{"id":769201,"date":"2019-12-21T06:55:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T06:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/21\/video-ive-lost-numerous-jobs-because-of-my-african-accent\/"},"modified":"2019-12-21T06:55:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T06:55:21","slug":"video-ive-lost-numerous-jobs-because-of-my-african-accent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/21\/video-ive-lost-numerous-jobs-because-of-my-african-accent\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: \u201cI&#8217;ve lost numerous jobs because of my African accent&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"td_uid_16_5dfdc1d88573a\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ghbase-3-by250mobile --><\/p>\n<p>American-based Ghanaian filmmaker, Leila Djansi has in a recent interview recalled how her African accent or better still tone has cost her.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Hitz Fm, the producer of \u201cTides That Binds\u201d movie shockingly revealed that her African accent has made her lost uncountable number of jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article: \u2014 <\/strong><strong>VIDEO: My African accent is preventing me from winning Oscars \u2013 Filmmaker Leila Djansi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive Link Ads --><\/p>\n<p>Detailing what the outside world doesn\u2019t like about those who speak in African accent, Leila posited that those who speak in African accent are described as incapable.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.8.8 --><\/p>\n<p>So, she advised all Africans especially those in the movie industry to work on their accent only if one desires to go international and get big endorsement deals as well.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Watch short interview below:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/92DnvKBi_K4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '344897979702391');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '{417760605018633}',\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v2.0'\n    });\n  };<\/p>\n<p>  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script>(function() {\n  var _fbq = window._fbq || (window._fbq = []);\n  if (!_fbq.loaded) {\n    var fbds = document.createElement('script');\n    fbds.async = true;\n    fbds.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbds.js\";\n    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(fbds, s);\n    _fbq.loaded = true;\n  }\n  _fbq.push(['addPixelId', '1526641470925053']);\n})();\nwindow._fbq = window._fbq || [];\nwindow._fbq.push(['track', 'PixelInitialized', {}]);\n<\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '764532410420944');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; American-based Ghanaian filmmaker, Leila Djansi has in a recent interview recalled how her African accent or better still tone has cost her. 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