Wait, Whaaat? Now Steve Harvey, I love you, but, NAW…… pic.twitter.com/VE6eZ1CPlE
— J Haggard (@HaggardJan) January 1, 2018
Comedian Steve Harvey kicked off his first New Year’s Eve special on Fox with some controversy. The talk show host braved the bitter cold in Times Square Sunday, Dec. 31 and became the focus of Twitter for a few reasons. But the most divisive reason came when he complimented three young Black boys.
“Three little Black dudes singing the song better than all the white people I know!” he exclaims after the kids’ performance.
The comment caught the attention of many conservative viewers who didn’t appreciate the remark, which they deemed “racist.”
https://twitter.com/TheMikeCrook/status/947657985475731457
Steve Harvey insulting white people saying tjey can’t sing 5 minutes into the show. Why does FOX allow his racist comment.
— TrumpIsGreat (@jtoc9890) January 1, 2018
#Fox Steve Harvey sounds like a racist ass saying " that was better than all the white people I know " #SteveHarvey #NYE2017
— RealityTVChick (@RealityTVbich) January 1, 2018
Sooo we’re gonna act like Steve Harvey wasn’t just racist as hell😂 if that was a white guy up there holy shit
— Mat (@MatBeal1) January 1, 2018
@FOXTV turned off your NYE show when I heard the racist comment made by the moron Steve Harvey. What an idiot.
— Source of Grey Hair (@freechewy) January 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/Messy_Monday/status/947650520621207553
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However, others questioned the outrage.
#SteveHarvey Please don't open your mouth to complain about Steve Harvey making a racist remark, when you haven't open your mouth about the Fox Network for years making racist remarks. What you should ask yourself, did Steve lie.
— albacri12 (@texastrilogy12) January 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/Zo3Foxx/status/947669760711503872
Steve Harvey isn’t racist, if you couldn’t tell he was joking. take a joke #newyearsteve
— alexis 🤍 (@aalexishargiss) January 1, 2018
But Harvey’s race-related remark wasn’t the only thing that made him a popular discussion topic on Twitter. Folks also took the time to poke fun at his white ensemble.
Steve Harvey had on a middle aged auntie coat pic.twitter.com/Re0504SO4o
— Sleepyface (@GottaGo2Sleep_) January 1, 2018
steve harvey has on that "maid in manhattan"/"scandal," double-breasted, cashmere trench and a matching hat, looking like the archangel of black deacons.
he looks like he's gonna take that coat off, walk right into your kitchens, and stir those greens y'all been cooking all day.
— fooler initiative (@metroadlib) January 1, 2018
#Fox told Steve Harvey no fur. So, Steve stylist "pimped" him in a woman's trench coat instead. The vision was really this… #NYEonFOX #NewYearsEve2017 #SteveHarvey pic.twitter.com/sQOMBfgDhg
— 💫2Much4You💫 (@peepthisgal) January 1, 2018
Man, Steve Harvey looks as stiff in that coat as Squidward was covered in that cemet #Harvey #ItsSoCold #NYEonFOX pic.twitter.com/1hUWlQtdTP
— dajablast 💙💚 (@dajaemalcorn) January 1, 2018
2018 just started and the internet is already meming somebody. This year is Steve Harvey and his coat. lol Happy New Year! lol pic.twitter.com/l2i1JKQlWJ
— The Explorer (@TheInfoBuffet) January 1, 2018
