Roosh V

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Valizadeh was born June 14, 1979, in Washington DC, to an Iranian father and an Armenian mother. Valizadeh graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2001{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/commencementmay2001univ/commencementmay2001univ_djvu.txt |title=Full text of "Commencement" |access-date=March 9, 2015}} with a degree in microbiology.Jule Banville, [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/08/12/blogger-stud-living-in-dads-basement-writing-second-book-on-how-to-get-laid/ "Blogger Stud Living in Dad's Basement, Writing Second Book on How to Get Laid"], "Washington City Paper", 2008 He began blogging about his attempts to meet women, but once his internet anonymity was broken, he turned to blogging and writing full-time as a means to supporting himself,{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubMNBQwvV0I |title=Roosh Cribs |via=YouTube |type=video |date=May 7, 2008 |access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-date=May 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503195635/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubMNBQwvV0I |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/daryush-valizadeh-the-pick-up-artist-known-as-roosh-says-he-has-found-god |title=Noxious Pickup Artist Roosh Says He Has Found God |newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=May 23, 2019 |last1=Sommer |first1=Emily Shugerman |url-access=limited}}

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

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".{{cite web |url=http://www.rooshv.com/what-is-neomasculinity |title=What Is Neomasculinity? |date=May 6, 2015 |website=rooshv.com |access-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323124427/http://www.rooshv.com/what-is-neomasculinity |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.rooshv.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-daryush-valizadeh-but-were-afraid-to-ask |title=Everything You Wanted To Know About Daryush 'Roosh' Valizadeh But Were Afraid To Ask |date=February 4, 2016 |website=rooshv.com |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123083003/https://www.rooshv.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-daryush-valizadeh-but-were-afraid-to-ask |url-status=dead }} Valizadeh advocates adherence to traditional heteronormative roles for men and women, and believes that feminism has harmed women, men, and society in general.{{cite news |last1=Rensin |first1=Emmett |title=The internet is full of men who hate feminism. Here's what they're like in person. |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/5/7942623/mens-rights-movement |work=Vox |date=February 5, 2015}}{{cite magazine |last1=Bruenig |first1=Elizabeth |title=Pick-Up Artists and Pro-Family Conservatives Agree: Women Only Marry for Money |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/120985/conservatives-pick-artists-agree-women-only-marry-money |magazine=The New Republic |date=February 5, 2015}} 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.{{cite news |last=Sheridan |first=Kate |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/roosh-v-files-police-report-after-montreal-woman-throws-beer-in-his-face |title=Roosh V files police report after Montreal woman throws beer in his face |work=Montreal Gazette |date=August 10, 2015}} Valizadeh describes himself as "pro-woman" in that he wants women "to live a life that is according to their biological genetics."

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".{{cite web |last=Cotto |first=Joseph |url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/conscience-realist/2013/mar/14/asking-roosh-v-what-legacy-has-feminism-left-men/ |title=Asking Roosh V: What legacy has feminism left for men? |website=Communities.washingtontimes.com |date=March 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112203352/http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/conscience-realist/2013/mar/14/asking-roosh-v-what-legacy-has-feminism-left-men/ |archive-date=November 12, 2014}}

Valizadeh has been described as a men's rights activist by The Daily Beast,{{cite web |last=Kelly |first=R. Tod |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-masculine-mystique-inside-the-mens-rights-movement-mrm |title=The Masculine Mystique: Inside The Men's Rights Movement (MRM) |work=The Daily Beast |date=20 October 2013 |url-access=limited}} Salon,{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2016/02/04/let_the_ironic_male_tears_fall_the_make_rape_legal_guys_cancel_meetups_because_they_dont_feel_safe/ |title=Let the ironic male tears fall: The 'make rape legal' guys cancel meetups because they don't feel safe |first=Mary Elizabeth |last=Williams |work=Salon|date=February 4, 2016 }} S. E. Smith, and others.

He has expressed qualified support for Donald Trump.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/02/08/roosh-talked-and-we-listened-for-the-last-time/ |title=The sad spectacle of a radical misogynist's basement press conference |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 8, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2016 |first1=Caitlin |last1=Dewey |first2=Abby |last2=Ohlheiser |url-access=limited}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-rape-leader-endorses-donald-trump |title='Pro-Rape' Leader Endorses Donald Trump |website=The Daily Beast |date=February 6, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2016 |first1=Asawin |last1=Suebsaeng |first2=Brandy |last2=Zadrozny |author-link2=Brandy Zadrozny |url-access=limited}} He said that Trump's election as President of the United States would lead to the "death of political correctness".{{cite news |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/controversial-pickup-artist-roosh-v-celebrates-donald-trump-s-victory-if-the-president-can-say-it-then-you-can-say-it-a7421161.html |title=Controversial pick-up artist Roosh V celebrates Donald Trump's victory: 'If the President can say it then you can say it' |date=November 16, 2016 |work=The Independent}} He has also said The Daily Beast is run by the CIA.

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2016/10/21/roosh-v-pickup-artist-right-wing-provocateur-509319.html |title=Roosh V's journey from pickup artist to right-wing provocateur |first=Max |last=Kutner |date=October 13, 2016 |website=Newsweek}}

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). 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; he also removed many of his books from print as he felt they would lead other men into committing sin.{{cite web |last1=Valizadeh |first1=Daryush |title=I Have Unpublished 11 Of My Books |url=https://www.rooshv.com/i-have-unpublished-11-of-my-books |website=rooshv.com |access-date=June 5, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123080447/https://www.rooshv.com/i-have-unpublished-11-of-my-books |url-status=dead }} 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."{{cite news |author1-last=Shugerman |author1-first=Emily |author2-last=Sommer |author2-first=Will |title=Noxious Pickup Artist Roosh Says He Has Found God |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/daryush-valizadeh-the-pick-up-artist-known-as-roosh-says-he-has-found-god |work=The Daily Beast |access-date=January 30, 2020 |language=en |date=May 23, 2019 |url-access=limited}}

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.[https://www.rooshvforum.com/threads/rvf-is-closing-on-october-29.43070/post-1720561 RVF is Closing on October 29]. Roosh Valizadeh, Roosh V Forum, October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{Secondary source needed|date=December 2023}} Return of Kings had been closed down a year prior, on December 21, 2022, citing Valizadeh's religious views.[https://returnofkings.com/index.html Return of Kings is Closed]. Roosh Valizadeh, Return of Kings, December 21, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{Secondary source needed|date=December 2023}} The forum closed down on October 29, and remained online as an archive until December 1, when it and his blog were taken down.

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.SPLC, [http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2012/spring/misogyny-the-sites "Misogyny: The Sites"], "Intelligence Report", 2012{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/10/roosh-v-splc-misogyny-report_n_1335174.html |work=The Huffington Post |first=Arin |last=Greenwood |title=D.C. Blogger Makes Misogyny Watch List |date=March 10, 2012}} His inclusion on the list was reported by several publications, some of which mocked the inclusion for being extreme.Mike Riggs, [http://reason.com/blog/2012/03/09/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-now-w "The Southern Poverty Law Center Is Now Writing About Pickup Artists as Hate Groups"], reason.com, March 9, 2012The Corner, [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/293098/whats-after-jumping-shark-mark-krikorian "What's after ‘Jumping the Shark’?"], National Review, 2012-00-00{{cite web |last=Roar |first=Tomas |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sex_og_samliv/article4041402.ece |title=Scoreguide pusher kvindehad |trans-title=Score guide pusher misogyny |website=ekstrabladet.dk |date=March 27, 2012 |language=da}} 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".{{cite web |url=http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2012/05/15/intelligence-report-article-provokes-outrage-among-mens-rights-activists/ |title=Intelligence Report Article Provokes Fury Among Men's Rights Activists |publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center |date=May 15, 2012}}

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".{{cite news |last1=Dewey |first1=Caitlin |title=Hunter Moore is in jail, but that just means some other despicable character is "the most-hated man on the Internet" now |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style-blog/wp/2014/01/24/hunter-moore-is-in-jail-but-that-just-means-some-other-despicable-character-is-the-most-hated-man-on-the-internet-now/ |access-date=August 6, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 24, 2014 |url-access=limited}}

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".{{cite web |last=Winkie |first=Luke |url=http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/roosh-v-mens-rights-sexism-misogyny/ |title=The Web's most infamous misogynist regrets nothing |website=The Daily Dot |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2015}}

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". 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."{{cite web |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/manosphere-mens-rights-movement-terms |title=Welcome to the manosphere: A brief guide to the controversial men's rights movement}} He also stated that "if Rodger came to me, he would have received actionable and effective advice".{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/05/27/inside-the-manosphere-that-inspired-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger/ |title=Inside the 'manosphere' that inspired Santa Barbara shooter Elliot Rodger |first1=Caitlin |last1=Dewey |date=May 27, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-access=limited}}

