radical feminist writer, best known for her attempted murder
of Andy Warhol
in 1968. She wrote the SCUM Manifesto
, which called for male gendercide
and the creation of an all-female society
.
Solanas was born in Ventnor City, New Jersey
, to Louis Solanas and Dorothy Biondi (or Moran), in 1936. Her father was a bartender and her mother, a dental assistant or a nurse. She had a younger sister, Judith A. Solanas Martinez.
Valerie Solanas claimed she regularly suffered sexual abuse
at the hands of her father.
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.