Valerie Solanas
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Valerie Solanas (9 April 1936 - 26 April 1988) was an American feminist. She is notable for writing The SCUM Manifesto and having shot Andy Warhol.
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The SCUM Manifesto (1968)
- "Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex"
- "Every man, deep down, knows he's a worthless piece of shit"
- "Men expect women to adore what men shrink from in horror - themselves"
- "A true community consists of individuals - not mere species members, not couples - respecting each other's individuality and privacy, at the same time interacting with each other mentally and emotionally - free spirits in free relation to each other and co-operating with each other to achieve common ends. Traditionalists say the basic unit of "society" is the family; "hippies" say the tribe; no-one says the individual"
- "The male has the negative Midas touch, everything he touches turns to shit…he yearns to spend his time…wallowing in basic animal activities – eating, sleeping, shitting, relaxing, and being soothed by mama."
- "In actual fact the female function is to explore, discover, intent, solve problems, crack jokes, make music – all with love. In other words, create a magic world."
