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" I do think homophobia is rife, as it always has been. "
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Always
Been
Rife
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" Sexuality can be difficult to articulate, and we have to be patient and compassionate. "
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Patient
Be Patient
Difficult
" My granddad founded a manufacturing company in Northern England - a place called Bury - that manufactured denim, and one of the brands they created denim for was Disney. "
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Manufacturing
England
Company
" I grew up in a very cultural household, but part of our culture is that we don't really take photos. "
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Our
Up
Take
" I start with my shoes - I usually pack two pairs if I'm going away for four or five days, and I'll wear another one. "
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Start
Away
Days
" I think that we in the West expect people to adapt to our culture very, very quickly when they come to our country. But when we go over to someone else's, I don't think we are willing to meet them halfway like we expect them to meet us. I think having cultural sensitivity is a lot more important than we realize. "
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Adapt
Culture
People
" When I speak, I don't speak for myself; I don't have the luxury of a Caucasian to be able to speak for myself. I speak for a whole community, and I represent so many different communities that that felt like a lot of pressure. "
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Like
Pressure
Speak
" Yes, it's called 'Queer Eye' and there are five gay men on it, but we're also tackling real issues. The conversations we have on our show would be just as valid if they swapped us out with straight guys. What we do is important, not just because we're a niche gay show. "
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Men
Just Because
Eye
" I hadn't seen any people like me on TV before, and I definitely didn't want to be the first one. I didn't want that responsibility on my head. "
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Me
Head
People
" My statement pieces change regularly. "
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Pieces
Statement
Regularly
" As a stylist, my goal is to help people be the best version of themselves. "
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Help
Goal
Stylist
" I think Disney plays a really important part in fashion. "
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Think
I Think
Important
" If you have items in your closet that you haven't worn in a year, then you're never going to wear them. "
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Your
Year
Never
" If you can't make an effort in what you're even wearing, you're probably not going to make the effort to create a multi-million dollar company. "
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Effort
You
Company
" I love fashion and a fashion trend, if it works for me. If it doesn't, I couldn't care less about it. "
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Care
Love
Fashion
" I owned a few ladies' apparel brands, and one of my business partners is a very popular blogger in the U.S. "
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Partners
Ladies
Popular
" A leather jacket always makes you look cooler, sometimes more chic, and it elevates your look to make you look like you've purchased something expensive to set yourself apart. "
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Yourself
Always
Look
" If you can't take care of yourself, how the heck are you going to take care of everyone around you? "
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Yourself
Care
Everyone
" If I don't look the way I wanna look, I don't feel confident. I'm sure that's most people, but it really does affect my confidence if I'm not dressed the way I want to dress. "
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Feel
Confidence
Look
" You know how Oprah has her moment about bread? Mine's about boots. You could wear it to a meeting at work. You could wear it to a date.You could wear it to a wedding with a suit. "
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Bread
Wedding
You
" I would have to say Kelly Clarkson's 'Because of You' would be the song I would associate with coming out. It's really emotive, and personally, it reminds me of my father. "
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Father
Song
You
" Until my businesses really took off, my family, I think, just assumed I was selling printed T-shirts out of the back of my car. They just couldn't wrap their head around how fashion could be profitable. "
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Car
Back
Family
" I thought I wanted to be a machinist. I thought that was the most glamorous job in the world. "
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World
Thought
Most
" I'm married to a man from Utah, and I talk about that very openly. "
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Utah
Man
Married
" I was terrified of being on camera. I was worried that whatever I would say, people would assume I'm speaking for every Muslim, every Pakistani, or every Middle Eastern person. That's a lot of pressure. But it also got me excited about what could be done, because I am a representative for people who are underrepresented. "
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Me
I Am
People
" I'm an immigrant. I'm from the Middle East. "
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East
Middle East
Middle
" It's not called 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' now for a reason. We want to be able to help more and more people, and why wouldn't we help women, and why wouldn't we help a trans man? I want to help as many different groups as physically possible with this show. "
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Women
Eye
Help
" I love a wild animal print. Not just a leopard print - I'm talking about a tiger or zebra print, too. "
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Just
Animal
Wild
" I live in Utah. "
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Utah
Live
" I lived a very, very Middle Eastern life until I was in my early 20s. It was very sheltered. "
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Early
Lived
Middle
" Style is dressing the way that you feel confident and what is appropriate for you, your age, your body type. "
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Feel
You
Style