By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Steve Harvey has found success as a talk show host and radio personality, but sometimes he finds himself the target of controversy for voicing some of his interesting opinions.
Steve has been getting slammed online for the last couple of days because he told his talk show audience that he doesn’t care about slavery.
Apparently all of this came up when a white woman asked for his advice on how to handle it when someone brings up historical issues she isn’t comfortable with discussing. Of course she wasn’t bold enough to say slavery.
She was quite pleased when Steve told her it was totally okay for her to tell folks she doesn’t care about slavery though.
Steve says:
“When I’m sitting around socialites and they start talking about the past, that’s my line. I just say it and walk off. I have a drink in my hand, I just say it and walk off. ‘I don’t really care for slavery,’ and walk off. I don’t give a damn if they talking about Christopher Columbus. I don’t give a damn if they talking about a treaty…an amendment…a bill. I don’t care what the subject is.
“When you get through saying it and I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, my favorite line is, ‘I don’t give a damn about slavery!'”
Check out the video below:
He’s an old fool.
Stevie has never hid his ignorance. Just listen to his radio show. LOL.
If people actually saw the show what was said was “I don’t care for Slavery” he didn’t say he didn’t care about it. People jumping without actually listening to what was said.
It’s not what you say but how you say it. I’m going to leave it at that.
Aww man! I actually really like Steve, but I can’t imagine a context where this even makes any damn sense. *adds Steve to growing list of disappointing black men who should stfu*
This is a prime example why I don’t mess with Steve Harvey. People don’t realize Steve has said and done some very shady stuff so I ain’t surprised he would say this.
Welp!!!! I guess he’s proud of being a sellout.
As a black man, he should know better. But Steve is only loyal to money. And that’s because that is the only way he can keep his current wife.
Funny how he started off saying “I don’t care for slavery” and then he ended by saying “I don’t give a damn about slavery.” I think his true feelings came out at the end. But it’s cool. He’s the same one who told young black men they are stupid for thinking they can get jobs with dreads. He’s known for c–ning.
But she didn’t even bring up slavery so why did he? How odd.
This is just…weird. I don’t know understand why he even brought up slavery when the woman never did. Was he just itching to say this and appeal to whites? I won’t write him off yet but he sounds really ignorant. And the people who clapped are a mess as well. We shouldn’t be saying these things in front of white people.
Really Steve?
It’s better to let people think you’re a fool than open up your mouth and remove all doubt.
I’ve never cared for this man at all. I find him hypocritical giving relationship advices while is on to his third wife.
Well this is the game black celebs how to play. Steve wouldn’t have his own radio show, talk show and the Family Feud if he wasn’t playing the sellout card. Hollywood is a messed up place.