Pro-Rape Men's Group Plans Meeting in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL - A worldwide anti-woman, pro-rape group is planning to meet at various locations throughout the world on their “International Meetup Day” this Saturday, Feb. 6.

The Return of Kings and self-proclaimed group leader “Roosh V.” have published blogs advocating for the legalization of rape when off public grounds and have often tweeted about the best ways to trick women into having sex with them.

An official White House petition to label them a terrorist group has garnered more than 1,000 signatures.

“Roosh V” is Daryush Valizadeh, the writer of a number of books advising men on the best ways to have sex with women. He has been dubbed as “the web’s most infamous misogynist.”

Two of the “men’s rights” locations for Saturday’s 8 p.m. meeting will be in Chicagoland: one at the corner of Sheridan Road and Devon Avenue in the city’s Rogers Park neighborhood according to DNAinfo.com Chicago and the other in south suburban Homewood, as reported by Patch.com.

An odd Q and A on the event webpage makes it clear women aren’t allowed, and neither are gay or underage men.

A question regarding the possibility of “crazy feminists” showing up elicited a chilling response.

“Record them with your camera, upload the footage to Dropbox, and then send it to me at roosh@rooshv.com afterwards so we can tear them up.”

Loyola University, located just footsteps from the planned meetup in Rogers Park, issued a warning Wednesday morning about the meeting. While the meetup will not take place on campus, its site is right in front of a neighborhood Rogers Park sign that notes it is home to the university.

“The organization is controversial and has caused concern, however, at this time there is no direct or specific threat towards the University community,” the Loyola alert read, adding that campus police are working with the Chicago Police Department on the best ways to handle the matter.

In Homewood, where a local restaurant parking lot was targeted, the owner of the restaurant notified police. “We gave the info over to Homewood Police and they are handling it,” Balagio’s posted on its Facebook page. “We in no way condone or gave permission to this group and are doing everything in our power to put an end to it.”

Feminist groups plan to show up as part of a counter protest, according to multiple media reports. Police departments in other Return of Kings targeted cities have warned women not to interfere, fearing this may be a ruse for the men to commit rape.

But a Facebook event titled “MRA Pro-Rape Clown Counter Demo” is planned by the feminist group FURIE - Feminist Uprising to Resist Inequality and Exploitation. Those interested in supporting the counter protest should meet at 7 p.m. at The Coffee Shop at 1135 W Sheridan Rd.

A look at the comments below the meetup info on the Return of Kings page, it looks like Roosh indeed has a following. The infamous blogger says he will be at the Washington D.C. meetup during the time. In all, 165 meetings are planned in 43 countries. The events in Rogers Park and Homewood are the only ones planned in Illinois.

Three sections of the Return of Kings have been formed, according to the blog: one each in Chicago, D.C. and Poland.