Well, how the turns tabled. All the things that have been said about women are finally being said about men. Now, does me starting this with agreement mean I agree with everything she was saying, not. But does know her history of sexual abuse and physical abuse with men help justify why she believes what she does, yes. It is ironic that we were given this text to see how both ends of the spectrum can be radical and a little intense, but this one is one we all kind of are like, you know she makes some good points. Now she obviously isn’t perfect, and we obviously shouldn’t and can’t kill all men but she also makes some other astounding points. She is very transphobic within this text which isn’t shocking as it was written in 1967 but it still is something important now to point out. Now that I’ve kind of spoken of the text, here’s my favorite quotes!!
“The male has a negative Midas Touch — everything he touches turns to shit”
“If SCUM ever marches, it will be over the President’s stupid, sickening face; if SCUM ever strikes, it will be in the dark with a six-inch blade.”
“The purpose of “higher” education is not to educate but to exclude as many as possible from the various professions”
“it’s not enough to do good; to save their worthless asses men must also avoid evil”