Whether or not men and women can just be friends with no ulterior motives has been a hotly debated topic for a long, long time, and will often leave people forced to agree to disagree.
Television personality Steve Harvey discussed the issue in an interview clip that has since gone viral after resurfacing over ten years later.
"I don't have female friends," Steve tells the interviewer. "I don't. I'm incapable of that," he went on. "Because, you know, come on... Well, because I have a wife, and-- okay, let's get rid of this myth right here."
"There's some guy somewhere saying, 'yeah, we're friends,' that's not true," Steve went on. "He's your friend only because you have made it absolutely clear that nothing else is happening except this friendship we have."
"Trust and believe that the guy that you think is just your buddy... he will slide in that crack the moment he gets the opportunity. Because we're guys! 99.9% of us think that way."
Steve's comments immediately started catching heat on social media.
"Steve Harvey is a misogynist and sexist so let’s start there. He is “incapable” of being friends with woman because he doesn’t see their value as people beyond what he can get for them sexually. That’s a flaw on his part. If he viewed women as people, this wouldn’t be a problem," tweeted one user.
What do you think? Do you believe that men and women can just be friends, or do you think that Steve had a point? Let us know in the comments below!
