Steve Harvey Finally Opened His Notes App and Apologized For Making Fun of Asian Men
CelebritiesDirt BagDuring the January 6 episode of his show, comedian and bestselling author of misogynistic self-help books Steve Harvey decided to make fun of an admittedly shitty looking book called How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide For Asian Men. Harvey joked that the book would likely be just one page, and would include the following exchange of an Asian man approaching a white woman:
MAN: Excuse me, do you like Asian men?
WOMAN: No.
MAN: Thank you.
Harvey’s comments received the attention of author Eddie Huang, who wrote an op-ed in the New York Times that read:
That’s why this Steve Harvey episode is so upsetting…For his own personal profit, he’s willing to perpetuate the emasculation of Asian men regardless of how hypocritical it is.
And now, Harvey has apologized. On Twitter. With a screenshot from his Notes app. His statement reads:
“I offer my humblest apology for offending anyone, particularly those in the Asian community, last week. It was not my intention and the humor was not meant with any malice or disrespect whatsoever.”
“Humor.”