Kevin Samuels, In Retrospect

Kevin Samuels was a polarizing figure whose opinions evoked in the hearts and minds of many, feelings of pure admiration or utter contempt. While some viewed him as a father figure of sorts – brutally honest and provocative; others saw him as a divisive, anti-Black misogynist that promoted confusion in the Black community. In this piece, I will give an unbiased opinion on the life of Kevin through the lens of Black Empowerment. Before we begin, I will state that Kevin’s untimely passing at the age of 56 was tragic. He not only died in his prime but at the apex of his online career.

A Legacy of Questionable Opinions

Before we begin, we need to accept that for every supposed piece of wisdom Kevin Samuels has given, there is an equal amount of questionable opinions and commentary. While not as bad as let’s say a Rush Limbaugh, his opinions often placed him firmly in peerage with the likes of Candace Owens, Fresh and Fit, and Tommy Sotomayor. Many of us have wllfully overlooked these comments because Kevin Samuels was entertaining and supposedly offering sound advice on relationships, marriage, and self-improvement. But do they outweigh the harmful, controversial things he said or done? Let’s explore:

Black Women Are Objectively Ugly

“Beauty is not subjective, that’s why we have the golden ratio, the effeminate equation. You can look at facial symmetry and see that beautiful people, you can map their facial structure and it goes to a mathematical calculation. Beauty is universal and the thing is…we’re talking about Black women, they are on the opposite end of the spectrum on all ranks” – Kevin Samuels

Kevin Samuels believed that Black women were objectively ugly, based upon European science. One would have to be foolish to believe that his negative opinions on our mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts DID NOT impact how he spoke to and viewed them.

Black Men Need to Stop Talking About Race

“Far too often when guys are not successful in their personal life or professional life race tends to come up a lot for (unintelligible) Black men”. – Kevin Samuels

In this clip, Kevin Samuels told Black men to stop whining, playing victim, and using the race card. How is this any different than the average White Supremacist viewpoint? Would you accept respectability politics from Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity? If the answer is no, why would you accept it from Kevin Samuels? How can someone help elevate the Black community if they don’t see White Supremacy as our single greatest threat and obstacle?

Contrary to Kevin’s thoughts process, Black Americans live in a racial caste system which makes his advice foolish, dangerous, and delusional. The issue with the “try harder” rhetoric is that the game is rigged. No matter how well you play the slots or the card table, you will eventually lose. In order for Black Americans to succeed we have to flip over the card table, not try to find ways to work within it.

Slavery Was Abolished Due to White People’s Benevolence

“…until the emancipation proclamation was signed, the 13th amendment, it didn’t matter how many Nat Turner rebellions happened…until you were given the rights by whom? Yes, you were given [rights], you didn’t fight for them. ” – Kevin Samuels

So not only does Kevin Samuels diminish the beauty of Black people, he also diminishes our contribution to our own freedom. From his perspective, the abolishment of Slavery and the passing of the Civil Rights Act are the result of White benevolence rather than forceful compromise due to Black insurrections.

He Looks Up to Thomas Sowell

“Thomas Sowell, I’ll love to get him on the show…go read Thomas Sowell” – Kevin Samuels

Kevin Samuels loved and supported Uncle Thomas Sowell. For those of you unaware of Thomas Sowell, here’s a clip of him justifying European Imperialism.

Let’s recap, Kevin Samuels believes:

• Black women are objectively the ugliest women on the planet.
• Black men need to stop complaining about Race.
• Black people only have rights because White people allow it.
• Thomas Sowell is a man whose works we all must read.

Is this truly a man whose teachings would have led to a liberated and enlightened Black community? Or was he simply a man that was looking to assimilate the Black community into Whiteness? Based on his own words, we will presume the latter. Kevin Samuels wanted Black people to emulate the Buffer Class strategy of venerating Whiteness in hopes that we would promoted higher in the racial hierarchy. He wanted Black women to dress, act, and look according to Eurocentric standards. He wanted Black men to stop calling White people out on their racism in American society. He essentially was asking Black people to “pull their pants up and stop rocking the boat”.

Kevin Samuels, like other tap-dancers before him, have wasted their lives helping to represent and promote things that are oppositional to our interests, and harmful and toxic to us in the long-term. White supremacist platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter elevate people like Kevin Samuels because they proudly promote anti-Black racism, gender warring, and White Supremacy. So I ask you the reader, are you willing to overlook Kevin Samuels’ caping for White Supremacy simply because he gave relationship advice you appreciated? If so, I think it’s important to ask yourself if Black empowerment is a core tenet of your belief system or merely a source of political entertainment.

I was not fond of Kevin Samuels, his elevated presence, nor Youtube’s incessant promotion of him on my Feed. I often wished he faded into obscurity and that his non-stop gender warring would be a relic of the past. It’s unfortunate that he had to die in such a tragic and timely manner but with that said, I hope has the opportunity to repent and cleanse his soul.