Twitter, run by leftists, trended Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro’s name all morning and afternoon over an exchange he had with a student who claimed he was a noted “mathematician and physicist” and spewed vulgar sexual insults to Shapiro about the author and his wife.
Of course, Twitter being Twitter, the site promoted numerous tweets praising the man who was both incoherent and vulgar, as well as a clipped 11-second expletive-laced video post cutting off Shapiro’s response to the insults.
The trend was identified by Twitter with the following caption: “Conservative speaker Ben Shapiro traded words with a student at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro during a stop on his Young America’s Foundation tour.”
Some politicos on Twitter, however, hijacked the trend.
“Imagine thinking it’s Ben Shapiro who comes off poorly here — and they even selectively edited the video thinking it’ll help the mentally ill audience member out,” reporter Jason Rantz posted, captioning the 11-second clip.
Imagine thinking it’s Ben Shapiro who comes off poorly here — and they even selectively edited the video thinking it’ll help the mentally ill audience member out. https://t.co/zrugSLW7lL
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) April 13, 2022
“A bunch of 15 year old, emotionally stunted Democrats are saying this guy owned Ben Shapiro. Lol,” wrote popular conservative Twitter account @Bossy_Leah. “Imagine declaring yourself a physicist and mathematician and then screeching personal insults because your argument contradicts itself.”
A bunch of 15 year old, emotionally stunted Democrats are saying this guy owned Ben Shapiro.
Lol. Imagine declaring yourself a physicist and mathematician and then screeching personal insults because your argument contradicts itself. https://t.co/75vn6Y8uie
— I Am Leah (@Bossy_Leah) April 13, 2022
“If you can watch an 11-second out-of-context clip and somehow think that Ben Shapiro got ‘owned’ by a ‘mathematician and a physicist,’ I’m not the least bit surprised you think there are 63 genders,” Townhall writer Scott Morefield commented.
If you can watch an 11-second out-of-context clip and somehow think that Ben Shapiro got "owned" by a "mathematician and a physicist," I'm not the least bit surprised you think there are 63 genders.
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) April 13, 2022
Writer Barrett Wilson commented on the state of higher education and academia in relation to the video.
“I’m not surprised that this ‘mathematician and physicist’ who was just humiliated by [Ben Shapiro] won a prestigious award,” he wrote. “That’s exactly the problem. My gosh, what a moron.”
I’m not surprised that this “mathematician and physicist” who was just humiliated by @benshapiro won a prestigious award. That’s exactly the problem.
My gosh, what a moron. pic.twitter.com/2XFdPC1Ffg
— Support Independent Media (@BarrettWilson6) April 12, 2022
“Adult vs child,” Dr. Jordan B. Peterson captioned Wilson’s post.
“Particularly interesting to note the constant uptick in auditory tone (that ‘maybe this is a question, really?’ tone) at the end of each of his statements; that seeking for validation–vs Shapiro’s blunt matter-of-fact delivery,” he added.
Particularly interesting to note the constant uptick in auditory tone (that "maybe this is a question, really?" tone) at the end of each of his statements; that seeking for validation–vs Shapiro's blunt matter-of-fact delivery.
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) April 12, 2022
The Daily Wire reported on the exchange:
“I’m a mathematician and physicist, here, a double major, and I also just won the prestigious award in the country to pursue research at any institution I want –” the student prefaced his question.
“Ah, congratulations,” a sincere Shapiro interjected.
“So, I think I’m pretty qualified to say that most of what you’re saying is based on old data,” the student claimed.
“I literally cited a study from last month, but sure,” Shapiro said.
“Like, for example, gender identity disorder, that’s a DSM 4 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), bro. We used the DSM 5, now,” the student said.
“I literally cited the DSM 5 in the speech, and it’s called gender dysphoria,” Shapiro explained, before the student started mimicking him in a mocking voice and said Shapiro “sounds like a bozo, bro.”
The insults continued. “And you get no p**** and can’t even get your wife w**, bro, so what’s good?” the student said, smiling to himself.
After boos were let out by the audience, Shapiro replied, “So, the nice thing about having several small children is I don’t feel the necessity to have my masculinity challenged by someone like you.”
The student, more aggressive now, scolded Shapiro for having a “Western colonial idea of gender.”
“You’re right, men and women don’t exist in any other culture,” Shapiro sarcastically shot back. “You’re right. Nailed it.”
“I’m a mathematician and a physicist!” the frustrated student screamed after the two continued to debate “gender identity.”
“As a mathematician and physicist, what in the hell do you know about human biology that allows you to deny it?” Shapiro questioned, sparking applause.
The student then yelled to Shapiro, “You got your law degree from Harvard! What do you know about biology?”
“One other thing,” Shapiro closed up the exchange, “if your logic is so flawed as a mathematician and physicist, I would suggest that whichever institution gave you an award, revoke it immediately.”