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Karamo - My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing and Hope (Hardcover)
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Karamo - My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing and Hope (Hardcover)
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'It's a book that tackles the awful without self-flagellation and
the good without congratulation. It has the cool, considered air of
a commencement speech, which feels like something Brown was born to
do.' GQ An insightful, candid, and inspiring memoir from Karamo
Brown - Queer Eye's beloved culture expert - as he shares his story
for the first time, exploring how the challenges in his own life
have allowed him to forever transform the lives of those in need.
When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of
Netflix's Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn't win the role of culture
expert by discussing art and theatre. Instead he decided to
redefine what "culture" could-and should-mean for the show. He took
a risk and declared, "I am culture." Karamo believes that culture
is so much more than art museums and the ballet - it's how people
feel about themselves and others, how they relate to the world
around them, and how their shared labels, burdens, and experiences
affect their daily lives in ways both subtle and profound. Seen
through this lens, Karamo is culture: his family is Jamaican and
Cuban; he was raised in the American South in predominantly white
neighbourhoods and attended an HBCU (Historically Black
College/University); he was trained as a social worker and
psychotherapist; he overcame personal issues of colourism, physical
and emotional abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, and public infamy;
he is a proud and dedicated gay single father of two boys, one
biological and the other adopted. It is by discussing deep subjects
like these, he feels, that the makeovers on the show can attain
their full, lasting meaning. Styling your hair and getting new
clothes and furniture are important, but it's also important that
you work out why you haven't done so in twenty years - doing that
can truly change your life. In this eye-opening and moving memoir,
Karamo reflects on his lifelong education. It comprises every
adversity he has overcome, as well as the lessons he has learned
along the way. It is only by exploring our difficulties and having
the hard conversations - with ourselves and one another - that we
are able to adjust our mindsets, heal emotionally, and move forward
to live our best lives. Karamo shows us the way.
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