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Thursday, January 26, 2012

VALERIE SOLANAS, ANDY WARHOL, AND THE SCUM MANIFESTO

Valerie Jean Solanas (1936 – 1988) was an American radical feminist writer, best known for her attempted murder of Andy Warhol in 1968. She wrote the SCUM Manifesto, which urged women to "overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and eliminate the male sex. (Some authors regard the manifesto as a parody of patriarchy and a satirical work.)


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More about the SCUM (Society for Cutting Up Men) Manifesto here.