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'How does Karamo still have a job?': 'Queer Eye' fans question culture expert's role

'Queer Eye' viewers are unsure whether culture expert Karamo's guidance to the heroes is genuinely useful

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: The Fab Five are back for Season 7 of Netflix's 'Queer Eye' and this time they're going to New Orleans to aid some of their most vulnerable heroes yet. The five 'Queer Eye' specialists, including cultural expert Karamo Brown, take on significant obstacles as they work with each Season Seven hero to regain their inner confidence.

'Queer Eye,' Netflix's lifestyle makeover reality series, returned for its seventh season with a focus on seven distinct stories of ordinary heroes dealing with one or more issues in their lives. 'Queer Eye' is a one-of-a-kind makeover show in that it delivers on its promise of doing more than simply a makeover. The folks whom the Fab Five are assisting this season in becoming more confident are a wonderful group of healthy and inspiring individuals. Even the gruff deli owner is charming and completely understands what he has to alter to be closer to his loved ones. Meanwhile, the fraternity brothers prove to be a group of confident and secure guys who aren't afraid to open up and provide a shoulder to their friends. However, amid all of these internal and external upheavals, viewers are unsure whether Karamo's guidance to the heroes is genuinely useful.

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During the season opener of 'Queer Eye' Season 7, viewers met The Lambda Chi Fraternity as they nominated themselves. The fraternity wants the Fab Five to "give them a wake-up call" and steer the fraternity in the right way. Culture specialist Karamo also assisted the youngsters in breaking down any lingering barriers by demonstrating that it was OK to express their feelings.

Karamo enlisted the support of numerous friends from 100 Black Men, a social services organization that prepares teens and young people to be the next generation of leaders, to assist Michael, the Episode 7 hero. Karamo wanted Michael to know that he has access to community help. Michael wasn't the only one who received third-party assistance from Karamo.

Episode 3 hero Speedy was advised by Karamo to first open up to himself before seeking to influence others with his TikTok career. He helped Speedy get to a place where he felt he could be his most vulnerable, authentic self, where he could reconcile the past with the present and allow it to guide him to the future he needed and deserved. As a result, he called former Season 4 hero Wesley Hamilton to speak with him.

After learning about Stephanie's experience as a gay woman at a pub where she was humiliated by strangers, Karamo Brown brought her to a bar. He encouraged Stephanie's younger brother to talk to her again in order to assist her overcome her fears.

For Episode 4 hero, Jenni, Karamo thought she needed to go to a place where she saw all the beauty, all the blessings, and all the things she has in her life. He pushed her to do an activity in which she was required to write down everything that was making her feel trapped on a window pane and shatter it later. For Episode 5 hero, Karamo brought in Dan's nominators to talk to him and what is he doing wrong in his relationship with their mother. Karamo made Maryam Henderson-Uloho, the hero of Episode 6, read the final letter her son sent her before passing away while she was still in prison.

'Never really got what karamo does'

A viewer on Twitter asked, "Does everyone know that Karamo is superfluous in Queer Eye because his part is the worst in each episode?" Another viewer quipped, "Karamo figuring out how to make people cry on Queer Eye." Seeing Karamo bring in people to help his heroes, another tweeted, "How does Karamo still have a job on Queer Eye……… What does he do???" Calling his advice 'generic' another person tweeted, "Every episode of Queer Eye is Antoni being hot as hell, Karamo giving the most generic life advice and then Bobby just building an entire home."

On Reddit, people showed some concern on him being on the show as they write, "How do they handle Karamo being a victim blaming hate figure nowadays? I’m so scared he’s going to destroy the credibility of a show that I truly love by acting like he didn’t try to destroy that poor lady for reviewing that damn pink sauce." Another person added, " I’ve been over Karamo for awhile now- which makes me sad, because I initially loved him. He pretty much always comes off as condescending these days, and every clip I see of his show makes it look like absolute ridiculous trash." Talking about his interaction with the heroes, one person wrote, "Did anyone else feel a bit awkward with the chat with Karamo though? It felt like he was trying to get an emotional breakdown out of him talking about his childhood."

Another Redditor trashed him saying, "I can't with Karamo and his fake Oprah wannabe bull. After he ran out and got that trash talk show, Karamo (🙄 please lol), I will always give him the side eye. I always felt he was a bit disingenuous but never fully admitted it cause I was a fan and wanted to give the Fab 5 the benefit of the doubt. Now it's so obvious he's just a shameless self promoter. Gross." Another person asked, "tbh i never really got what karamo does on the show. I get that he tries to create an emotional connect with the people but , in my opinion, Jonathon does a much better job doing that."

Season 7 of 'Queer Eye' is now available for streaming on Netflix.

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