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Radical playwright Valerie Solanas, author of the SCUM Manifesto (for the \u2018Society of Cutting Up Men\u2019) attempted to assassinate pop artist Andy Warhol at The Factory on 3rd June, 1968.\nAs a result, Warhol wore a corset for the rest of his life; security had to be introduced at the previously open-door environment of The Factory; and Solanas\u2019 name went down in infamy.\nIn this episode, Olly, Arion and Rebecca ask whether her feminist writing would carry more weight if she\u2019d never committed this violent act; consider the ethics of wannabe-assassins becoming celebrities, and wonder whether her SCUM Manifesto reads more like Jane Austen or Germaine Greer\u2026\nContent Warning: mental health, paranoid schizophrenia, injury detail\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018I Shot Andy Warhol\u2019 trailer (1996):\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQRCcQlXXE\n\u2022 \u2018The SCUM Manifesto\u2019 on Northeastern University\u2019s website:\xa0\nhttps://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/shivers/rants/scum.html\n\u2022 \u2018This Is Why a Radical Playwright Shot Andy Warhol\u2019 (Time, 2015):\xa0\nhttps://time.com/3901488/andy-warhol-valerie-solanas/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#60s #Person #Arts #Crime #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices