Almost 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling on the Home Office to ban a controversial pick-up artist from entering the UK. Self-styled American dating guru Julien Blanc advises men to treat women with chilling disrespect and contempt - encouraging them to adopt his choking greeting technique. Other recommended pick-up methods include threatening to commit suicide, injuring pets, isolating women from friends and family and treating them 'like servants'. Scroll down for video Sexist: Self-styled dating guru Julien Blanc advises men to treat women with chilling disrespect The UK petition, started by Caroline Charles on campaigning website change.org, states: 'To allow this man into the UK legitimises sexual assault and predation, and sends a message that women are playthings or objects without agency.'
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Julien Blanc is a self-styled 'pick-up artist' who hands out dating advice
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25-year-old encourages men to treat women with contempt to win affection
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Advocates choking, threatening suicide and says women are 'servants'
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Gives lectures around the world and was kicked out of Australia last week
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Petition calling on Theresa May to ban him ahead of November 21 seminar
@placeholder faces increasing pressure to prevent ‘pick-up artist’ Julien Blanc from acquiring a UK visa