Kevin Samuels passed away on May 5, 2022. Samuels continued to gain legions of black male AND women fans while upsetting many black women who he always stated were the women he was targeting in his widely popular advice videos.
Ironically, his black female fan base was growing at the time of his death, with some women, according to him, thanking him for his honesty and for helping them (and their friends who are in denial) understand the challenges they might bring to relationships.
In this segment, Samuels made several points about the role of Black women in relationships, contrasting his views with those of some Black women. He argued that single women could perpetuate the cycle of singlehood for others. He also suggested that women seeking high-value partners should bring something to the table themselves, not expect the man to provide everything.
These comments cla<a href="shed with a particular woman featured on the show. Samuels told her that a woman's role wasn't to be in front of or beside a man, but behind him. The woman disagreed, and Samuels used a hypothetical break-in scenario to illustrate his point. He asked her if <a href="she'd expect her husband to check things out first, to which <a href="she replied <a href="she'd be beside him. Samuels then argued that her role wouldn't be to be beside him but to ensure the children's safety.
This episode continued to be circulated on social media even after Samuels’ passing. In the clip, a woman in the background can be heard encouraging the on-screen woman to hang up. Samuels then asks, “Is that Big Shirley?” before hanging up himself and making a comment about the woman’s voice.