Ryan Clark and Andrew Schulz have settled their recent public dispute after Schulz appeared on The Pivot podcast, marking the end of their heated back-and-forth.
The tension between the two began after Clark criticized Schulz for a joke about the “inverse of the Black girlfriend effect.” Schulz had quipped that men with Black girlfriends tend to cut their hair shorter due to stress-related hair loss and grow beards for extra padding in case they get slapped.
Clark publicly called out Schulz multiple times on The Pivot, prompting the comedian to respond during his appearance on Club Shay Shay. Schulz dismissed Clark’s comments as a clout-chasing move, which led Clark to fire back.
On The Pivot, Clark addressed Schulz’s remarks, pushing back against the claim that he was seeking attention.
"When something spins back around like this and becomes a thing again, what does it say about this platform? I think what Andrew said to Shannon [Sharpe] and what he said to Charlamagne was all fair game. If I speak on something he did, I’m putting myself in a place to be spoken about. I didn’t find what he said to be disrespectful, even when we disagreed. But what I do take issue with is the idea that I spoke on this for clout. No one defends Black women for clout. Most of the time, the people defending Black women are Black women."
Clark continued, explaining why he felt compelled to respond, "Why is it corny for me to stand up in defense of Black women when people are sending me the clip and asking for my thoughts? When I live in a house full of Black women who would give their lives for me? When I was raised by a Black woman who would do the same? That’s not clout-chasing. I’m not looking for friends or a pedestal."
Schulz acknowledged Clark’s perspective but questioned the assumption that he didn’t share the same respect for Black women.
"You must think I don’t already feel that way about Black women—or all women," Schulz said. "Or that I feel one way about white women and differently about Black women. That’s where I’m like, ‘Woah.’”
Clark then clarified his stance, emphasizing that Schulz wasn’t the focus of his message.
"I think what you’re missing is— and I want to say this in the least combative way possible— I don’t care about you. In that moment, Andrew Schulz was a nameless, grey face. When I step up for Black women the way I did, you know what I got? ‘You’re a racist.’
Clark also reflected on the backlash he received in 2020 during the George Floyd protests.
"I was saying, doing this to any man is not okay. But when you speak up, whether it’s against Conservatives, Republicans, the Right, or just white people in general, suddenly you’re labeled a racist—when I’ve never claimed my own race is superior, which is where racism actually stems from.”
Despite the disagreement, both Clark and Schulz appear to have reached an understanding by the end of the podcast, clearing the air on what had become a widely discussed public exchange.
Source: YouTube
