Elliot DID have empathy. I swear people just forget these parts of his story, or simply choose to ignore them. I guess it’s easier for them to just label him a “heartless monster” and be ignorant.

“One day at school, I was sitting in my class when I was suddenly called to the office. My mother was there, waiting to pick me up. I got into her car, and the three of us drove out of my school and parked on the side of Shoup Avenue. She told us the dire news. James’s mother, Kim Ellis, had just passed away from breast cancer. I cried for a bit. Kim was a very kind-hearted person, and the mother of my best friend. She had been suffering from breast cancer for several years, but I never thought she would die from it. I immediately thought of how James must be feeling. He just lost his own mother! It made me think of how horrible I would feel if the same thing happened to my own mother, just the thought alone filled me with pain.

There was to be a get-together of family friends at James’s house that night, in honor of Kim. On the way, I thought about how I would approach James on the subject. The amount of grief he must be feeling… I couldn’t even imagine it. The last similar experience was the death of my grandfather, and I was only four years old then. When we arrived, I looked for James, and found him sitting in his room. I gently offered my deepest condolences for his loss. He remained very strong, obviously hiding his emotions. He looked very sad, in an extremely stoic sort of way. He told me he fully accepted what had happened, that his mother was dead and that was the end of it. That was all we spoke on the matter.”

-My Twisted World

Elliot Rodger, age 11

Random Elliot fact: Elliot was very ticklish! He mentioned this fact in his memoir, and I believe someone mentioned it in an interview about him. However, I don’t remember what interview it was… Either way, it’s really adorable!!!

My thoughts about Elliot being “racist.”

I don’t believe Elliot was truly racist. Sometimes when people are angry, we say things we don’t mean. Elliot had a half-black friend in school named Alfred, and he had an Asian friend named Andy in college. He also had a African American nanny named Tracy. He adored Tracy and was very sad when she left. Elliot had no problems being friends with people of different race. When he said the racist things he said, it was out of jealousy and anger. For example, he had a friend/acquaintance named Lucky who was black, and he only started disliking him when he found that Lucky was popular with girls. Another example is when he was angry at his black roommate for teasing him and getting laid. It wasn’t exactly racisim, it was anger and jealousy. If he didn’t feel so jealous or angry, I don’t believe Elliot would have said the things he said.

7 Things You Should Never Be Ashamed Of

1. Listening to your intuition.

2. Respecting and standing up for yourself.

3. Making your own choices/ living your own life.

4. Taking time for yourself/ investing in self care.

5. Feeling and respecting your own emotions.

All Elliot Rodger’s video titles, upload dates, descriptions and music.

Enjoying the sunset in Santa Barbara:

❥Uploaded Feb 10th 2014

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❥Music: “Heaven is a place on earth” by Belinda Carlisle

Throwback: July 4th 2011 Party: