Response to The Futurist Manifesto

This is not my first exposure to The Futurist Manifesto. I read it once before in high school, in an art history class. The introductory anecdote is really beautifully written. It had such wonderful imagery. I admire the way in which Marinetti refuses to look backwards. I sometimes feel the same disdain for classical art as he does and the same frustration with our fascination with history.  My favorite quote is: "to admire an old painting is to pour our sensitiveness into a funeral urn."

While a lot of the ideals of the manifesto align with my own, my respect for the formal movement known as Futurism is essentially nonexistent. I refuse to accept any ideas of a movement which advocates for "the scorn of women." I'm not just saying this to be lazy, I have read and fully understood The Futurist Manifesto. But the fact that they went out of their way to advocate for hatred towards women is disgusting. Marinetti wanted to abolish feminism in a time when women weren't even able to vote in Italy.

I refuse to give this manifesto any more of my time. I can write a response disregarding the abhorrent parts of it if this isn't sufficient, but I feel like that wouldn't be honest.