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Becca Monaghan
Apr 20, 2022
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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has been called many things in his time, but this strange TV moment has social media spiralling.
In a bizarre Newsmaxsegment that discussed how the left "considers black conservatives to be traitors," the news outlet thought it would be a good idea to demonstrate with visuals.
They showed four photos of men who supposedly represented being a black conservative – and viewers were left scratching their heads. The lineup showed Sheriff David Clarke, Ben Carson, Herman Cain (who died in 2020) and Ben Shapiro – who isn't black.
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People were quick to highlight the obvious and how horrifically bad their point flopped after all they had as examples was a dead man and someone who isn't black.
One said: "At least leftists can tell the difference between black conservatives and BEN SHAPIRO."
While another stunned user tweeted: "Ben Shapiro identifies as Black now?"
"So, they could only come up with two living black conservatives? That’s not so good," a third added.
This is an actual screenshot from Newsmax. I did not edit this.pic.twitter.com/zTevhmwMAH— Jason Campbell (@Jason Campbell) 1650456676
LOL! All you need to know about @newsmax - they include Ben Shapiro and a deceased person in gaslighting about "black conservatives"https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1516751349337268227\u00a0\u2026— Paul Schiminger (@Paul Schiminger) 1650458067
When you have so few prominent black conservatives you have to include a dead guy and Ben Shapiro to round out your list of 4.— Robert A. Dallas (@Robert A. Dallas) 1650457407
At least leftists can tell the difference between black conservatives and BEN SHAPIRO.— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6is not \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6is not \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa) 1650456892
So, what\u2019s funny about this is they couldn\u2019t name or picture four living black conservatives. Ben Shapiro pic.twitter.com/6o2Vly7pN4— YOUR EVIL ADVISOR \ud83d\udc80 (@YOUR EVIL ADVISOR \ud83d\udc80) 1650424986
So Ben Shapiro identifies as a Black man now. #BlackTwitter— Maxine Baptiste (@Maxine Baptiste) 1650458848
How did @newsmax know Ben Shapiro was a black conservative, but no one else did? I HAD NO IDEA!\n\n/snarkhttps://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1516751349337268227\u00a0\u2026— KMG365 \u2615 \ud83e\udd40 \ud83d\udc1d (@KMG365 \u2615 \ud83e\udd40 \ud83d\udc1d) 1650459515
Who remembers that song from Sesame Street: One of these faces doesn't belong here...https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1516751349337268227\u00a0\u2026— Ayanna Damali \ud83d\udc99 (@Ayanna Damali \ud83d\udc99) 1650460376
We live in ridiculous times lolling is all I can dohttps://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1516751349337268227\u00a0\u2026— Elizabeth Weiss\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Elizabeth Weiss\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1650460071
Last week, Shapiro discussed transgender people at a Young Americans Foundation event at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG).
In an attempt to undermine gender fluidity and non-binary people, one student hit back with "most of what you're saying is based on old data," which fuelled a heated back-and-forth.
When student Quinton tried to correct the conservative, Shapiro said his research was correct.
"You sound like a bozo bro," the student said in frustration, "and you get no p**** and you can't even make your wife wet bro."
The explicit outburst left the audience booing and Shapiro speechless.
There's a first time for everything.
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