Julien Blanc is a

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speaker who is originally from Switzerland.John R. Kenned
"RSD moves seminars to Web over fears for safety of instructors"
Global News (Canada), November 13, 2014Gail Sulliva
Dating coach' Julien Blanc kicked out of Australia for crude 'pick-up' schtick"
''The Washington Post'', November 10, 2014 He is a former executive coach for the

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-based company Real Social Dynamics (RSD). According to an article published by ''Time'', he describes himself as an "international leader in dating advice".Megan Gibso
"Is This the Most Hated Man in the World?"
''Time'', November 12, 2014 In November 2014, Blanc became the subject of a social media campaign alleging that his old dating advice could encourage sexual violence, involving multiple petitions on those grounds to deny him entry to several nations. On November 17, Blanc made an appearance on

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denying these accusations, stating that his comments were "a horrible attempt at humour" taken out of context."Julien Blanc: What his 'pick-up' seminars are like"
BBC News, November 19, 2014 Sarah Green from the

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, however, said that there was a strong legal case for denying Blanc a temporary work visa for the United Kingdom. She stated that, "Some of the behaviour Blanc demonstrates in his videos amounts to

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and

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." Alexandra Toppin
"Julien Blanc: petition urges UK to deny visa to controversial US ‘pick-up artist"
Guardian (UK), November 10, 2014

Real Social Dynamics (RSD)

Blanc used to be an instructor employed by Real Social Dynamics, a U.S.-based company which offers seminars throughout the world to men seeking advice on how to find their ideal partner. A seminar led by Blanc in

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was featured in a TV documentary, ''The Hunt for Real Men'', by the British documentary maker

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broadcast on the Bio channel on June 27, 2014. In a later interview with BBC, Samuels described the seminar as being "in a classroom, in a hotel, with a hundred, two hundred guys who start making notes, with Blanc at the front as the kind of rock star guru, people hanging on every word, and generally getting fairly practical pop psychology tips on how to approach women, what sort of conversation to make, how to project your alpha male, and a sense of self confidence."Daniel Sandfor
"Julien Blanc: What his 'pick-up' seminars are like" (video interview with Tim Samuels)
BBC News, November 19, 2014. The company, however, has, in some instances, been criticised.

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wrote that the company teaches men, "strategies and techniques to deceive and manipulate women into sex, using both force and

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." Van Badha
"Jeff Allen and other 'pickup artists' advocate rape. It's right he had his visa cancelled"
Guardian (UK), January 22, 2016

November 2014 media scandals and appearance

YouTube videos and social media campaign

On September 8, 2014, Blanc posted a video titled "White Aldiyar fucks Asian women in Tokyo (and the beautiful methods to it)" to his

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channel.Jake Adelstei
"Let's ensure no happy returns to Japan for this vile 'dating coach
''The Japan Times'', November 5, 2014 The video, which has since been removed, shows Blanc presenting a seminar to a roomful of men. In the seminar, Blanc describes his opinion that "sub-communication," not the use of words or methods, is all that matters. He justifies this with his past experience in approaching women in

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. Blanc comments that "in Tokyo, if you're a white male, you can do what you want" and "all you have to say to kinda like take the pressure off is just yell '

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' or '

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' or '

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' or something," as he describes himself in Tokyo "romping through the streets" and "grabbing women" whilst shoving their faces in his crotch, saying "Pikachu".Afua Hirsc
"Calls Grow For Britain To Ban 'Pick-Up' Coach"
Sky News, November 13, 2014 In response to the video, Jennifer Li, an Asian-American woman living in Washington, D.C., initiated a campaign aimed at preventing Blanc from hosting further similar seminars, using the hashtag "#TakeDownJulienBlanc" on social media in early November 2014. Li initiated a petition on Change.org calling upon hotels and other venues to cancel his bookings and for webhosts to stop hosting Blanc's and Real Social Dynamics' websites.Jenn L

''The Independent'' (London), November 6, 2014 In an article in the British newspaper, ''

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'', Li asserted that Blanc's video and other content he had posted online taught men how to assault women and that his video taught that "Asian women are a 'free for all' for predatory men," thereby encouraging men to abuse Asian women. Li also reported Blanc's video to the Japanese embassy. Li's campaign spread quickly and led to wider criticism of Blanc's teachings. Besides the Tokyo video, Blanc's critics have noted other issues which they allege prove that Blanc promotes and teaches

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and emotional abuse as a form of "seduction". On one occasion Blanc posted a "Power and Control Wheel" graphic associated with the

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intended to illustrate ways in which women in abusive relationships are controlled and abused by their male partners. Blanc's posting of the graphic was accompanied by the description and hashtag "May as well be a checklist.... #HowToMakeHerStay".Nicholas Watt, Rowena Mason and Esther Addle
"Home Office minister calls for 'pickup artist' Julien Blanc to be denied UK visa"
''The Guardian'', November 14, 2014 Critics of Blanc have claimed that Blanc promotes rape and teaches men how to engage in sex with women by violating their consent and using psychological abuse and sexual violence,Lindy Wes
"For pick-up artists, women are targets. No wonder we don’t want to share a landmass with Julien Blanc"
''The Guardian'', November 11, 2014 that he promotes the view that he and his followers are "intellectual superiors" to whom it is the role of women to subordinate themselves,Andy J. Semotiu
"Julien Blanc Should Be Allowed To Speak Anywhere"
''Forbes'', November 12, 2014 and that his teachings encourage potential abusers to believe that abusive behavior towards women will not be taken seriously. By November 6, 2014, Li's social media campaign had led to Blanc's and Real Social Dynamics events in

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, and

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being shut down and in online ticketing service

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removing all Real Social Dynamics events from its site.November 6, 2014. "More venues refuse to host pick-up artist Julien Blanc thanks to #TakeDownJulienBlanc campaign"
''Daily Life'' (Australia). November 6, 2014 Blanc's Instagram account was also closed, many of his YouTube videos were set to private, and some of the content from his Twitter account was removed. Scheduled "boot camps" in

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and also in

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were canceled by Real Social Dynamics until further notice around November 13 out of a fear that their instructor's safety could not be guaranteed.

Response by Blanc and Real Social Dynamics

In a November 17, 2014 interview on

, Blanc made a public apology and repudiated the accusations against him. He said that the videos were a "horrible, horrible attempt at humor" and taken out of context, denying accusations of promoting rape or of coaching clients to use domestic violence or abuse to seduce women.Chris Cuom
"Dating coach under fire for online posts" (video interview with Julien Blanc)
CNN, November 17, 2014. ''Note:'' Th

includes content not included in the interview as broadcast. Critics denounced Blanc's photos published on the internet with the "#ChokingGirlsAroundTheWorld"

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showing him approaching women and clasping their throats as legitimizing violence and

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as part of seducing women.Somayya Ismailje
"Julien Blanc, the 'female attraction' expert, glorifies sexual violence."
theguardian.com, November 4, 2014. Blanc's response was that he did place his hand around their necks but "did not physically choke them", and that his intent in posting the photos in that way was merely to "provoke a shock", and was a "horrible attempt at humor." In response to criticism of Blanc's post of a graphic of ways in which women can be abused, Blanc denied that he used the graphic in his course or that he teaches it, instead saying "this is so far in the opposite direction of what I teach, that I stupidly thought, you know mocking it would be funny." Blanc teaches when to "back off". Blanc stated that he was overwhelmed by the criticisms and that he was "reevaluating everything" that he publishes on the Internet. Real Social Dynamics co-founder , using the online nickname Tyler Durden, wrote on the RSD website, "I think Julien's video was absolutely stupid," saying that the video was out of context and that Blanc had posted it for shock value, not realizing the full outcome the situation would lead to. Responding to Blanc's interview, Jennifer Li's impression of the apology was that "he is sorry he got caught, not for what he has done."Lauren Gambin
"Julien Blanc's apology leaves critics largely unimpressed"
''The Guardian'', November 18, 2014.

