Notorious pickup artist called out for ‘predatory behaviour’ at UBC campus
UBC is drawing criticism from students after it failed to remove a notorious ‘pick-up artist’ on campus last week.
His name is Jan Huang and he runs a Vancouver based dating website.
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Huang posts regular videos to YouTube including those titled “How To Pull Her Home,” “Never Get Rejected,” and “College Pickup.”
Student Stacey Forrester says he was making his rounds at UBC last Wednesday.
“I got word that his was on campus through a feminist Facebook group that I am a part of.”
Security wont remove him, as it infringes on his rights. Yet again protecting predators @ubcprez #UBCrapeculture
— Stacey Marie (@xGirlHoodx) September 15, 2016
And when campus security was notified by students and Forrester herself, they were told the following.
“That he wasn’t doing anything that violated his right be there, essentially. That if we wanted to make a formal complaint, there was a channel to do so.”
Forrester says that type of action doesn’t support UBC’s promise to change how sexual assaults or predatory behaviours is handled.
@PrezOno pick up artist at UBC is harassing women and UBC security says they can't to anything #UBCrapeculture 1/2
— Feminist Killjoy (@SilkenHandford) September 15, 2016
@PrezOno security says its infringing on HIS rights to ask him to leave, what about our safety #UBCrapeculture 2/2
— Feminist Killjoy (@SilkenHandford) September 15, 2016
@ubcprez someone with a known history of harassing women appeared on campus and despite this was allowed to remain on campus #UBCrapeculture
— queerskier (@allymarlyn) September 15, 2016
”Here we are up there with UBC claiming to want to change the rape culture on campus. And yet they were letting a guy with kind of a predatory behavior hang out.”
She will be filing a complaint with the university and hopes something will be done about the issue.
“Not to just take securities ‘No’ for an answer and really push the issue if they are uncomfortable with him being there on campus.”
Barry Eccleton Director of UBC Campus Security has released a statement on the issue.
“We are aware that an individual who describes himself as a ‘pickup artist’ was on campus Wednesday. While this individual’s actions are distasteful, we are not aware of any criminality. We encourage anyone who wishes to make a formal complaint against this individual, or any other who may make them feel unsafe, to do so at campus security or if they are aware of any criminal behaviour associated with this individual or any other to call 911 immediately.”
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- Pickup artists harassing women on Robson Street
- Interview: Pickup artist responds to harassing women on Robson Street (VIDEO)
Originally posted on CKNW.com.