Published 16:31 IST, August 11th 2020

Ben Shapiro criticised on Twitter for dramatic reading of Cardi B & Megan's song 'WAP'

Ben Shapiro is facing severe backlash on Twitter. This backlash comes after he criticised Cardi B a & Megan's new song 'WAP' with a dramatic read on his show.

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Podcast host and Daily Wire Editor Ben Shapiro is receiving severe backlash online. In latest episode of his show Ben Shapiro Show, editor criticised Cardi B and Megan Stallion’s new song WAP. During show, he also read out lyrics of song and since n this clip has gone viral on social media.

Ben Shapiro faces backlash for criticising Cardi – Megan’s song ‘WAP’

Podcast host and author Ben Shapiro has always been vocal about his opinions. Over years, Shapiro has steadily gained a loyal fan base following with his talks and his show Ben Shapiro Show. But sometimes his statements also receive criticism.

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Recently, this happened when Ben Shapiro chose to read out lyrics of Cardi B and Megan Stallion’s new song WAP. This song has gone to become a chartbuster within few days of its release. It has t only secured top spot in music charts but has also received wide critical acclaim.

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But Ben Shapiro does t seem to agree with positive response for song. In recent episode of his show, host did a dramatic reading of WAP lyrics. During this dramatic read, Ben started by clarifying to his fans that “wet *** p-word” stands for female genitalia, in case any of his listeners were unaware.

He also added that as song progressed lyrics got more vulgar and hence it does t stand as a feminist anm. This dramatic reading clip went viral in time.

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Soon comments started rolling in and people were n criticising host’s perspective about song. Many people also chose to highlight his problematic comments with memes and GIFs. Take a look at some of comments here.

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But this is t first time Ben Shapiro has faced backlash for his take on music. In past, Ben Shapiro has also criticised rap music. He has said that “rap music is t music since it does t have melody and harmony and just rhythm”. This comment did t go well with rap lovers and rap musicians.

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16:31 IST, August 11th 2020