Visas revoked or denied in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore

Blanc's

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n tour, which had begun in

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on October 29, 2014,Jenni Ryal
"American pick-up artist dumped in Australia after using 'rape' tactics"
Mashable, November 4, 2014 was cut short by cancellations prompted by petitions and protests,Jay Hathawa
"Grab-and-Choke Pickup Artist Is Too Creepy for Australia"
, Gawker, November 5, 2014. including a protest of a seminar led by Blanc's assistant Maximilian Berger on a Melbourne River Cruises boat moored on the

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in Southbank, Melbourne. The boat company cancelled the seminar booking mid-event, and local police were called in to restore order.Tom Minea
"ANGRY protesters have shut down a controversial seminar on picking up women, forcing police to clear attendees off a boat booked for the event"
''Herald Sun'' (Melbourne), November 7, 2014.Steve Lillebue

''The Age'' (Melbourne), November 7, 2014. Protesters also petitioned to have Blanc deported from Australia.Dana McCaule
"Hundreds of domestic violence campaigners have signed an online petition calling for the deportation of controversial pick-up artist Julien Blanc"
''Herald Sun'' (Melbourne), November 6, 2014. Blanc's Australian visa was revoked on November 6, 2014,Melissa Dave
"US 'pick-up artist' Julien Blanc forced to leave Australia after visa cancelled"
theguardian.com, November 7, 2014Ella Alexande

''The Independent'', November 7, 2014 and the following day Victoria police confirmed that he had left Australia overnight, with his assistant scheduled to follow. Australia's Immigration minister

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told

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: "This guy wasn't putting forward political ideas, he was putting forward abuse that was derogatory to women ... those are values abhorred in this country." An online petition to deny Blanc entry to the UK was also initiated in November.Alexandra Toppin
"Julien Blanc: petition urges UK to deny visa to controversial US 'pick-up artist'"
''The Guardian'', November 10, 2014 Blanc had reportedly already given a series of seminars in London during September 2014,Ella Alexande

''The Independent'', November 17, 2014 and was scheduled for two return visits to London in late 2014 and early 2015. Alleging that permitting Blanc into the country "legitimises sexual assault and predation" and that his pick-up techniques "directly exploit vulnerable men who buy into rape culture and end up believing that this is an appropriate way to behave," shadow home secretary (

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)

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called upon

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to deny Blanc entry to the country.Rowena Maso
"Labour calls on Theresa May to block Julien Blanc visit to UK"
''The Guardian'', November 14, 2014 Under paragraph 320 of the Immigration Rules, the Home Secretary can refuse any visa "on general grounds because of a person's background, behaviour, character, conduct or associations.""General grounds for refusal"
Home Office, United Kingdom, August 8, 2014. Accessed November 21, 2014. The UK denied Blanc a visa on November 19, 2014.Julien Blanc: UK denies visa to 'pick-up artist'
BBC News, November 19, 2014. Following the visa denial, the BBC interviewed documentary maker Tim Samuels about his perceptions of the seminar taught by Blanc featured in Samuels' documentary ''The Hunt for Real Men'' broadcast the previous June. Samuels said he and his team had seen nothing that "crossed the line," but that the videos and photos which later came to light had "cast a shadow" over what had seemed an essentially harmless enterprise. An online petition campaign in

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"S'porean woman starts online petition against 'pick-up artist'"
Today Online (Singapore), November 17, 2014. resulted in a joint statement on November 26 by the Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and its Ministry of Social and Family Development that Blanc would not be allowed into Singapore, which he had been scheduled to visit during a tour in late 2014.
Channel NewsAsia, November 26, 2014.

Other nations

Online petitions seeking to cancel seminars conducted by Blanc or other RSD coaches, or to deny entry into specific nations or cities have been launched in several other countries, including

,Jake Adelstein
"36,000 don't want 'pick-up artist' Julien Blanc to drop in on Japan"
''The Japan Times'', November 10, 2014Julian Ryall
"Japan may bar Julien Blanc, who teaches how to aggressively pick up women"
''South China Morning Post'', November 15, 2014

,Rebecca Zamon
“RSD Canadian Dates Removed From Website After Julien Blanc Petition Grows”
Huffington Post Canada, November 11, 2014. the city of

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),Martin Van Dun
"Petitie om vrouwonvriendelijke datingcoaches uit Amsterdam te weren"
''Het Parool'' (Amsterdam), November 14, 2014.

