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Valerie Solanas: SCUM Manifesto
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April 17, 2023 · 64 min
Content warning: SCUM Manifesto contains discussion of transphobia, violence, murder, misogyny, ableism, domestic abuse, sexual violence and suicide.   In this episode we discuss Valerie Solanas' controversial 1967 text, the SCUM Manifesto. We use this text as a jumping off point to chat about masculinity, transphobia, biological essentialism, and female fury. Mental health links:  https://www.mind.org.uk  https://mhanational.org  Sources  Valerie Solanas (2015) SCUM Manifesto. Verso. – Free Olympia Press version available here.   Physical: 100 (2023) (TV Show) Up Your Ass (2000) (play) written by Valerie Solanas  I, a Man (1967) (film) directed by Andy Warhol  Bike Boy (1967) (film) directed by Andy Warhol  Riot grrrl   Ruth Pearce, Sonja Erikainen & Ben Vincent (2020) TERF Wars: An Introduction, The Sociological Review, 68 (4). 677-698.  Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2017) Let’s Generalize about Men (song)  Book Club from Hell Podcast – Episode #9 The SCUM Manifesto  Audition (1999) (film)   M3GAN (2022) (film)  SNL (2023) M3GAN 2.0 (sketch)  SZA (2022) SOS (album)   Ethel Cain (2022) Preacher’s Daughter (album)   Lorde (2017) Green Light (song)  Feminist sex wars  Spotify Playlist You can listen to our SCUM Manifesto inspired Spotify playlist here. Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios