rape Apologist Roosh The Huffington Post Lamoureaux Mack October 2 2018 Roosh V Shuttering His Godawful Misogynist Website After Successful Boycotts Vice a b c Shugerman Emily Sommer Will May 23 2019 Noxious Pickup Artist Roosh Says He Has Found God The Daily Beast Retrieved January 30 2020 Telegram channel for Roosh Valizadeth dated May 8 2021 Full text of Commencement Retrieved March 9 2015 Jule Banville Blogger Stud Living in Dad s Basement Writing Second Book on How to Get Laid Washington City Paper 2008 Roosh Cribs video May 7 2008 Archived from the original on May 3 2015 Retrieved March 9 2015 via YouTube Sommer Emily Shugerman May 23 2019 Noxious Pickup Artist Roosh Says He Has Found God The Daily Beast a b Everything You Wanted To Know About Daryush Roosh Valizadeh But Were Afraid To Ask rooshv com February 4 2016 Archived from the original on January 23 2021 Retrieved September 3 2016 What Is Neomasculinity rooshv com May 6 2015 Archived from the original on March 23 2016 Retrieved August 31 2016 Rensin Emmett February 5 2015 The internet is full of men who hate feminism Here s what they re like in person Vox Bruenig Elizabeth February 5 2015 Pick Up Artists and Pro Family Conservatives Agree Women Only Marry for Money The New Republic a b Sheridan Kate August 10 2015 Roosh V files police report after Montreal woman throws beer in his face Montreal Gazette a b Kutner Max October 13 2016 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celebrates Donald Trump s victory If the President can say it then you can say it The Independent Valizadeh Daryush I Have Unpublished 11 Of My Books rooshv com Retrieved June 5 2019 dead link RVF is Closing on October 29 Roosh Valizadeh Roosh V Forum October 9 2023 Retrieved October 23 2023 Return of Kings is Closed Roosh Valizadeh Return of Kings December 21 2022 Retrieved October 23 2023 SPLC Misogyny The Sites Intelligence Report 2012 Greenwood Arin March 10 2012 D C Blogger Makes Misogyny Watch List The Huffington Post Mike Riggs The Southern Poverty Law Center Is Now Writing About Pickup Artists as Hate Groups reason com March 9 2012 The Corner What s after Jumping the Shark National Review 2012 00 00 Roar Tomas March 27 2012 Scoreguide pusher kvindehad Score guide pusher misogyny ekstrabladet dk in Danish Intelligence Report Article Provokes Fury Among Men s Rights Activists Southern Poverty Law Center May 15 2012 Dewey Caitlin January 24 2014 Hunter Moore is in jail but that 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4 2015 Roosh V Controversial Pick Up Artist Gets Beer Thrown In His Face In Montreal Huffington Post Canada August 9 2015 CBC Montreal woman wants pickup artist banned from Canada July 24 2015 a b Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ICI Radio Canada Protestation contre la venue a Montreal d un blogueur qui banalise le viol August 4 2015 Poirier Carole Venue a Montreal d un blogueur misogyne La ministre de la Condition feminine va t elle laisser Daryush Valizadeh propager sa haine des femmes au Quebec Archived August 5 2015 at the Wayback Machine Government of Quebec August 4 2015 Richer Jocelyne La ministre Vallee ne s oppose pas a la venue du blogueur Roosh V Le Devoir August 5 2015 Dumont Marie Eve Roosh V aurait perdu sa salle pour sa conference a Montreal Le Journal de Montreal August 5 2015 Laframboise Kalina August 6 2015 Controversial blogger facing strong opposition over upcoming Montreal appearance Montreal Gazette Retrieved August 9 2015 Noel Marie Christine Le proprio d un cafe menace par Roosh V Le Journal de Montreal August 8 2015 a b Adams Joanna Roosh V s Toronto Lecture Held In Mississauga Despite Protests Report The Huffington Post August 17 2015 a b Russell Andrew Mayor John Tory says controversial pick up artist Roosh V has no place in Toronto Global News August 11 2015 Deland Maxime Roosh V deux enquetes policieres en cours Le Journal de Montreal August 10 2015 Beer thrown on pickup artist Roosh V probed Toronto Sun Shah Maryam Pickup artist Roosh V not welcome in Toronto Tory Toronto Sun August 10 2015 CTV News CTV News Channel Sounding the Alarm Bells August 11 2015 Vella Erica MPP Cheri DiNovo petitions for Roosh V ban Global News August 14 2015 CityNews Protest against pick up artist Roosh V held near Queen s Park August 15 2015 Westoll Nick Controversial Roosh V says he spoke in Toronto Saturday Toronto Star August 15 2015 Rosella Louie WATCH VIDEO Roosh V says he held his Toronto event in the original hotel The Mississauga News August 16 2015 Taekema Dan Roosh V claims he conquered Toronto critics disagree Toronto Star August 16 2015 Ritstjorn Radleggur folki hvernig a ad saenga hja islenskum konum Archived February 1 2018 at the Wayback Machine DV is November 2 2011 Maelir med thvi ad hella konur fullar og einangra thaer DV Dv is November 3 2011 Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved March 9 2015 Feministar fordaema flagarabok Voreks DV Dv is November 5 2011 Archived from the original on March 18 2015 Retrieved March 9 2015 Icelandic Womanhood JB Iceland Review Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved March 9 2015 Gillz um flagarabok Voreks Eins rangt og haegt er DV Dv is November 4 2011 Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved March 9 2015 Roar Tomas February 6 2012 Derfor skal du ikke knalde danske piger That s why you should not slap Danish girls ekstrabladet dk in Danish Katrine Bog Larsen Danske kvinder er grimme og usexede GO TV2 2012 00 00 Katrine Bog Larsen Danske kvinder Vi er feminine og sexede GO TV2 February 9 2012 MAGNUS BERNHARDSEN Kvinneforakten pa nett dagbladet no August 7 2012 HS Nyt Vaite helposta seksista toi miesten aallon Milliklubille is fi February 8 2013 Seksiturist ullitas Eesti kohta juhusuhte reisijuhi The sex tourist published an occasional travel guide about Estonia kroonika delfi ee in Estonian September 24 2012 Zalitis Kristaps December 1 2012 Intervija ar seksturistu kurs izbrakeja Latviju Interview with a sex tourist who rejected Latvia delfi lv in Latvian External links editPersonal website Return of Kings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roosh V amp oldid 1222422385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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