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{{person|name=Elliot Rodger|occupation=Student|birthday=July 24th, 1991|ethnicity=Biracial (British and Chinese)|image=File:elliotrodger.jpg}} | {{person|name=Elliot Rodger|occupation=Student|birthday=July 24th, 1991|ethnicity=Biracial (British and Chinese)|image=File:elliotrodger.jpg}} | ||
'''Elliot Rodger''' | '''Elliot Rodger''' was a [[love-shy]], [[Asperger's Syndrome|high-functioning autistic]], [[HAPA]] [[standardcel]] of Chinese and British descent. | ||
His father (Peter Rodger, a small-time director) was a white British national | In the course of his short life, he claimed to have suffered from a general lack of attention from [[women]] (partially, but not entirely, ascribed to his [[shyness]]), sexual frustration, and [[bully|bullying]] and mistreatment from his peers. | ||
Together with what he portrayed as the injustices of society, these circumstances were stated by him to be the primary factors that incited the tragic 2014 Isla Vista massacre. | |||
This massacre was preceded by a rampage attack perpetrated by another autistic individual who was also the son of a Hollywood director four years prior in the same area. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Isla_Vista_killings</ref> It is not known if this last massacre inspired Rodger. On the other hand, he was likely inspired by the actions of [[George Sodini]], one of the first self-identified incel rampage killers in the modern age. | |||
The massacre received widespread (sensationalist) media coverage. At the time, there were frequent attempts to politicize it and blame it on the [[manosphere]] (which was much more influential in 2014 than it is now). | |||
This widespread media interest in the attack, together with Rodger's pre-massacre Youtube videos showcasing his extreme narcissism, have combined to make Rodger probably the most notorious self-described incel in history to date. | |||
Rodger himself was never an active member of any self-identified incel community. Though there have been unverified claims he used [[foreveralone]], a [[pseudo-incelospherian]] forum. However, Rodger did self-identify as an incel in a few posts on the (now defunct) [[PSL|Puahate website]]. | |||
His father (Peter Rodger, a small-time director) was a white British national. His mother (Ong Li Chin) was a Malaysian national of Chinese descent. He lived with his father and his Moroccan step-mother (who he despised) after his parent's divorce. In the time leading up to his rampage, he wrote the lengthy manifesto/autobiography "[[My Twisted World]]." He e-mailed this document to his family members, former acquaintances, and therapists before the attack. | |||
==Online Activity== | ==Online Activity== | ||