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.{{cite news |last=Cowburn |first=Ashley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/militant-pro-rape-pick-up-artist-has-organised-events-in-eight-uk-cities-a6846716.html |title=Militant pro-rape 'pick up artist' has organised events in eight UK cities |work=The Independent |date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=February 2, 2016}} 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."Roosh V, "[http://www.rooshv.com/how-to-stop-rape How to Stop Rape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117191527/http://www.rooshv.com/how-to-stop-rape |date=January 17, 2018 }}", RooshV, February 16, 2015 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".{{cite web |last=Smith |first=S. E. |date=19 February 2015 |url=http://www.xojane.com/issues/roosh-v-legalize-rape |title=MRA Roosh V Wants To Legalize Rape To Teach Women A Lesson |website=Xojane.com |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806070842/http://www.xojane.com/issues/roosh-v-legalize-rape}}

Valizadeh has since said that the post was meant as satire, arguing that its very title indicates that it was not intended as rape advocacy.{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Vinay |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/08/12/how-canada-turned-a-blogging-casanova-into-a-martyr-menon.html |title=How Canada turned a blogging Casanova into a martyr |work=Toronto Star |date=August 12, 2015}}

In 2015, Valizadeh scheduled speeches to take place in Montreal on August 8 and Toronto on August 15. 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.Campbell, Emily, "[http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2015/08/04/movement-underway-to-bar-us-pick-up-artist-from-coming-to-montreal Movement underway to bar U.S. 'pick-up artist' from coming to Montreal]", CJAD News, August 4, 2015 It gathered over 38,000 signatures.[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/08/09/roosh-v-montreal-beer-video_n_7963124.html Roosh V, Controversial Pick-Up Artist, Gets Beer Thrown In His Face In Montreal], Huffington Post (Canada), August 9, 2015. 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.

The petition and protest were in response to plans by Valizadeh to give speeches in Toronto and Montreal.{{cite news |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/roosh-v-pickup-artist-shouldn-t-be-allowed-in-canada-says-petition-1.3166099 |title=Roosh-V Pickup Artist Shouldn't be Allowed in Canada Says Petition |date=July 24, 2015}}CBC, "[http://www.cbc.ca/news/montreal-woman-wants-pickup-artist-banned-from-canada-1.3166356 Montreal woman wants 'pickup artist' banned from Canada]", July 24, 2015Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (ICI Radio Canada), "[http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2015/08/04/003-roosh-v-blogueur-controverse-viol-misogyne-montreal.shtml Protestation contre la venue à Montréal d'un blogueur qui banalise le viol]", August 4, 2015

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.Poirier, Carole, "[http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?idArticle=2308045556 Venue à Montréal d'un blogueur misogyne – La ministre de la Condition féminine va-t-elle laisser Daryush Valizadeh propager sa haine des femmes au Québec?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805081639/http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?idArticle=2308045556 |date=August 5, 2015 }}", Government of Quebec, August 4, 2015 Vallée responded by condemning Roosh's statements, but declined to make further comments regarding whether he should be denied entry to Canada.Richer, Jocelyne, "[https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/446824/la-ministre-vallee-ne-s-oppose-pas-a-la-venue-du-blogueur-roosh La ministre Vallée ne s’oppose pas à la venue du blogueur Roosh V]", Le Devoir, August 5, 2015 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.Dumont, Marie-Eve, "[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/08/05/roosh-v-aurait-perdu-sa-salle-pour-sa-conference-a-montreal Roosh V aurait perdu sa salle pour sa conférence à Montréal]", Le Journal de Montréal, August 5, 2015 Valizadeh asked that his followers assist him in a "counter-attack" against the demonstrators by collecting personal information about them.{{cite news |last1=Laframboise |first1=Kalina |title=Controversial blogger facing strong opposition over upcoming Montreal appearance |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/controversial-blogger-facing-strong-opposition-over-upcoming-montreal-appearance |access-date=August 9, 2015 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=August 6, 2015}} 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.Noel, Marie-Christine, "[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/08/08/le-proprio-dun-cafe-menace-par-roosh-v Le proprio d'un café menacé par Roosh V?]", Le Journal de Montreal, August 8, 2015

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.Adams, Joanna, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/08/17/roosh-v-toronto-mississauga_n_7996208.html Roosh V's Toronto Lecture Held In Mississauga, Despite Protests: Report]", The Huffington Post, August 17, 2015 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.Russell, Andrew, "[http://globalnews.ca/news/2157797/mayor-john-tory-says-controversial-pick-up-artist-roosh-v-has-no-place-in-toronto/?hootPostID=e37e32bd914f195223f62fff7924fc10 Mayor John Tory says controversial pick-up artist Roosh V has 'no place' in Toronto]", Global News, August 11, 2015 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.Deland, Maxime, "[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/08/10/roosh-v-deux-enquetes-policieres-en-cours Roosh V: deux enquêtes policières en cours]", Le Journal de Montreal, August 10, 2015{{cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/11/beer-thrown-on-pickup-artist-roosh-v-probed |title=Beer thrown on pickup artist Roosh V. probed |newspaper=Toronto Sun}}

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.Shah, Maryam, "[http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/10/pickup-artist-roosh-v-not-welcome-in-toronto-tory Pickup artist Roosh V. not welcome in Toronto: Tory]", Toronto Sun, August 10, 2015CTV News, "[http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2511345 CTV News Channel 'Sounding the Alarm Bells']", August 11, 2015 On August 15, a protest against Valizadeh, attended by Member of Parliament Cheri DiNovo, was held at Queen's Park.Vella, Erica, "[http://globalnews.ca/news/2166547/mpp-cheri-dinovo-petitions-for-roosh-v-ban/ MPP Cheri DiNovo petitions for Roosh V ban]", Global News, August 14, 2015CityNews, "[https://toronto.citynews.ca/2015/08/15/protest-against-pick-up-artist-roosh-v-held-near-queens-park/ Protest against 'pick-up artist' Roosh V held near Queen's Park]", August 15, 2015 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.Westoll, Nick, "[http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/15/controversial-roos-v-says-he-spoke-in-toronto-saturday Controversial Roosh V. says he spoke in Toronto Saturday]", Toronto Star, August 15, 2015Rosella, Louie, "[http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/5800142-watch-video-roosh-v-says-he-held-his-toronto-event-in-the-original-hotel-/ WATCH VIDEO: Roosh V. says he held his Toronto event 'in the original hotel']", The Mississauga News, August 16, 2015Taekema, Dan, "[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/16/roosh-v-claims-he-conquered-toronto-critics-disagree.html Roosh V. claims he ‘conquered’ Toronto; critics disagree]", Toronto Star, August 16, 2015

The Icelandic publication DV published a number of stories about Valizadeh's release of his book Bang Iceland, calling it "derogatory".Ritstjórn, [http://www.dv.is/skrytid/2011/11/2/radleggur-folki-hvernig-ad-saenga-hja-islenskum-konum/ "Ráðleggur fólki hvernig á að sænga hjá íslenskum konum"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192808/http://www.dv.is/skrytid/2011/11/2/radleggur-folki-hvernig-ad-saenga-hja-islenskum-konum/ |date=February 1, 2018 }}, "DV.is", November 2, 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/3/lesendur-bang-iceland-aetla-ad-profa-adferdir-voreks/ |title=Mælir með því að hella konur fullar og einangra þær – DV |website=Dv.is |date=November 3, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115443/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/3/lesendur-bang-iceland-aetla-ad-profa-adferdir-voreks/ |url-status=dead }} Icelandic feminist organization Femínistafélag Íslands condemned the book as a "rape guide."{{cite web |url=http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/5/feministar-fordaema-flagarabok-voreks/ |title=Femínistar fordæma flagarabók Vöreks – DV |website=Dv.is |date=November 5, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318044426/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/5/feministar-fordaema-flagarabok-voreks/ |url-status=dead }} Another publication labelled it "slander."{{cite web |url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_life/Icelandic_Womanhood_(JB)_0_384198.news.aspx |title=Icelandic Womanhood (JB) |website=Iceland Review |access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005709/http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_life/Icelandic_Womanhood_(JB)_0_384198.news.aspx |url-status=dead }} Icelandic writer and media personality Egill Einarsson said the book was "as wrong as possible".{{cite web |url=http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/4/gillz-um-flagarabok-voreks-eins-rangt-og-haegt-er/ |title=Gillz um flagarabók Vöreks: "Eins rangt og hægt er" – DV |website=Dv.is |date=November 4, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113835/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/4/gillz-um-flagarabok-voreks-eins-rangt-og-haegt-er/ |url-status=dead }}

