ATTACKS ON ODALISQUE MAN
Two men were apprehended in midtown Manhattan yesterday on suspicion of attempted assassination. Both are alleged to have threatened or attacked the outspoken Harrison Hanafan, a notable plastic surgeon who recently excited comment with his controversial views on the emancipation of women.
In two apparently separate incidents, Hanafan was first confronted by a man armed with a knife, whom he had admitted to his apartment. No one was hurt. Not long afterward, Hanafan was approached outside the building by a man with a gun. One shot was fired. No injuries have been reported. Both assailants are now in police custody.
Harrison Hanafan, 51, is best known for his far-fetched plans for the redistribution of wealth. He has suggested, in many public forums and online, that men should gradually transfer all cash, property, and other financial assets to women. Hanafan appears to believe that this would somehow reduce violent crimes against women, and lead to other benefits for society at large. Most bizarrely, he has also suggested that the scheme would enhance sexual satisfaction for both sexes, though especially for women.
His most vociferous opponents include Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and O. J. Simpson. The machismo expert and cult philosopher, Richard Sly, has publicly challenged Hanafan to a duel, calling him “a lily-livered mommy’s boy who has failed to grasp the real meaning of masculinity.”
Hanafan’s sister, the sculptor Bridget Hanafan, was fatally injured in May, a victim of a gun rampage in England. Since then, Harrison Hanafan has become a familiar figure, expounding his outlandish views at numerous small gatherings. A video clip on YouTube shows him inciting a riot at a high-school graduation in June.
Nationwide outrage grew in response to the publication on Independence Day of Harrison Hanafan’s political pamphlet, the “Manifesto of the Odalisque Revolution,” a confused and eccentric document that has sold well worldwide.
Along with numerous death threats, Hanafan has been the subject of an FBI investigation, in accordance with Homeland Security measures. His notorious assertion that “All men are terrorists” has been denounced by Dick Cheney as a violation of the Patriot Act. Hanafan’s female supporters, however, are said to be growing in number.