Steve Harvey & Wife Marjorie Once Sparked Major Social Media Backlash

People tend to overshare on social media; it just comes with the territory. However, Steve and Marjorie Harvey did much more than overshare when they posted a highly controversial video online followed by equally disturbing comments. What should have been a cute clip of the super popular celebrity couple quickly went downhill when Marjorie casually flung out the “R-word.”

As captured by People, Marjorie shared a video on Instagram (which has since been deleted) of her and her husband cutting fruits and veggies in their kitchen. Apparently, Steve mentioned something to Marjorie that cast doubt on her cutting skills, and she called him out by exclaiming: “I’m sitting here arguing with my husband, ’cause clearly, he thinks I’m r*****ed [and] I don’t know how to cut a beet.”

Marjorie’s followers were quick to let her know the word was problematic. “There are people like me, my family, my daughter who has Down syndrome, who are all hurt by the implication you made,” one commented. Another added, “Just something to simply think about when using that word as an insult … in other words, just don’t,” (via Pop Culture). As the official website for the Special Olympics makes clear, the term has been outdated for years, with a shift towards more inclusive terminology happening back in 2010 with the introduction of Rosa’s Law.