“The twentieth century was a phallacy, and now we have castrated it” - slogan 44 of the Clean Zone, a nation rooted simultaneously in hysteria and blunt truth and where, officially, no one gets rooted at all.
Penetration is blasphemy, and naturally punishable by slow, torturous death, always preceded and followed by pack rape. Slogan 55a of the Clean Zone : “If penetration is what they want, we’ll give ‘em penetration”.
The pack rape was originally performed by womyn with various dildos. But as a dildo is an illegal object, this was seen to be hypocritical by the Womyns Council (possession of a dildo is punishable by ten years incarceration, dildo trafficking is punishable by death). So a small amount of “males” were allowed to develop for this purpose. Obviously, these were the most defective of the young boys, or in some cases the most badly behaved. These “males” are freaks in the Clean Zone, a bad memory from an evil past. Debate still rages about whether they should exist at all, even for this obviously necessary function, although debate is considered treasonous in the Clean Zone and does not exist.
Treason is punishable by exile. The exiled traitor has “Rape Me” tattooed on her forehead before leaving the Clean Zone forever. Slogan 9 - “If you don’t like it, lump it”.
“Sisters do not fight amongst themselves” - slogan 109c. The Clean Zone has a zero crime rate, but word around the Womyns Council is that something will have to be done about the overcrowded prisons soon. I didn’t tell you that, though. Slogan 16 - “What you don’t know doesn’t exist”.
The last male in the Clean Zone was eradicated nearly sixty years ago, and violence eliminated along with him. Violent acts are punishable by stonings which are held in the city square every Saturday. For the more extreme violent crimes, criminals are burnt at the stake. These burnings are gala occasions in the Clean Zone with dildo traffickers talking up business through the crowds, swinging dykes propositioning anyone who’ll take them and eunuch whores selling themselves at bargain prices.
Prostitution, homosexuality and violence does not exist in the Clean Zone. These scourges died with the patriarchy and the male race that created them. Dykes are distributed to re-education camps in the country and never return. Prostitutes serve time in a labour camp next to the Womyns Council Building. The labour performed is classified. Slogan 321d - “We are here to know what is good for our sisters”.
Birth is controlled by genetic engineering and artificial insemination. Debate and rumour, neither of which exist, have it that some male scientists have been kept alive for research in this area. If any citizens had any traitorous thoughts when they heard these rumours, which do not exist, they may become confused as womyn are obviously intellectually superior to males. Fortunately, this does not happen, never has happened, and never will. Eighty per cent of births are female. The twenty per cent of males are born to criminals, deviants and whores. Each citizen must give birth twice and twice only. The female babies are taken directly to nurseries to be raised by experts appointed by the Womyns Council. The concept of family is an illegal idea, as it oppresses womyn. The male babies are distributed to isolation camps where they are raised and taught as much as their feeble minds can cope with about how their dead gender is intrinsically evil and must obviously be destroyed. Upon their arrival at puberty they are distributed to semen centres where they masturbate thrice daily to supply the sperm that had created them. The Womyns Council has commissioned the Department of Birth to create an artificial sperm so males will not need to be born at all. The Department is also working on a eunuch gene to try and create eunuch fetuses. Purists argue only when these goals have been achieved will the Clean Zone be truly clean. Purists are honoured, respected and loved by all. Purists are the number one victims of violent crime in the Clean Zone, particularly genital mutilation thought to be enacted by various resistance groups which do not exist. Every citizen strives to be a Purist. No one admits to being one. Once again, I must reiterate that violence does not exist in the Clean Zone. Slogan 12 - “In the Clean Zone, womyn walk the streets alone every night without fear”. Curfew is at 6pm. Curfew breakers have their left arm broken by police and are made to masturbate with their left hand afterwards at the station in front of all officers on duty.
When males turn fifteen they reach the pinnacle of their lives in the Castrassy ceremony. It is a joyous time for them, as they will now come as close to humanity as they’ll ever get. A great feast is held in their honour, and the whole class of males are ritually castrated by a high priestess of the Womyns Council. No anaesthetic is used, as the pain of the knife is considered honourable and penance for the evils of the male gender. They are now eunuchs and join in the feast (although some inevitably faint) while the pile of severed penises and testicles are doused with petrol and burnt. A black market trade exists in penises that are saved from the fire; small fortunes are paid for them by rich Purists who impale the penis on a steel rod and precede to fuck themselves with it. It must be stated that this is a non-existent rumour, punishable by pack rape and genital mutilation. Slogan 37a - “A phallic symbol is a symbol we don’t need”.
The eunuchs grow up to be servants and labourers. Many become prostitutes and earn a roaring trade on the streets at night as well as at stonings and burnings. Nearly every whore’s ambition is to be imprisoned in the Womyns Council’s labour camp. An average whore’s most requested act is to either take part in or be the subject of a pack rape, using the wide variety of dildos they sell on the side. Purists and Womyns Councillors are their biggest customers. There are no brothels in the Clean Zone. The Clean Zone’s most famous and busiest brothel is opposite the Department of Birth Main Building. Slogan 309e - “Womyn have been screwed too long. It’s time to be clean and free”.
Sex change operations do not take place in the Clean Zone. Anyone found to have had such surgery is admitted to the Hospital of Experimental Surgery for treatment and care. No patient has ever checked out of the Hospital. Citizens found guilty of performing these operations, which are not performed, are genitally mutilated and crucified in the City Square. Their crosses are left until their remains finally rot away. Slogan 96c - “The smell of rotting, treasonous man-lovers is the smell of cleanliness and freedom”. Sex changes of varying levels of success are performed in most back alleys every night for a fee. Non-existent, treasonous rumours have it that several prominent Purists and one Womyns Councillor have artificial penises of some description. Only the most expensive high class prostitutes do, and baby, they’re sure worth every cent.
Once again, I must reiterate, sex changes do not take place in the Clean Zone.
Nor does masturbation (except in semen centres by pubescent males, but they are obviously not citizens). No Clean Zone citizen has ever masturbated as it is a throw back to the oppressive male patriarchy, like all sexual activity. Masturbation is punishable by amputation of the offending hand. Repeat offenders; whom masturbate even though both hands have been amputated by rubbing their genitals against chairs, poles, etc; are pack raped and genitally mutilated. Most Clean Zone citizens masturbate six times a day on average. A large number regularly masturbate in public places openly in the hope they will be arrested and dealt the said punishment. They are ignored by all.
A rumour has been circulated that the resistance breeds males for decadent orgies. This rumour does not exist and is punishable by pack rape and compulsory impregnation of male twins.
The Womyns Council has just voted to expand the city square as there is no room for any more crosses. Crucifixions are backed up for months, so surrounding buildings are being demolished to make room. This will also allow bigger crowds on Saturdays to witness the stonings, burnings and crucifixions. An exciting, non-existent rumour has it that the pack rape of criminals will soon also be part of Saturday proceedings in the Square. Either way, the new City Square development will allow more dykes, whores, eunuchs, resistance fighters, public masturbators, Womyns Councillors, transsexuals and Purists to gather together and celebrate their Clean Zone.
Copyright Clinton Green, 1995. Originally published in Prohibited Matter #7