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 

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Socials 

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Music 

Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios