I'm sure a lot of you have heard about the recent tragic shooting from a kid named Elliot Rodger who allegedly was fed up with women rejecting his advances and so decided to get revenge by killing them. He vowed he was going to "slaughter every blonde slut [he] see[s]". I am aware that he had highly functioning asperger's syndrome and was being seen by many therapists but how he managed to get hold of a gun and go on a rampage is completely ridiculous!
What I really wanted to talk about today was the people defending his actions. It's a very difficult situation as his mental state was unstable but firstly, when is murder ever ok? Absolutely never. And secondly, when did men decide that they were entitled to a woman just because they deem themselves "nice" and a "gentleman". The whole "friendzone" thing has been sort of a long running joke and it is really stupid. Yes it isn't very nice when someone you like doesn't like you back but then again why should a girl be bullied into being with you just because you like her? That would make it a pity date wouldn't it? So weird.
I fail to believe that this is a serious comment, surely no man could really be that deluded. But there is a general theme with comments like this that suggests women should be made to feel guilty when expressing their opinions. That if a woman says something that a man doesn't like, she is wrong. She needs to be punished. Luckily, women have fought back with the currently trending hashtag #YesAllWomen, talking about harassment, gender roles and really making issues known. "Men's rights activists" still exist for some reason and it's tragedies like this that make you think, women are being MURDERED because they said no. This is sexism and misogyny at it's peak and something really needs to be done.
I send my most sincere apologies and condolences to the family and friends of the victims.
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