Danish Ekstra Bladet published five articles on the release of Valizadeh's book Don't Bang Denmark,{{cite web |last=Roar |first=Tomas |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sex_og_samliv/article4050073.ece |title=Derfor skal du ikke knalde danske piger |trans-title=That's why you should not slap Danish girls |website=ekstrabladet.dk |date=February 6, 2012 |language=da}} and Danish TV aired several discussions sparked by the book.Katrine Bøg Larsen, [http://go.tv2.dk/articledag/id-48045086:danske-kvinder-er-grimme-og-usexede.html "Danske kvinder er grimme og usexede"], "GO TV2", 2012-00-00Katrine Bøg Larsen, [http://go.tv2.dk/articledag/id-48104909:danske-kvinder-vi-er-feminine-og-sexede.html?forside "Danske kvinder: Vi er feminine og sexede"], "GO TV2", February 9, 2012

Norwegian Dagbladet newspaper questioned the morality of Valizadeh's seduction tactics in an article warning about the rise of the "manosphere".MAGNUS BERNHARDSEN, [http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/08/07/kultur/debatt/kronikk/blogging/kvinneforakt/22852475/ "Kvinneforakten på nett"], "dagbladet.no", August 7, 2012

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.[https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000000582922.html HS Nyt: Väite helposta seksistä toi miesten aallon Milliklubille], "is.fi", February 8, 2013

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".{{cite web |url=https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/65008664/seksiturist-ullitas-eesti-kohta-juhusuhte-reisijuhi |title=Seksiturist üllitas Eesti kohta juhusuhte-reisijuhi |trans-title=The sex tourist published an occasional travel guide about Estonia |website=kroonika.delfi.ee |date=24 September 2012 |language=et}} 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.{{cite web |title=Intervija ar sekstūristu, kurš izbrāķēja Latviju |trans-title=Interview with a sex tourist who rejected Latvia |url=http://www.delfi.lv/izklaide/slavenibas/citi/intervija-ar-seksturistu-kurs-izbrakeja-latviju.d?id=42872346 |date=December 1, 2012 |first=Kristaps |last=Zālītis |website=delfi.lv |language=lv}}

• Bang: How to Get Laid in 60 days (2007) (2nd edition in 2010 subtitled Bang: The Pickup Bible That Helps You Get More Lays in 60 Days and Bang: The Most Infamous Pickup Book In The World)
• A Dead Bat in Paraguay: One Man’s Peculiar Journey Through South America (2009)
• Bang Colombia: Textbook On How To Sleep With Colombian Women (2010)
• Roosh’s Brazil Compendium: Pickup Tips, City Guides, And Stories (2011)
• Roosh’s Argentina Compendium: Pickup Tips, City Guides, And Stories (2011)
• Compliment & Cuddle: The Beta Male Method To Getting Laid (2011)
• Bang Iceland: How To Sleep With Icelandic Women In Iceland (2011)
• Day Bang: How to Casually Pick up Girls During the Day (2011)
• Don’t Bang Denmark: How To Sleep With Danish Women In Denmark (If You Must) (2011)
• 30 Bangs: The Shaping Of One Man’s Game From Patient Mouse To Rabid Wolf (2012)
• Gheridge (2012) (short story)
• The Brazilian Movie Actress (2012) (short story)
• The Medellin Diaries (2012) (short story)
• Sour DSLs (2012) (short story)
• Bang Poland: How To Make Love With Polish Girls In Poland (2012)
• Bang Lithuania: How To Sleep With Lithuanian Women In Lithuania (2012)
• Bang Estonia: How To Make Love With Estonian Girls In Estonia (2012)
• Don’t Bang Latvia: How To Sleep With Latvian Women In Latvia Without Getting Scammed (2012)
• Bang Ukraine: How To Sleep With Ukrainian Women In Ukraine (2012)
• Why Can’t I Use a Smiley-Face: Stories From One Month In America (2013)
• The Best of Roosh - Volume One: Deep into Game (2013) (2nd edition in 2019)
• Poosy Paradise (2014)
• Free Speech Isn’t Free: How 90 Men Stood Up Against The Globalist Establishment -- And Won (2016)
• Jake Ultra (2018) (short story)
• Game: How To Meet, Attract, And Date Attractive Women (2018)
• Lady: How To Meet And Keep A Good Man For Love And Marriage (2019)
• The Best Of Roosh - Volume 2 : Understanding Women (2019)
• American Pilgrim (2021)

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