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SCUM Manifesto

Valerie Solanas

3.69 AVERAGE


i really needed to read something that would validate my anger and this did that. 

"[Men] Having no sense of right and wrong, no conscience, which can only stem from having an ability to empathize with others... having no faith in his non-existent self, being unnecessarily competitive, and by nature, unable to co-operate, the male feels a need for external guidance and control. So he created authorities. (government)" 

it felt very therapeutic to read "irrationally angry" (and then some) thoughts about men, especially after this past week

She’s insane but also right

From the woman who shot Andy Warhol, a timely manifesto for the eradication of an entire gender. A great read if you think all men are turds. A quick read for the curious.
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I did like the thinking challenge this book provided but it also made me slightly mad. Like did the author imply that women cannot be all the horrible things men can be? I feel like she was stripping females of their humanity during her male rant. I did agree with some of her points, but I feel like there is more to it. This book was funny and inspired lots of thought and conflict in me so even if I do not agree with everything 100% I will give this book 3,5 stars for its intelligence and writing style. 

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Idk man all I could think about was the Unabomber and this was way before his time so thats something? Both v standard and v forwardthing 2nd wave feminism. 
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3.5?

me, realizing that i'm agreeing with the points of a psychotic killer: i mean, men are trash so
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non-fiction, feminist theory, radical social critique, testament to the rage/frustration of an @bused and destitute woman, introduction by philosopher avital ronell