@jaryl @SmudgeTheInsultCat Exactly the first thing I thought when I got to the end of his tweet. "Well, Ben, she's *your* daughter..."
Calling her "victimised by the patriarchy" is putting it very mildly. I don't even want to contemplate the twisted upbringing that girl's already had, never mind what's in store for her over the next however-many-years-it-takes-before-she-gets-out (hoping devoutly that she does).
@SmudgeTheInsultCat Why didn't Shapiro ask his mom? She was both a TV executive and a mother.
Oh yeah, and his wife is an MD, so she might have some ideas on the subject.
Or maybe he could ask his sister Abby, who's a mom in addition to being an opera singer and social media personality.
He could ask his cousin, Mara Wilson... but she's gone no contact with him. Can't imagine why.
It's like there's ALL KINDS of adults Ben could ask and get a series of thoughtful, nuanced responses... if he wanted.
Hey, Ben, is it more fun to ask serious questions of adult women or rhetorically interrogate a kindergartner?