num_pages: 289
description: When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflixs Queer Eye he knew he wouldnt win the role of culture expert by discussing art and theater. 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  its 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 South in predominantly white neighborhoods and attended a HBCU (Historically Black College/University); he was trained as a social worker and psychotherapist; he overcame personal issues of colorism 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 one 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 is important but so is figuring out why you havent done so in 20 years!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 conversationswith ourselves and one anotherthat we are able to adjust our mind-sets heal emotionally and move forward to live our best lives.Karamo shows us the way.
language: English
title: Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope
publisher: Gallery Books