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Karamo Brown
Karamo Brown
American Entertainer
Born: Nov 2, 1980
Black Gay Me People World You
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I always encourage people to get out there, travel the world, see new things, experience new people, experience new food, experience new culture. What happens is that helps you to grow and be your best self. Karamo Brown
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What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him. Karamo Brown
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Homophobia, racism, and sexism are all rooted in the same oppression that causes a group of people to internalize the oppression they've experienced and then continue the cycle of abuse. Simply put, hurt people hurt people. Karamo Brown
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Being vulnerable is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength. Karamo Brown
Strength Sign Weakness Vulnerable Being
Bangkok is one of those places where it's so rich and full of tradition, but they're so open to different people - different gender expressions and gender identities. As a gay man, I never once felt uncomfortable there. As a black man, I never once felt uncomfortable. Karamo Brown
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Unfortunately, a lot people still don't understand queer culture. Karamo Brown
Culture People Understand Still Queer Lot Unfortunately
There's so much toxic masculinity out there. I grew up with the notion that the more masculine you are and the less you show emotion, the more of a man you are. Karamo Brown
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Any parent who says parenting came easily to them is not being honest with themselves. Parenting is hard. Karamo Brown
Parenting Says Easily Parent Came Any Being Being Honest Them Themselves Hard Who Honest
The funny thing is, we teach - as a culture, we teach people that it's OK to talk about your fitness goals... Like, I want to be more physically fit, I want to drop 10 pounds, but no one's talking about how I can spend 10 days to get happier. Karamo Brown
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We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence. Karamo Brown
Work People Gun Lose See Over Because Continue Senseless Lives Violence
Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son who doesn't subscribe to masculine stereotypes. Karamo Brown
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I've never done drag, but I'd love to try it. Karamo Brown
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Bomber jackets, for me, are the new blazers. They're something I can wear with suit pants or slacks - or I can go really urban with it. I think, as men, we don't have the little black dress that women do to go from day to nighttime, but the bomber can be the LBD for men. Karamo Brown
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So often, we take photos on our iPhone, and then they're gone in a year, and we don't even remember them. I like to experience life and disconnect from that. Karamo Brown
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It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing. Karamo Brown
People Important Other Learn How Debating Discussing Where Conversations
It's been more than a decade since 'The Real World: Philadelphia' aired. I've grown up. My views have evolved, as has the media landscape. Karamo Brown
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While the Internet has allowed for some extraordinary progress in creating conversations about diversity, it also allows uninformed comments that one has made in the past to live forever. Karamo Brown
Progress Internet Made Diversity Past Live Extraordinary Some About Allowed Also Comments Forever In The Past While Conversations Creating Uninformed
It is important to remember that if we treat people who could be allies as enemies, we can only alienate them from our cause. Karamo Brown
People Treat Remember Cause Enemies Important Our Alienate Only Allies Could Them Who
As one of the first African-Americans to be out on a reality program, MTV's 'The Real World: Philadelphia,' I understand the courage it takes to live your truth on a national platform, the importance it holds to LGBT communities of color, and the power it has to create a greater conversation within American culture. Karamo Brown
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The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and judge. We are a prideful people who believe that anything that will make us seem 'less than' should be hidden. Karamo Brown
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Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for Southern black gay men. Karamo Brown
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Gay men must be more effective caregivers to the women in their lives. Karamo Brown
Gay Women Men Must More Effective Lives
I've been on reality TV since I was 23. Karamo Brown
Reality TV Since Been Reality TV
A lot of times, we look at people who have disabilities as, 'Oh, we can't invite these people here or there.' And I hate that, because it's inappropriate. It's so weird to me when people say they don't have friends who have disabilities. Karamo Brown
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Even when you look at, like, movies with some of our famous celebrities, they don't really cry and bring out their tears until, like, forced. Karamo Brown
You Tears Our Out Some Like Look Until Cry Forced Celebrities Famous Movies Really Even Bring
We have to start making sure that churches start to talk about... black queerness in a way that's affirming. Because a lot of young black men are in the church, and that's where they start to learn this self-hate behavior. Karamo Brown
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