Henochowicz, unbowed: I stumbled onto this injustice because I am Jewish and American

by Philip Weiss on June 17, 2010 · 19 comments Like 20 2 Retweet

 

Emily Henochowicz--the 21-year-old art student who was protesting the flotilla raid in the West Bank on May 31st when Israelis shot her in the head with a tear-gas canister--put up a post about her lost left eye that I mentioned yesterday. The post is titled Cyclops.

Henochowicz has a troll in her comment section:

 

Robert stokes said... The cyclops and the pancake (Rachael Corrie), the 2 heroic white people that stand up to those evil Israelis, forget all the other people that die or get hurt, lets focus on the American "activists" who go to protest a country they think will not react violently towards them. The world is "shocked" by the actions of these heroic martyrs. Why don't you protest Kim Jung Il's concentration camps? Or why don't you stick up for the rights of the African Pygmies in the congo who are literally eaten by rebel groups? Or stand up against the new Karate Kid? Because your cowards.

To whom Henochowicz responds:

Now I'm not one to really respond to these things... but Robert Stokes has a point; the world is full of issues and corruption. Why Israel-Palestine and not the Congo? First I'd have to disagree that it's cowardly to face just one injustice instead of everything; it's like saying that animal rights activists don't care about the world because they are not fighting with equal vigor for immigration rights. You have to chose your battles and this is one I more stumbled into than chose. Which isn't to say that I wont expand my activism or that I don't consider the universal core of this issue like equal rights for all. It is personal because I am Jewish, and it is American because beyond all the money and weaponry we give Israel, the Middle East plays a huge role in the fate of this country. I fought to end this military occupation. Lets not forget the military occupation in Iraq...

Also you can call me a cyclops because I can call myself a cyclops because I'm alive. Rachael Corrie is dead. Have some respect.

This woman rocks.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010

Cyclops

Having one eye is really just a design problem. There's even research that suggests that "Stereoblindness might prove an asset rather than a disadvantage to an artist." Sure, there's prosthesis that look so real no one would ever know you are different, but they could be so much more - an eye for every occasion; abstract, cartoony, solid colors, etc... I could even have it be the ultimate spy camera. Then of course there's eye patches. Black is classic and I do really love simple design, but there's a million different ways you could drape your face to cover that creepy spot. Hairstyles must also be considered. And when I'm feeling bold, there's always going natural. And what about one-eyed glasses?

P.S. My profile picture is me in a costume I made freshman year. I've had it since I made this blog and it's proven oddly predictive. The older I get, the more ridiculous life seems.

POSTED BY EMILY HENOCHOWICZ AT 8:42 AM