Collective Excuse My Accent Is Sharing Cultural Stories Of Inclusivity And Embracing The Beauty Of Accents
Although they’re always so self-conscious of it, I love listening to my parents speak English. Their heavy accent, present in every syllable, tells a story of sacrifice, bravery, determination, and love. Along with a new way of life away from all their families and friends, they also had to learn an entire new language. My immigrant parents left their families behind in search for better opportunities, not just for themselves but for future generations as well, and their accent is like a scar that reminds them of the sacrifices and years of hard work to get them to where they are. To get us to where we are.
The beautiful part of all of this is that I am not alone in this experience, as there are so many other members of my community that have gone through the same thing. In each other, we find strength, love, and family, and when we speak we don’t worry about being judged by others for having an accent or for being from where we’re from. It fills me with so much hope to know that these sentiments are not confined to our gente, but to everyone’s gente from all around the world, and so we are all connected accents and all.
To honor our differences, mitú has partnered up with Cinq Music for a new collection that is all about owning our accents and connecting with others from all over the world who are doing the same.
What began as a conversation between two musicians who bonded over a mutual love of writing and performing music has turned into something much bigger, and so much more special. Drei Ros was worried about how his Romanian accent would be perceived when RobYoung explained that his accent is actually what made him unique, and made him feel connected to others who felt the same. Thus marked the beginning of “Excuse My Accent — a global media platform designed to share cultural stories of inclusivity, spotlight incredible individuals from diverse backgrounds, and feature organizations that are helping multicultural communities.”
Excuse My Accent is a collective committed to telling stories of empowerment and perseverance to humanize the multicultural experiences of so many around the world. The collective is made up of entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and advocates who believe that sharing our human experiences and celebrating our unique cultural differences empowers us all. It has long been time to change the narrative around accents and celebrate our identities.
As part of the mitú and Cinq partnership with Excuse My Accent, we are featuring the collection in our mitúShop and the items are perfect for anyone who wants to join in the conversation and make a statement.
Excuse My Accent — Hat
Let others know that there’s more than meets the eye with your own Excuse My Accent hat! The next question you’ll probably be asked is where your accent is from and just like that, you’ve made a connection with someone 😉
Excuse My Accent — graphic tank
If you don’t like hats and are already bummed about all the connections you’d be missing out on, no worries! The same design is also available in a tank, they got you covered.
Excuse My Accent — Worldwide graphic tee
Quick! Someone tell us Pitbull’s size because this has Mr. Worldwide written all over it. Literally. I mean check out the design with a map of the world, how much more worldwide can you be?
Excuse My Accent — Inclusivity joggers
Speaking of connectedness, let’s hear it for inclusivity! These inclusivity joggers are the definition of comfort, and the bands around the ankles means you can wear this out and about and not get dirty looks from señoras at the supermercado because they can’t believe you walked out of the house con esas garras. Señora, es fashion!
Excuse My Accent — Inclusivity tee
And if you would rather say it with your chest (pun intended), the Inclusivity design is available in a crop top!
Excuse My Accent — Diversity tee
Doves have long been a symbol of unity and peace. This design carries with it a reminder that no matter what walk of life you come from, we are all connected.
Excuse My Accent — graphic tee
Wherever your accent is from, we hope you embrace it. Just as RobYoung said, it makes you unique. It’s a part of who you are.
Check out the entire new collection here!
Watch below to learn more about Excuse My Accent and its efforts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNsErt7JY0&feature=youtu.be
