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"Last Friday, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six people and wounded 13 others before taking his own life near the University of California, Santa Barbara. Police are calling it a \"premeditated mass murder,\" and among the more chilling details include videos he left behind detailing his hatred toward women and a lengthy manifesto describing, among other things, the girls who had rejected him.\n\nAs the story unfolded over the weekend, we learned more about the killings (two of Rodger's victims were murdered at their sorority house) and the suspect's misogynistic mindset. A disturbing narrative started to emerge: that the girls who turned him down were somehow responsible for the grisly attack\u2014that it was the girls, not the killer, who catalyzed the crimes. People all over the world jumped on the issue, speaking out through the Twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen.\n\nThe wording alludes to the \"Not All Men\" argument\u2014that not all men are sexist or abusive\u2014and turns that defense on its head by having women share their stories of harassment, rape, and general feelings of discomfort and danger in an effort to shed light on the female experience. This widely shared tweet perhaps best sums up why #YesAllWomen is so important (and why #NotAllMen advocates need to listen up):\n\nhttps://twitter.com/schemaly/statuses/470335307775483904\n\nThere are now more than 1.5 million tweets attached to the hashtag. Here's a sampling of some of the most compelling ones we've seen:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/SophiaBush/statuses/470619071571329024\n\nhttps://twitter.com/JBRylah/statuses/470409279393243136\n\nhttps://twitter.com/NancyPelosi/statuses/471311950300078081\n\nhttps://twitter.com/shelbyfero/statuses/470395375866875905\n\nhttps://twitter.com/emilyhughes/statuses/470344350602657792\n\nhttps://twitter.com/JoyceCarolOates/statuses/471325286676852736\n\nhttps://twitter.com/lenadunham/statuses/471101222401761280\n\nAnd don't forget: This is the second time this month alone that girls' and women's rights have taken center stage on Twitter, a fact that's both sobering and encouraging. Have you participated in #YesAllWomen? Share links to your tweets in the comments!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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