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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Does this just smell bad? The thought police are at it again.

I have no idea who this man is and from the reading here, I doubt I would like to attend his "seminar". However, does that mean he can be banned from a nation because he is “not conducive to the public good...”
Man is first denied visa on grounds of sexism

Self-described ‘pickup artist’ banned entry into country amid outcry over teachings, techniques

LONDON — This week, Julien Blanc became possibly the first man denied a visa on grounds of sexism.

Blanc, a 25-year-old Californian, calls himself a “pickup artist.” His website promises men that he will “make girls beg to sleep with you,” and in expensive dating boot camps he shares tips about “gaming” and grabbing women, including casually pulling their heads toward the crotch...

...Amid an outcry over his abusive techniques, which some say verge on rape promotion, and an online petition with more than 150,000 signatures, the British government Wednesday barred Blanc from entering the country for a series of events scheduled here. Officials said people can be denied entry on the grounds that their presence is “not conducive to the public good,” a rare power usually reserved for far-right activists and terrorism suspects.

The decision by the British Home Office came after the Australian government withdrew Blanc’s visa last week and forced him to leave the country. Photos he shared on social media show him pretending to choke a series of women. Since then, women and men in several countries where he had scheduled events have started campaigns to deny him entry.

...The woman who began the petition against Blanc identified herself as Caroline Charles, a pseudonym she said she was using because of the vitriol often directed toward anti-sexism campaigners on Twitter.

“Julien Blanc dresses up his seminars as dating advice, which at best is disingenuous — he focuses on tricking women into having sex, in order to make money,” Charles said. “It is wrong on every level. It is promoting violence against women and girls, it takes advantage of men and it sends a message to survivors of sexual assault that they will not be listened to.”

Lynne Featherstone, Britain’s crime prevention minister, said she was “delighted” that Blanc was not coming to Britain.

Others had a different view. On Twitter, Jojo Moyes, a novelist, said, “Might have been more effective for women to buy up all the seats and just laugh at him.”

Distastful, over the top, absolutely. Illegal? No! There is nothing this man has done that is against the law.

Personally I'm am appalled the multimillionaire Mrs. Bill Clinton is paid $300, 000 for a speech and pictures, that is highway robbery. But I don't question to legally of this, just the judgement of UCLA is wasting a fortune. Now I'm just curious, will these groups scream about Bill Clinton visiting Great Britain? He has been chasing women for ages, sexual harassment is his trademark and he's been legitimately accused of rape. But we already know the thought police only go one way. I'm no fan of Michael Weiner, aka Michael Savage, but he's done nothing to justify his being blocked from visiting England.

How Great Britain has fallen. If the men who authored the Magna Carta could see what's become of their country they would be disgusted.

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