So interesting and eyeopening, now I understand some of my struggles as a Mexican married to an Egyptian and living in Egypt... how somehow it feels when you are loosing your own language to be able to complete learn Egyptian Arabic, and the struggles of my litte son learning, spanish, english and arabic at the same time.... he never sounds egyptian enough or mexican enoguh.
It was a beautiful episode. I loved the overall emphasis on the significance of belonging-even if it was not intentional, it seemed so. I would love to see a different coffee sponsor :-) and possibly different chat rooms-one for the fan love, one for the folks who seem to want to challenge and critique others, and one for folks engaging with the topics being discussed.
Still can't do a Trini accent 🤭what's amazing about this conversation is the commonality of the immigrant experience - losing and finding yourself and what your identity was and now is.. I've only just made peace with my evolved accent myself. Too American for Trinidad and too Trinidadian for America.
I love these type of organic and transparent conversations on this podcast, rather than the gossip mill type of podcast. Ms. Nyong'o is so elegant, articulate and stunningly gorgeous all at once... rare...
“An African podcast!!!” ❤❤❤ Thank you for such a rich, thought provoking and fun conversations. As an Ethiopian-American watching/listening from Ethiopia, it was such a great pleasure. And need I dare say “the best Africans” are Ethiopians!
@@carazen same, I’m Trini/American, New York Born, but my mom is from the Gullah-Geechie islands of South Carolina (which has a whole other dialect) the accent code switch is real. I find all 3 of my accent change depending on who I’m around. lol! 😂 With all those dialects, folks just assume I’m Jamaican. I’ve gotten use to it. But it is an educational moment. 😂😂
I am so glad to see an appreciation of Africaness by Africans. It’s so uncommon to see talented people expand the options in the Podcast medium. Lupita’s and Trevor’s backgrounds are so different and expansive. They are truly global characters.
Thank you so much! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your conversations! I am an Asian American and what you talk about I can relate to so much about it, too! We are just human beings. I love that you have mentioned that your accent is an accumulation of your experiences. There is no shame for having different accents. This is a very thought-provoking conversation. Thank you!
This Pod Makes Me Proud to be African. ❤ And to add to What Trevor Says to Lupita jokingly about being free, that's so true about my Kenyan Experience. We are so free without even realising it until someone points out.
This is such a very fascinating conversation. It very much resonates with me as a Black American (descendant of slavery) who had one style of speaking around family and another when attending Catholic school in the Midwest during the 60s.
@@nkululekomabaso1629 Carribs do the same thing when we got gossip or deeply agree with something. Funny how our tribes all seem to connect. I love that for us!
Thank you so much for this platform and reminding me of my Africaness and the profound way Lupita expressed her not expecting or accepting the rejection or the insane racism of America God Bless
Great conversation. Totally agree about learning new languages. Survival is a great motivator. It is fun to have different expressions of ourselves through multiple languages :)
Thank you so much for having this conversation I’m moving into my identity I feel like I need to have more conversations like these ❤ thank you for making my day brighter 🥰
The best episode so far, Trevor ! I love Lupita and could listen to her all day. Her new podcast is a breath of fresh air ! So relaxing to listen : an adult story time. The accents are rich and beautiful, and I feel I am getting to know Lupita better, but also to understand the amazing diversity of African people.
Loving the work you guys are doing out there in the world. You're making Africans proud and understood. Keep up the good work Trevor and Lupita!! Love from Kenya. ❤
Amazing women. Interesting innerstsnding of the nation of African identity which is multifaceted and reflective of each one of us life path. Lupita is so inspirational
So refreshing conversation ! Two wonderful African beautiful Ladies! Always very very refreshing presence. ❤ Lupita thanks for putting your narrative so well. Thank goodness for our belonging. This will save us in the long run. Peace to the people! Thank you 🎉
As an actress I really like the accent comment because throughout acting school in the UK, I was confident to do scenes in my West African accent and American accent. Lupita is an inspiration
This was a good episode and Lupita’s podcast is great, it’s nice hearing the story times. Lupita is multifaceted and an interesting person. It was good hearing all the Africans together, they just needed a North Central African to have all sided of the continent covered in conversation, they has East, South and West Africans and it was interesting.
