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== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
He was born in London, England to an English father and Malaysian-Chinese mother, but moved to the United States when he was five years old, on this he wrote "This was a time of discovery, excitement, and fun. I had just entered this new world, and I knew nothing of the pain it would bring me later on." His father is the filmmaker Peter Rodger, who was best known as an assistant director of ''The Hunger Games'' film, and his Moroccan stepmother Soumaya Akaaboune has acted in several Hollywood films. His family travelled often. Elliot would have friends but not that many. | He was born in London, England to an English father and Malaysian-Chinese mother, but moved to the United States when he was five years old, on this he wrote: "This was a time of discovery, excitement, and fun. I had just entered this new world, and I knew nothing of the pain it would bring me later on." His father is the filmmaker Peter Rodger, who was best known as an assistant director of ''The Hunger Games'' film, and his Moroccan stepmother Soumaya Akaaboune has acted in several Hollywood films. His family travelled often. Elliot would have friends, but not that many. | ||
== Life Before the Shooting == | == Life Before the Shooting == | ||
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[[File:Mumkey_jones.png|thumb|250px|Mumkey Jones with an Elliot Rodger body pillow.|link=Special:FilePath/Mumkey_jones.png]] | [[File:Mumkey_jones.png|thumb|250px|Mumkey Jones with an Elliot Rodger body pillow.|link=Special:FilePath/Mumkey_jones.png]] | ||
Elliot was frequently discussed on the YouTube channel "Mumkey Jones", who made several satirical videos about Elliot Rodger and his "day of retribution". He also wrote a book called "Diary of a Supreme Gentleman", which was based on Elliot Rodger's manifesto and was a parody of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. | Elliot Rodger was frequently discussed on the YouTube channel "Mumkey Jones", who made several satirical videos about Elliot Rodger and his "day of retribution". He also wrote a book called "Diary of a Supreme Gentleman", which was based on Elliot Rodger's manifesto and was a parody of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. | ||
In 2018, Mumkey decided to stop making Elliot Rodger content, although he would still get his channel terminated that December due to 6 unfair copyright strikes. However, he returned to YouTube under a new name in 2019. Some of his Elliot Rodger videos were re-uploaded by fans for archival purposes. | In 2018, Mumkey decided to stop making Elliot Rodger content, although he would still get his channel terminated that December due to 6 unfair copyright strikes. However, he returned to YouTube under a new name in 2019. Some of his Elliot Rodger videos were re-uploaded by fans for archival purposes. | ||
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* He was sent to Morocco due to him misbehaving but he begged to be brought home for a week, so his mother brought him home. | * He was sent to Morocco due to him misbehaving but he begged to be brought home for a week, so his mother brought him home. | ||
* He was on forums like bodybuilding.com asking about how pretty he is. Everyone who said that he was average was scum in Elliot's eyes. | * He was on forums like bodybuilding.com asking about how pretty he is. Everyone who said that he was average was scum in Elliot's eyes. | ||
* All of the videos he posted before the shooting were uploaded to archive.org. They can be viewed here: https://archive.org/details/ElliotRodgers | * All of the videos he posted before the shooting were uploaded to archive.org. They can be viewed here: https://archive.org/details/ElliotRodgers. | ||
* His manifesto can be read here: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/1173619/rodger-manifesto.pdf | * His manifesto can be read here: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/1173619/rodger-manifesto.pdf. | ||
* He is similar to [[Matias Oyarzo]]. | * He is similar to [[Matias Oyarzo]]. | ||
*He and [[Luka Magnotta]] both were born in July 24th and were murderers. | *He and [[Luka Magnotta]] both were born in July 24th and were murderers. |