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{{person|occupation=Student||birthday=July 24th, 1991|ethnicity=Eurasian (Han Chinese mother and father of Scottish, English, German & French descendent)|image=File:elliotrodger.jpg|name=Elliot Rodger|}}
{{person|occupation=Student||birthday=July 24th, 1991|ethnicity=Eurasian (Han Chinese mother and father of Scottish, English, German & French descendent)|image=File:elliotrodger.jpg|name=Elliot Rodger|}}
'''Elliot Rodger''' (alias: The Supreme Gentleman), or '''ER''', was a [[HAPA]] [[incel]] of Chinese and British descent, who is most notable for being the perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista massacre. Some people who view incel as a subculture assert he is the founding father of the modern 'incel movement', and he is prominently cited by the media as an 'incel hero'.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43892189</ref>
'''Elliot Rodger''' (alias: The Supreme Gentleman), or '''ER''', was a [[HAPA]] [[incel]] of Chinese and British descent, who is most notable for being the perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista massacre. Some people who view incel as a subculture assert he is the founding father of the modern 'incel movement', and he is prominently cited by the media as an 'incel hero'.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43892189</ref>  


In the [[incelosphere]], the expression "'''go ER'''" is a [[meme]] used ironically to say "go commit a killing spree and die in the process, as Rodger did".
In the [[incelosphere]], the expression "'''go ER'''" is a [[meme]] used ironically to say "go commit a killing spree and die in the process, as Rodger did".


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. He was shy around women and, according to [[My Twisted World]], his autobiography and "manifesto" he did not seem to seriously romantic approach one in person. He claims to have been mostly "ignored" by women,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Elliot_Rodger's_online_posts#bodybuilding.com</ref> and he noted that he was bullied by other boys for being shy around women.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MyTwistedWorld/page/n45/mode/2up?q=faggot</ref> Together with what he portrayed as the injustices of society, his sexual frustrations were stated by him to be the primary factor that made him carry out his suicidal rampage attack in the affluent California suburb of Isla Vista, which resulted in 7 deaths (including his own suicide).
In the course of his short life, Rodger 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. He was shy around women and, according to [[My Twisted World]], his autobiography and "manifesto" he did not seem to seriously romantic approach one in person. He claims to have been mostly "ignored" by women,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Elliot_Rodger's_online_posts#bodybuilding.com</ref> and he noted that he was bullied by other boys for being shy around women.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MyTwistedWorld/page/n45/mode/2up?q=faggot</ref> The principal at his former high school described Rodger as "shy, socially awkward and very bright [...] Everything about him was soft-spoken, polite, a gentleman, very courteous. Just everything about him.”<ref>https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/25/santa-barbara-shooting-suspect-was-soft-spoken-polite-a-gentleman-ex-principal-says/</ref>


This massacre was preceded by a rampage attack perpetrated by another autistic individual who was also the son of a Hollywood director thirteen 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.
Together with what he portrayed as the injustices of society, his sexual frustrations were stated by him to be the primary factor that made him carry out his suicidal rampage attack in the affluent California suburb of Isla Vista, which resulted in 7 deaths (including his own suicide). This massacre was preceded by a rampage attack perpetrated by another autistic individual who was also the son of a Hollywood director thirteen 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.


His actions 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), especially due to the rhetoric Rodger used in his pre-massacre video, where he claimed to be the "true [[alpha]] male".
His actions 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), especially due to the rhetoric Rodger used in his pre-massacre video, where he claimed to be the "true [[alpha]] male".
This widespread media interest in the attack, together with Rodger's pre-massacre Youtube videos showcasing his extreme narcissism (with many of his boasts becoming internet [[meme]]s, in particular, his claim to be "the supreme gentleman"), have combined to make Rodger probably the most notorious self-described incel in history to date.
This widespread media interest in the attack, together with Rodger's pre-massacre Youtube videos showcasing his extreme narcissism (with many of his boasts becoming internet [[meme]]s, in particular, his claim to be "the supreme gentleman"), 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. However, Rodger did self-identify as an incel (which had no sub-cultural connotations at the time) in a few posts on the (now defunct) [[PSL|Puahate website]].
Rodger himself was never an active member of any self-identified incel community. However, Rodger did self-identify as an incel (which had no sub-cultural connotations at the time) 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 Chinese. 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|''My Twisted World'']]. He e-mailed this document to his family members, former acquaintances, and therapists before the attack.
His father (Peter Rodger, a small-time director) was a white British national. His mother (Ong Li Chin) was a Malaysian Chinese. 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|''My Twisted World'']]. He e-mailed this document to his family members, former acquaintances, and therapists before the attack.
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