Ben Shapiro

found yet another thing to gripe about on Wednesday, and this time it was *checks notes* middle-aged celebrities.

In a bizarre, ageist rant that seemed like the audio equivalent of

Grandpa Simpson shaking his fist at a cloud,

the conservative podcaster accused celebrities of a certain age like

Taylor Swift,


Jennifer Lopez

and comedian

Theo Von

of

“masquerading as 17-year-olds.”

It started because Shapiro had a problem with J.Lo

kissing both a man and a woman during a recent concert.

Although Shapiro admitted Lopez is an

“amazing looking 55-year-old person,” he claimed the smooches were proof of “this


thing that’s happening in our culture where a bunch of people are masquerading as 17-year-olds who are actually middle-aged.”


The 41-year-old Shapiro later admitted that he has been a “grumpy old man” since he was a teenager and apparently thought that gave him the gravitas to call out other people in or near his age bracket.


“Like if you are of middle age, you should act like you are middle age,” he said, while insisting he didn’t mean people “have to be a fuddy-duddy,” though he later admitted to being one.


“I do mean that you should act like an adult,” he continued. “Like you’re not a 17-year-old, or a 21-year-old trying desperately to gain attention. You see this with

Katy Perry

also, right? Katy Perry is also making a fool of herself doing her international tours right now. Being silly. And you see it in the lyrics of Taylor Swift also, who pretends to be a lovelorn 16-year-old girl, when in fact Taylor Swift is currently age 35.”

Although Swift, Lopez and Perry all just happened to endorse Kamala Harris for president in 2024, Shapiro’s rant against his fellow middle-agers wasn’t strictly partisan.

He also singled out comedian Theo Von, who interviewed Trump during his campaign, for dressing “like a skater who’s 16 years old, wears his hat backwards, and acts as though he’s a refugee from the stoners club in junior high” despite being 45 years old.


“It’s a little weird,” Shapiro griped.

You can see the full segment in the clip below.


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