Why everyone should read #YesAllWomen on Twitter after Elliot Rodger’s rampage in Santa Barbara

ELLIOT Rodger said his rampage was “retribution” for being rejected by women. Social media decided he wouldn’t have the last word.

All women ... Students march on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara during a candlelight vigil held to honour the victims of Friday night's mass shooting.

ELLIOT Rodger said his bloody rampage was “retribution” for being constantly rejected by women. Social media has responded in force with the #YesAllWomen hashtag trending on Twitter from people determined that Rodger would not have the final word.

Rodger, 22, opened fire at 9:30pm on Friday night near the Univeristy of California in Santa Barbara, killing six before taking his own life.

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In a video Rodger rants about how women are to blame for the shooting because they rejected him, the “supreme gentleman” in favour of “obnoxious brutes.”

Gunman ... This image is from video posted on YouTube, showing Elliot Rodger.

In response a conversation was started on Twitter where women were encouraged to share their stories of fear and violence with the #YesAllWomen hashtag.

It appeared to be started by @gildedspine, who wrote, “I’m going to be tweeting under the #YesAllWomen hashtag. Let’s discuss what ‘not all men’ might do but woman must fear.”

Here are just some of the responses.

Twitter can be superficial, misleading and noisy. But sometimes important things can happen. Just read #YesAllWomen

— Mark Crowley (@rateldajer) May 25, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Twitter can be superficial, misleading and noisy. But sometimes important things can happen. Just read #YesAllWomen— Mark Crowley (@rateldajer) May 25, 2014

Because every single woman I know has a story about a man feeling entitled to access to her body. Every. Single. One. #YesAllWomen

— Emily (@emilyhughes) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Because every single woman I know has a story about a man feeling entitled to access to her body. Every. Single. One. #YesAllWomen— Emily (@emilyhughes) May 24, 2014

Because if you're the kind of man who says women won't date you even though you're a "nice guy", YOU ARE NOT A NICE GUY. #YesAllWomen

— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 25, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Because if you're the kind of man who says women won't date you even though you're a "nice guy", YOU ARE NOT A NICE GUY. #YesAllWomen— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 25, 2014

Because I wore a fake wedding ring when I waitressed. "Belonging" to another man was the only way to get customers to back off. #YesAllWomen

— Tess Sharpe (@sharpegirl) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Because I wore a fake wedding ring when I waitressed. "Belonging" to another man was the only way to get customers to back off. #YesAllWomen— Tess Sharpe (@sharpegirl) May 24, 2014

Because everyone's first response to a case of rape is to ask the victim "Have you been drinking?" #YesAllWomen

— Kayla DeGroote (@KaylaIChooseYou) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Because everyone's first response to a case of rape is to ask the victim "Have you been drinking?" #YesAllWomen— Kayla DeGroote (@KaylaIChooseYou) May 24, 2014

#YesAllWomen know how to hold their keys as a weapon.

— Alice M (@AliceMittens) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: #YesAllWomen know how to hold their keys as a weapon.— Alice M (@AliceMittens) May 24, 2014

Girls grow up knowing that it's safer to give a fake phone number than to turn a guy down. #yesallwomen

— Kate Tuttle (@katekilla) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Girls grow up knowing that it's safer to give a fake phone number than to turn a guy down. #yesallwomen— Kate Tuttle (@katekilla) May 24, 2014

Because young men learn about sexuality from sources that portray women as objects, not fellow humans #YesAllWomen

— Kory Douglass (@k_e_douglass) May 25, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Because young men learn about sexuality from sources that portray women as objects, not fellow humans #YesAllWomen— Kory Douglass (@k_e_douglass) May 25, 2014

We joke about traveling to the bathroom in groups, but since we could walk, we've known that safety is in numbers. #YesAllWomen

— Katherine Locke (@Bibliogato) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: We joke about traveling to the bathroom in groups, but since we could walk, we've known that safety is in numbers. #YesAllWomen— Katherine Locke (@Bibliogato) May 24, 2014

I'd like to recommend every guy read the #YesAllWomen posts. Don't comment, don't defend. Just read and think about living in fear.

— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) May 25, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: I'd like to recommend every guy read the #YesAllWomen posts. Don't comment, don't defend. Just read and think about living in fear.— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) May 25, 2014

BC when my husband asks me to slow down when we walk together I realize he hasn't spent his life avoiding street harassment #YesAllWomen

— Soraya Chemaly (@schemaly) May 24, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: BC when my husband asks me to slow down when we walk together I realize he hasn't spent his life avoiding street harassment #YesAllWomen— Soraya Chemaly (@schemaly) May 24, 2014

Because we're prudes when we don't sleep with you and whores when we do. #YesAllWomen

— Erin Campbell (@OriginalOestrus) May 25, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Because we're prudes when we don't sleep with you and whores when we do. #YesAllWomen— Erin Campbell (@OriginalOestrus) May 25, 2014