Steve Harvey Blasted on Twitter for Resurfaced Clip Claiming Men and Women Can't Be Friends

In the now-viral, decade-old video, Steve Harvey claims a man is “incapable” of having a platonic friendship with a woman without an ulterior motive.

Steve Harvey speaks onstage during 2019 Miss Universe Pageant
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Steve Harvey speaks onstage during 2019 Miss Universe Pageant

Must be wild to learn the guy who popularized the “90 Day Rule” doesn’t have a great grasp on friendships, relationships, and sexuality. 

This weekend, a clip of Steve Harvey making a 2010 appearanceo n CNN’s Face to Face with Fredricka resurfaced. In the now-viral video, Harvey claims a man is “incapable” of having a platonic friendship with a woman without an ulterior motive.

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— ThatGuyShav (@shav457) April 26, 2021

“He’s your friend only because you have made it absolutely clear that nothing else is happening except this friendship we have. We remain your friends in hopes that one day there’ll be a crack in the door, a chink in the armor,” he said in an attempt to dispel this “myth” of friendship.

“And trust and believe that guy that you think is just your buddy, he will slide in that crack the moment he gets the opportunity,” the Family Feud host contended.

There are plenty things wrong with this theory, including the fact it implies men are barbaric predatory creatures who can’t control their urges and women have nothing to really offer a man other than sexual pleasure. And people definitely took to Twitter to openly disagree with the comedian’s decade-old take: 

Notice here, he says “HE is incapable of that.” Then proceeds to say that “99.9 percent of men think this way.” And this, ladies and gentlemen, is called projecting. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. pic.twitter.com/lASab0ZBGM

— King Pierre. 🦁🇭🇹 (@pierrefleury_) April 26, 2021

 

men like this are just weird https://t.co/ZxkG3lt3kF

— antonio (@antoniodelotero) April 27, 2021

 

 

It’s just really funny to me how men will say things like this but then be offended when women assume all men want is sex.

How is that not a safe conclusion when men *loudly* express they can’t fathom a relationship with women outside of sex? https://t.co/XGXn4XSyok

— suguru ghetto (@candacesin_) April 27, 2021

 

Speak for yourself, Steve. https://t.co/JIpKVkLhR5

— P. Harrell (@simply_pharrell) April 27, 2021

 

you know how PATHETIC of a man you have to be to remain friends with a woman hoping and wishing that one day she’ll let you fuck?? get this lame ass shit outta here. https://t.co/OCEpHBECCa

— retired mean girl✨ (@LondonAffair) April 27, 2021

 

dudes will emphatically say, “men are predatory” & then say “not all men”. https://t.co/tapi7pm1zX

— Coochie Seasoning🐝🔥🏳️‍⚧️ (@bbychakra) April 26, 2021

 

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