"Rape Guru" coming to Britain. Potential trigger. Sign petition please!

[oneofthosenicemuslims2015]

Petition here:
www.change.org/p/uk-home-office-deny-julien-blanc-a-uk-visa

[Edited by Mumsnet - a previous link was originally provided but changed at the OP's request]

woowoo try thinking of the UK as a big house. We don't have to invite people into our homes just because they want to come in, even if they do just want a quick look round.
Only EU citizens have an automatic right to enter the UK, and he isn't one of them.

I agree Fatlazy, we don't have to let dangerous people into our home.

Have you all seen that he tweeted the Duluth power and control wheel, a tool used to support DV survivors to identify aspects of domestic abuse they have experienced, and called it a "checklist"

There is no doubt that he is inciting violence against women, and that is a crime.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/14/home-office-minister-julien-blanc-visa

Signed - because (woowoo) what he advocates is sexual assault.

I have asked moderators to remove the line I wrote referencing Russell brand

Just did a google on the reverse petition put forward by these sexists/misogynists - it has a grand, grand total of.... 2,693 petitioners

It is really, really, really weird though that they are still not getting the message of "Hey, perhaps what I am doing is wrong and so, so, so socially repugnant on so many levels, that the vast majority of the world, both women and men are outraged by this, and getting us banned. Maybe I need to rethink this...." Are they really so hard of thinking that they cannot come to this conclusion all on their lonesome???

On another note, the googling expedition revealed that the Julien Blanc's assistant, mentioned in the news reports of his ousting in Australia, well his name is Glenn Goossens. I'll leave it up to you Lovely Vipers to find out more information about this weasel. Do what you will...

why portico? is it not true?

God, if only people were so easily convinced Zazzles. The older and more cranky I get, the more I think people hardly ever change their minds.

DH & I have signed the Change.org one. What a vile man, and how sad that it is booked to capacity.

the more I think people hardly ever change their minds

So, so true Rootypig. People can be very, very wedded to their ideas and beliefs, no matter how outlandish, or morally and ethically repugnant they might be. Case in point - JB and his fellow PUA's.

Would his activities fall under the offences of 'encouraging or assisting' if carried out in England?

And if so, would that be immediately arrestable?

The change.org petition says it needs 150k signatures. Does anyone know what happens then,if anything? or is it just a benchmark?

Oh wow. Just read some vile things on his website, not the realsocialone but another one. Even the name isn't that great. Although if you are in London and intend to go clubbing, arm yourself with the knowledge that this workshop does not just happen in a room somewhere. He takes men out into bars and clubs to practice what he preaches.. Fucking shocking. This nasty little cretin also have over eight thousand wanna be rapists following him. Shocking.

The change.org petition says it needs 150k signatures...

I've been following the petition for a while, and it has a target number to reach, but once it reaches that target, it just up-levels to the next target number. This could go on for ages, preventing JB from ever spouting his misogynistic bullshit ever again

The Governmental e-petitions trigger Commons debate if the number of signatures reaches the threshold.

Whether that leads to action is another question though.

Oh how irritating!

Is there a govt e-petition?

Here it is
epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/71737

Only 110 signatures. What on earth is the point of change.org then

mumsnet why don't you allow petitions on other boards?

Signed. And hope he never gets in.

I've just signed ... his behaviour/advice is just horrible!

I've signed both the change and the epetitions.gov

@Italiangreyhound

mumsnet why don't you allow petitions on other boards?

Because people get annoyed with petitions clogging up the other conversations - now obviously some are very worthy and important - we too think this one is, hence us making it a discussion of the day.

However there are plenty of petitions online that are very specialist or localised "stop Mr Jones at number 23 parking in front of my driveway"
(NB this is an exaggerated example for comic effect)

While these are no less important to the people who have started them we prefer MNers to post petitions in one section to keep things easy to navigate.
HTH

Wotcha, Olivia, we've a new troll on the "sea man" thread in FWR.