jewelweed:

i know SCUM scares you. i know you get those little twinges of fear in your cockles while reading it. i know this is what drives you to write these angry diatribes about “extreme feminazis.” just stop. stop for a second.

every tiny prick of fear you feel upon reading some essay that some dead “crazy” woman wrote 50 years ago is nothing, I repeat, NOTHING compared to the terror that non-men are forced to feel in a society in which war is waged against us every fucking day.

are you feeling insulted because Solanas called you an “incomplete abortion”? try looking at statistics for female infanticide and forced abortions.

are you upset because Solanas shames male sexuality? take a look at statistics of rape and sexual violence against women, take a look at this fucking society which shames women for expressing sexuality or sexual freedom.

the fear, the anxiety, the anger you feel at reading her text is so petty, so minor, and so ridiculous in a world where you know damn well that SCUM will never actually be a “real thing.” by whining about how ONE woman said something mean and hateful about your sex, you are wallowing in your unchecked privilege that allows you to live a life far less threatened and dangerous than that afforded to women and other non-men.

get over yourself.