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,Jimena Sabbag
"Argentina se suma al repudio mundial a Julien Blanc"
, ''Notas'' (Argentina), November 18, 2014.

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,Dean Van Nguye

siliconrepublic (Dublin), November 19, 2014.

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,Shay Meinecke and Chiponda Chimbel
"Activists call for 'sexist' pickup artist Julien Blanc to be banned from Germany"
''Deutsche Welle'', November 19, 2014.

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,Poul Høi
"Verdens mest hadede mand på vej til Danmark"
''Berlingske'' (Copenhagen), November 21, 2014.

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Ossi Carp
"Bannlyst 'raggningskurs' på väg till Sverige"
''Dagens Nyheter'' (Stockholm), November 23, 2014. and

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. In Japan, customs officials raised the concern that Blanc had not had a proper work permit on his earlier visit to Tokyo. They stated that the crime ''kyōsei waisetsu'', translated literally as "forcible indecency", appeared to be committed in the video but that such charges require a victim's testimony. In Germany, a press spokesman with the Green Party expressed doubt that Blanc could be prevented from entering the country, but believed that Blanc's scheduled December 2014 seminar in

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would probably take place at a secret location. Blanc will not be blocked from entering Denmark, according to Socialdemokraterne justice spokesperson Trine Bramsen, who said that to be denied entry he "must have committed a crime or have no legal business in Denmark."Magnus Strøyer Rasmusse
"Controversial 'pick-up artist' to be allowed entry into Denmark"
''The Copenhagen Post'', November 27, 2014. In some cases, immigration authorities have indicated an intent to deny Blanc entry into their countries apparently without having been petitioned. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry indicated that

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would deny him a visa if he applied for one, in spite of planned seminars in January 2015. Though Blanc was reportedly scheduled for a visit to

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in December 2014, the Border Control Division of the Korea Immigration Service said that Blanc would be unlikely to gain entry to the country, with an anonymous official telling South Korean journalist Lee Tae-hoon that Blanc's activities ran against the "morals and customs" of the country.

Supporters

Blanc's supporters tried to rally around him by claiming that petitions calling for Blanc to be refused entry to various countries amounts to censorship and violation of free speech.Martin Daubney
"Is Change.org just a weapon of censorship?"
''Daily Telegraph'', November 14, 2014.Dorian Lynskey
"Hashtag hate campaigns are leading us into the trap of censorship"
''The Guardian'', November 17, 2014.Marina Hyd
"Shutting our shores is not the way to silence misogyny or avert terrorism"
''The Guardian'', November 14, 2014.Rahila Gupta
"Is denying a visa to Julien Blanc the wrong strategy?"
''Open Democracy'', November 17, 2014. Critics of the social media campaigns against Blanc have initiated a counterpetition in his support urging nations not to deny his freedom of speech and asserting that "Denying him a visa would be an incredible injustice to a man who has committed no crimes". However, these counter campaigns defending Blanc only garnered 3,535 supporters, compared to the multiple petitions lodged against him that garnered 330,979 signatures. One of Blanc's personal assistants spoke to ''

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'' (a

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programme) on November 20, 2014 asserting that Blanc's content had been misinterpreted by the media, supporting Blanc's earlier claims that his coaching content had been taken out of context. Jennifer Li was censored off the radio for repeating some of the racist and misogynist language that Blanc's followers had used on her.My friend Julien Blanc is misunderstood
BBC, November 20, 2014 There were also counterarguments to the "free speech" claims; and counter-counter supporters asserted that freedom of speech does not include freedom to incite violence against women.

Own channel and self-help seminars

After the media scandals, Blanc started his own YouTube channel called JulienHimself in May 2015. He is touring the world with self-help seminars.

References

External links

Official site
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