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The [[SCUM Manifesto]] is a self-published manifesto by American radical [[feminist]] [[Valerie Solanas]]. Published in 1967, it argues that men have ruined the world, and that it is up to women to fix it. To achieve this goal, it suggests the formation of SCUM, an organization dedicated to overthrowing society and eliminating the male sex. The SCUM Manifesto has been described as a satire or parody, especially due to its parallels with Freud's theory of femininity, though this has been disputed, even by Solanas herself.
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The [[SCUM Manifesto]] is a self-published manifesto by American radical [[feminist]] [[Valerie Solanas]]. The manifesto was little-known until Solanas attempted to murder Andy Warhol in 1968.
   
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The term SCUM is widely misunderstood. It is often reported that it is an acronym for the ''Society for Cutting Up Men'' however this phrase does not appear in the manifesto. It appears this acronym was created later by someone else.
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The SCUM Manifesto was little-known until Solanas attempted to murder Andy Warhol in 1968. This event brought significant public attention to the SCUM Manifesto and Solanas herself.
  
   
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The term SCUM is actually a reference to certain women and first appears on page 40 of the manifesto.
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The widely discussed acronnym "Society for Cutting Up Men" does not appear in the text.
  
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Solanas rejected claims that the manifesto is a parody. The manifesto apparently represents the honest views held by Solanas.
   
 
The term SCUM in the manifesto refers to women. But not all women, just the ones that Solanas felt should and would rule the world. She said:
  
The term SCUM in the manifesto refers to women. But not all women, just the ones that Solanas felt should and would rule the world. She said:

Revision as of 23:20, 25 April 2025

The SCUM Manifesto is a self-published manifesto by American radical feminist Valerie Solanas. The manifesto was little-known until Solanas attempted to murder Andy Warhol in 1968.

The term SCUM is widely misunderstood. It is often reported that it is an acronym for the Society for Cutting Up Men however this phrase does not appear in the manifesto. It appears this acronym was created later by someone else.

The term SCUM is actually a reference to certain women and first appears on page 40 of the manifesto.

Solanas rejected claims that the manifesto is a parody. The manifesto apparently represents the honest views held by Solanas.

The term SCUM in the manifesto refers to women. But not all women, just the ones that Solanas felt should and would rule the world. She said:

"The conflict, therefore, is not between females and males, but between SCUM— dominant, secure, self-confident, nasty, violent, selfish, independent, proud, thrill-seeking, free-wheeling arrogant females, who consider themselves fit to rule the universe, who have free-wheeled to the limits of this society and are ready to wheel onto something far beyond what it has to offer—and nice, passive, accepting, “cultivated”, polite, dignified, subdued, dependent, scared, mindless, insecure, approval-seeking Daddy’s Girls who can’t cope with the unknown, who want to continue to wallow in the sewer that is at least familiar...”

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