Karamo is returning to MTV. In a new video interview at Club Rimshot, the Real World alum and budding activist dishes his new reality show plans and other activities: "I'm going on a speaking tour on lgbt issues to colleges and universities. Also, I just started a nonprofit organization. And, third ... I just made a cameo appearance on The DL Chronicles."
One of the best sections of the interview is about halfway through when Karamo and Edgardo, his boyfriend of two years, discuss the challenges they have faced as an inter-racial couple. "Many brothers have criticized me for dating a Puerto Rican boy. I love my brothers, this is just who I ended up with."
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Actor/comedian Jermaine Taylor—star of the new all-gay revival of television game show I've Got a Secret—is interviewed at KeithBoykin.com: "I often get compared to [Nipsey Russell] and I don't mind because I love him. He was doing a lot before he was doing game shows but people don't remember."
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Good interview with Jermaine. He is hot.
Posted by: Pieter | 23 May 2006 at 14:13
Okay, so the online hustlers only do this to make money to travel and go to afford high-price gym memberships? Doesn't make them any better.
Posted by: Michael | 23 May 2006 at 14:14
Alright, who gave Karamo another 15 minutes? More importantly, why?
Posted by: Bernie | 23 May 2006 at 20:05
LOL @ Bernie
but someone should have taken "ramo" to task for dissin' landon and shavonda for hooking up. i guess he never heard of hypocrisy or double standard, huh?
Posted by: kristen | 23 May 2006 at 20:46
Puerto Rican isn't a racial category, but a national or ethnic one. Puerto Ricans can be black, white, Asian, and so on but most are racially mixed. An African-American in a relationship with a Puerto Rican would not be interracial but interethnic, unless the Puerto Rican person was white or not in any way black or of African descent.
Posted by: Mayaguanabo | 24 May 2006 at 00:49
I'm quite aware of Census Dept and sociological racial categories. However, you answered this in the second part of your response after the "unless."
A Puerto Rican (or any other Hispanic) could be classified as "white Hispanic", or, "non-Hipsanic." So technically, yes, their relationship would be inter-racial.
Posted by: Rod | 24 May 2006 at 08:00
Has anyone else heard Jermaine Taylor talk? He has a serious Richard Simmons/Rip Taylor/flaming queen thing happening. I'm curious if it's an act or if he really talks that way. It's incongruent with his type: he could pass for a hot masculine man, except for the over-the-top voice. Serious question. No offense, J.
Posted by: seahawk | 24 May 2006 at 14:47
i agree with Bernie...
but u can't blame the kid for spinning 15 minutes into something more than what it should be...
he bothers me...on the inside parts...lol
Posted by: a thomas c | 24 May 2006 at 17:26
Keith did a great interview with Jermaine but if you would like to hear him speak just click my name to check out my interview with him from April. Jermaine is such a sweet guy and his show is addictive.
Posted by: Steven | 31 May 2006 at 16:24