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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: oscarcwilliams on March 13, 2017, 18:07
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As I think about it when I look at the Istock site I think about about my great grandparents who were african american slaves who kept a diary of the daily day to day activities on the plantation. As slaves they were not allowed to learn how to read and were called boy and girl even though they were grown and had to answer without looking at the Massa eyes directly. In the process of clearing out their house after the death of both I discovered these documents and have kept them in a safe deposit box for years.
As a stock photographer for Istock for many years, I felt like I was stupid for accepting this "in the dark" punishment. I have a choice now to leave without being taken in the backyard and whipped, but Istock is trying to whip me mentally.
I will not accept this! Thanks for listening.
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As I think about it when I look at the Istock site I think about about my great grandparents who were african american slaves who kept a diary of the daily day to day activities on the plantation. As slaves they were not allowed to learn how to read and were called boy and girl even though they were grown and had to answer without looking at the Massa eyes directly. In the process of clearing out their house after the death of both I discovered these documents and have kept them in a safe deposit box for years.
As a stock photographer for Istock for many years, I felt like I was stupid for accepting this "in the dark" punishment. I have a choice now to leave without being taken in the backyard and whipped, but Istock is trying to whip me mentally.
I will not accept this! Thanks for listening.
Your great grandparents must have been exceptionally smart and brave to not only learn to read and write when it was forbidden, but to have kept diaries that, if discovered, could have gotten them killed.
Bad as istock is, it is a looooong way off from the suffering of slavery.
That said, they dont deserve to profit off our work while we struggle to stay in business. Good for you for leaving.