CUM Manifesto*
INTRODUCTION:
Religion in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of religion being at all relevant to anyone, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking Christians only to overthrow religion, eliminate the church, institute complete free thought and destroy the body-hating fear of sex.
"I am not your virgin mother."
1. SEX is not immoral and we refuse any longer to allow SEX to bear the blame for the world's problems. The guardians of society have shielded their own greed and exploitation of others by condemning and punishing the individual sexual expressions of the populace. This will STOP! We will look at the sources of our problems, the economic and political immorality of our leaders rather than assigning them to sex.
2. GENDER, as defined by SEX is abolished. Each person will fashion their own sexual identity in the way that fits them best. It then goes without saying that a person's sexual preference will no longer be an issue. Sexism and sexual inequality is rejected.
3. Virginity, celibacy and chastity will be seen for the SEXUAL VARIATIONS that they are. And these particular sexual variations will no longer be held as superior in the eyes of God and society, but equal to all other forms of love expressed to oneself or others.
NOTE:
This manifesto is a work-in-progress. We cannot speak for everyone and we welcome the input of others in the creation of this manifesto. While we reserve the right to include or exclude suggestions we will consider each one carefully. Please use this form to submit your suggestions.
* based on The SCUM Manifesto, written by Valerie Solanis, 1967-1968.
About the Artwork:
"I am not your virgin mother," by Poppy Dixon is based on "Elvis (Triple Image)," 1964 by Andy Warhol. A similar image was used as cover art for the 1996 movie, "I Shot Andy Warhol," about Valerie Solanis, author of the SCUM Manifesto.
"Jesus as (St)Eve," by Poppy Dixon combines the "Head of Christ," by Warner Sallman, 1941 and an illustration of the head of Eve by Russell Harlan, 1953. Concerning the Sallman painting the chairman of Wheaton College complained about the "pretty head of Christ," and Robert Roth wrote, "we have a pretty picture of a woman with a curling beard who has just come from the beauty parlor with a Halo shampoo, but we do not have the Lord who died and rose again." The Lutherans were less subtle calling the depictions of Christ by Sallman and others by Hoffman, "bearded women." From Colleen McDannell, "Material Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture in America," (Yale, 1995), pp. 27, 189-193. The illustration of Eve may be found in Volume 1 of "History of the Bible," by Arthur S. Maxwell, (Review and Herald Publishing, 1960), p. 46.
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