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The Mass Humiliation Of Ben Shapiro

Whenever Ben Shapiro is trending on Twitter, it means that another cringe- inducing moment has gone viral.

Recently, Shapiro took great offense to Cardi BAs song, oWAP,o to the point where he awkwardly recited a (censored) version of the song's lyrics, live
on his show. ItAs an amusing clip; Shapiro repeats the sexually explicit phrases with stilted, painful apprehension, as though the words themselves could summon a succubus with a swollen rear.

The memeable moment proved incredibly popular, not with ShapiroAs fans, of course, but his detractors. ShapiroAs audio was soon remixed, autotuned, spliced with Cardi BAs official music video, and, inevitably, made its way
to Cardi B herself.

Now, IAm not going to deny that itAs fun to mock Ben Shapiro - the man rose
to fame by shrieking statistics at college students, and when a BBC
reporter finally confronted him on his hypocrisy, responded with: "I'm
popular and no one has ever heard of you," before ending the interview.

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Memorably, Shapiro once proposed that those unfortunate enough to be
displaced by the rising tides of climate change should simply osell their homes and move.o YouTuber Hbomberguy famously responded with:

oSell their houses to who, Ben? F**king Aquaman?o

For many of ShapiroAs detractors, heAs almost too embarrassing to ignore.

But the world has been making fun of Shapiro for years, and it's starting
to get stale. Yes, the man talks like a VHS tape on fast-forward, has an abundance of poorly thought-out opinions, and a puritanical attitude to fun music videos.

But being the punchline of a joke has never negatively affected ShapiroAs ability to reach millions on social media (on Facebook, Shapiro is followed
by 7 million people, and almost 3 million on Twitter).

Shapiro has, seemingly, only benefited from the mass mockery sparked by his deliriously bad takes. Retweets, comments, jokes, and memes (and articles
like this) only serve in ShapiroAs favor.

The recommendation algorithms on social media might be complex and somewhat mysterious, but they generally favor engagement; thus, controversy,
followed by mass-mockery, is an ideal way to attract an incredible amount
of attention.

IAd be surprised if Shapiro himself didnAt understand this contradictory dynamic, and actively seek public humiliation, on a regular basis, for the sake of his career.

And in that regard, Shapiro is certainly succeeding.
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