SCUM Manifesto

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SCUM Manifesto is a manifesto by American radical feminist writer Valerie Solanas which was first self-published in 1967. Sometimes described as a satire or parody, it declares male biological and moral inferiority the cause of the ills of humankind and advocates eliminating men, urging women to "overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and eliminate the male sex". The term SCUM appeared on the cover of the first edition from Olympia Press, published in 1968 following Solanas's attempted assassination of Andy Warhol, as "S.C.U.M. (Society for Cutting Up Men)". Solanas objected, insisting that SCUM was not an acronym, although the longer title appeared in a Village Voice ad she had written in 1967. The SCUM Manifesto was little known until the attempt on Warhol's life by Solanas, which brought significant public attention to her and the manifesto.

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