`== No evidence that Solanas meant ``Society for Cutting Up Men`` when she coined the term ``SCUM`` == I took out, in the first sentence, where it says ``Society for Cutting Up Men Manifesto``. There is actually no evidence that SCUM stood for this. The phrase ``society for cutting up men`` does not appear anywhere in  the manuscript nor is there any evidence to show that this is what Solonas meant by SCUM. It was not on the cover of the original text and it is rumored to have been a meaning that her publisher gave ``SCUM``, to promote and sensationalize the book. Until somebody finds evidence to the contrary, I do not find it intellectually honest for wikipedia to endorse this myth. In fact I think this is such a relevant issue surrounding Solonas and SCUM Manifesto, that it would warrant a couple sentences in a ``controvery`` section in this wiki article.   I am worried that many of SCUM Manifesto's biggest critics, both on this page but also in general, have not actually read the book or read accurate accounts of its history. I hope I am wrong.carolyn z  :I concurr! :Passages such as: ::``The male is completely egocentric, trapped inside himself, incapable of empathizing or identifying with others, or love, friendship, affection of tenderness. He is a completely isolated unit, incapable of rapport with anyone. His responses are entirely visceral, not cerebral; his intelligence is a mere tool in the services of his drives and needs; he is incapable of mental passion, mental interaction; he can't relate to anything other than his own physical sensations. He is a half-dead, unresponsive lump, incapable of giving or receiving pleasure or happiness; consequently, he is at best an utter bore, an inoffensive blob, since only those capable of absorption in others can be charming. He is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the apes because, unlike the apes, he is capable of a large array of negative feelings  hate, jealousy, contempt, disgust, guilt, shame, doubt  and moreover, he is aware of what he is and what he isn't.`` :reveal what a hate-driven lunatic she really was and reveal the utter worthlessness of this bile-fuelled tract. :  ::if the Scum Manifesto were written today, it would receive universal condemnation.   In it's time it was ``quaint`` because it rode the coat-tails of the feminism of it's day.   If you really want to read it for what it is, replace the word 'men' with the word 'Jew' and see how much you enjoy it.    —Preceding unsigned comment added by      :::The preceding comments concern me.  Does Solanas merit coverage here?  Does her writing merit coverage?  Do artistic works about her merit coverage?  Unquestionably.    :::We are all totally entitled to decide whether we agree or disagree with her opinions.  Modifying these articles to include more authoritative, verifiable references, and modifying these articles to improve the prose, or to make sure they more closely comply with the wikipedia's neutrality policy is an excellent thing.  Modififying these articles based on a personal distaste for Solanas's expressed views would be a violation of most of the wikipedia's core policies.  :::If the preceding comments were intended to advocate modifying the article based on a personal distaste for Solanas's views I urge them to reconsider in the strongest possible terms.     :The first writer in this thread,  is spoofing us.  I bought a copy of this book back in 1981.  The book was not very long.  The claim that it doesn't include the phrase ``Society for cutting up men`` is ridiculous.  The phrase is repeated over and over.     ::The full text is searchable on-line. It does not use the phrase over and over, or, indeed, at all. It is, however, included as part of the title.      Agreed. There is no where in the text where the phrase ``Society for Cutting Up Men`` occurs. This was a publicity stunt on behalf of her publisher. If anyone would actually take the text seriously they would realize this. The only place she talks about ``scum`` uf when talks about women being scum, or being treated like scum, as if they are the nasty stuff at the bottom of a lake.  The original editions of the book had no mention of ``Society for Cuttin