Lovely discussion!!! So relatable, watching from South Africa Xhosa in Johannesburg. Having done some traveling you just made me want to travel some more now…Africans rocks, but the world is your oyster 🙌🏽
❤ really enjoyed podcast. 💡But one thing Lupita Nyong’o said may have really hit home! stated people from African countries do not freely share personal stories. African Americans doing genealogy of Family History, become frustrated our ancestors didn’t share personal stories. felt it was shame of Slavery & Jim Crow. Ancestors reticent to share negative, but hearing the agreement of todays speakers, it could also be a trait that has been passed down unknowingly. 🙏🏽Thank You for different perspective!
As a Trinidadian, I speak like a Trini all the time. I often have to speak slower than usual and avoid using Trini slang, but I never change my accent. I love being Caribbean, and I want everyone to know that I'm a West Indian woman.
I saved it to listen to later, more carefully and calmly. but from now on I would like to publicly demand the series about the book 'Born a Crime'. please make this dream come true! and come to Brazil! 😢🇧🇷♥️
I am a white lady originally from Ohio. When I returned from living in Uganda, my accent according from family was completely different. I did not hear it in myself but apparently I did.
I thought the accent bit is something you learn but when you travel even after some time you start realizing how to adapt to some of these ascents as much as you are not a native
I would have to slightly disagree Trevor. Black Americans also believe in the "keep your dirty laundry in the house", we ain't out here telling our personal business either. We'll talk about America, but we won't air our personal business at all. LOL!
As an African that watched Maury,Jerry Springer shows. Black Americans were guests on those shows. Those shows were the epitome of airing dirty laundry😅
@@NIO623 oh absolutely!😂 But we then need to ask the question on what’s real and what’s “staged” for your entertainment. Ever notice that every one of those scenarios you see have the exact same narrative. So then the question would be.. is this the choice black Americans are making to be exploited for money? American entertainment is the epitome of that. BUT, the secrets that Black Americans have, the stories of heritage, rape ect… often goes untold because it comes with limited choices in the narrative as well as high level of shame. We don’t air that laundry at all. We often find that out at the family reunion or random holiday dinners. The narrative between the African diaspora, Caribbean Diaspora as well Black Americans have a lot more in common than one would think.
@NIO623 Don't count them fools. All types of ppl went on those shows. That's just a show for a check. Generally, we tend to keep our business to ourselves because it was safe to do so historically. 😂😂😂 TV isn't a broad representation of black Americans. Those weirdo do exist thought 😂😂
@@NIO623 eh, that’s American T.V. for you. It’s doing its job. 😂😂Creating only one narrative for you and others in the world to see. If you think that’s bad, check out the “Blackploitation” movies from the 70’s and menstrual movies of the 20’s-40’s. Maury and Jerry, ain’t got nothing on those, but it doesn’t have to do with the secrets we hold, just the “survival” choices those particular people made. The Black American story is full of secrets that we haven’t told the world or each other. Full of triumph and trial. Our cultures are much more alike than different.
i am struck (not for the first time), by how english is the new latin. it is the (ahem) lingua franca, as a result of colonialism, on balance, a negative, save for the universality that is possible in communication because of it, a positive. “we are all of the earth” a pretty good summation, i'd say.
I totally get that race to second. Its the same in founding a biofuel startup out of Barbados and Trinidad. Rum and Sargassum is a first, and we experience the challenge of being the first, daily. I'm looking forward to seeing who comes second.
Great Trevor, empowering women as usual! 🤗🙏🏽💯👏🏼❤ Is a shame some people focus on their own country thinking they are the best(despite corruption, Mafia, murder, ecct... But they still think they are the best), we are all humans and our country is EARTH!! 🌎🌍🌏 Many people judge me over my accent too and not taking me seriously.... 🤦♀️🤷🏽♀️🫣 Yes defo to learn a language you need to switch off your mothertongue otherwise the brain doesn't do the jump/effort to learn it, I leaned English in Denmark and I kept the Italian away otherwise I wouldn't learn any English and with a small pocket vocabulary book I was forming sentences and pushing my brain, is essential!! 😉🙏🏽💯 About breastfeeding topic, is a shame that many women feel like they can't breastfeed in public coz of embarrassment because society has sexualise breastfeeding, once I was on a bus and there was a baby crying his head off coz hunger and I sit down next to the mom and kindly told her that she was allowed to feed her baby if she needed and to not bother about society. I breastfed my 2 boys until a year and half each, 1 of the best and easier thing I did in my life. 🤗💯😉🙏🏽❤
