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" Love is love, and people need to just accept that. "
Karamo Brown
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" Every show I've been on, my kids pay no attention. They're just like, 'Who cares. It's just dad's job.' "
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" By no means am I excusing homophobic rap lyrics, but as a product of the same environments that birthed hip-hop, I fully understand why those lyrics existed. "
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" I like walking into a home where each room has a slight scent that doesn't overpower the room and doesn't spread through the whole house. "
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" I've been on reality TV since I was 23. "
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" 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. "
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" I own about 70 L.A. Dodgers snapbacks in different colors. "
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" I was on MTV's 'Real World' at the time when 'Queer Eye' came out. I remember, the first time I won an award, I got the award, and they were like, 'It's a tie! With 'Queer Eye!'' I never thought that I would one day follow in their footsteps. "
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" I hate when I see someone who speaks English speaking to someone who speaks a different language, and they're screaming as if going louder is going to help the other person understand. "
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" My household runs the same way it was with my parents, who were a mother and father with their kids. "
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