Since I blogged briefly about Elliot Rodger last night, the whole “find meaning in something horrible” media saga has gone off in different directions.

Last night, the story was that misogyny was everywhere, violence against women is widespread, and this guy just took basic women hatred to a new level. (I’m not trying to downplay this message. It is an important message. I’m just say that’s where the conversation began.)

Now, we’ve gone off in two different directions.

Direction A is that the Hollywood culture brought us here. Check out Anne Hornaday in the Washington Post, Arthur Chu at the Daily Beast, and Andrew O’Hehir in Salon.

Direction B is a slight detour, but it’s worth mentioning. I’m starting to pick up people who are connecting misogyny with porn.

[This post is a work-in-progress.]

UPDATE1: Direction C is always guns.