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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
From what I read he wasn't really into it to start with. He actually enjoyed the obscene stuff she wrote, so it's not surprising if he had genuinely put it away and it got lost. Was it called 'up your ass' or something?
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yeah, it has since been performed. and he did seem to have genuinely lost it, since it was found at the bottom of one of his trunks after his death.
scum is a fascinating piece, it does seem to have some foreshadowing of the situation we are fast apporaching. soon, sperm will be able to be manufactured in a lab to a higher quality than what a human male can produce. thus rendering male sexuality in a way obsolete, or at least in dire need of a fresh justification for its existance. considering the technological potential in transhumanism thru genetic engineering, we will probably soon be facing a time when a certain conception of "natural masculinity" will become widely recognised as something of a conservative fetish. after all, why keep our current biological set up, it being so imperfect and prone to flaws. if we can produce better quality sperm in laboratories, then why does anyone necessarily have to be born with that particular sequence primed to occur in its genetic code? males that don't pass through puberty tend to be prone to less diseases than their counterparts. you can imagine the counter arguement, which i'm sure will go something like "its dangerous to alter ourselves too much, less we irreparably alter for the worse". it opens up a fascinating area of thought, which will (and is already?) engendering a profound existential crisis in male subjectivity. something like a literal castration anxiety, haha.
and i feel that its criminal to expect women to go through the labour of childbirth, if you have technology that can act as an artificial womb. such technology is on the horizons, and it would liberate women from the risks associated with "natural birth". of course there will be a backlash, but isn't there something blatantly cruel in expecting a woman to perform that labour herself if a safer and easier alternative is available. i realise that the technology will of course not be perfected as soon as it appears, but it would seem unlikely that it won't at some point surpass "natural" childbirth in safety and quality.
we do seem to be approaching a point in our technological development were the idea of the "natural human" becomes a liability, one component among many with its flaws, advantages and particular characteristics, rather than that which is the central focus of our civilisation to preserve.
what i like about scum, is that it has a unique "madness" that treats the idea of being "male" as some horrendous abberation that can only fail if it tries to justify its right to exist. by basically advocating gendercide, she opens up a space in which we can better imagine the dissolution of the gender binary, which is something that i feel will soon be a reality.
and i think since there is a certain correlation in the way that liberal society treats homosexuality, as an abberation or exception to the rule, despite making slight concessions to tolerance, if not yet the positive or ethical benefits of it - valerie was able to recognise that someday the tables will be turned, and it will be the current oppressive position that will be in the docks facing charges of existential invalidity.
i still have no qualms in saying that there is nothing in any way natural about white male heterosexual authority and the oppression that comes with it, and it has only arisen due to particular material conditions. it's an obstacle in the progress of humanity that we need to destroy. and at this point it has been very blatantly and visibly exposed for the christian madness it always was, and its tactics of violent assault against women, foreign races, gays etc. are and always have been the only way it can maintain its illegitimate privelege. that's why reading certain feminist bloggers and authors is so exciting to me right now. and also i wouldn't also be condeming this authority if i didn't also think that it was damaging and painful for those that wield it aswell. and not that i would dare question their right to talk over everyone else, or freedom of speech as they call it, but its not like the smug sarcasm/irony bros seem to be coming from a particularily pleasant or admirable place...