Book · 2013 · Social Science
Porn Generation
How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future
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The porn generation now inhabits a world where empowered means sex with no strings attached.
What they say about it
- Discusses publication and release“published this apparently in 2005”2
- Criticizes core arguments“premise is as inaccurate”2
The best things said about it
Ben Shapiro's 2013 book Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism is corrupting our future.
His premise is as inaccurate here as it is in his 2013 book.
But um also I just love uh the life experiences um of a man that have been so sheltered and adorable that he can use the sexually assaulted phrase so liberally without thinking about it even a little bit. Anyway, Generation Sex on uh on Goodreads has 12 ratings, an average of 2.58 out of five.
It was 2013 that he wrote this book. Still before any reasonable person had ever heard of Ben Shapiro.
I am returning Ben Shapiro's book, Porn Generation, for offensive content.
Why people recommend it
Porn Generation by Ben Shapiro is a 2013 book arguing that social liberalism and pornography are corrupting modern youth. Robert Evans discussed the book on Behind the Bastards in 2022, using it alongside an earlier 2005 book by Shapiro called Generation Sex. Evans critiqued the core premises of both works, pointing out that empirical data consistently shows young people are actually less promiscuous than previous generations, contrary to Shapiro's assertions. Evans also questioned the sheltered life experiences that allowed Shapiro to write so freely about sensitive topics without deeper grounding, and noted the overwhelmingly poor reception of his earlier work on Goodreads. Throughout the discussion, Evans contrasted Shapiro's speculative views on youth culture with actual literary depictions from authors like Tom Wolfe, highlighting the stark disconnect between the author's conservative moral panic and statistical reality. The podcast hosts used these texts to unpack the broader ideological foundations of Shapiro's media career before he became a household name, demonstrating how early writings established patterns of sensationalized cultural critique that persist in his contemporary commentary. Listeners interested in the intellectual roots of modern conservative media figures found the deep dive both analytical and deeply humorous.
Every mention
Robert Evans So like this book about young people like 19year-olds in 2004 written by Tom Wolf. Everyone has a pager and… 11
“we're going to be talking today as we did uh one of the last times we talked about Ben Shapiro's 2013 book Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism is corrupting our future.”
“I typed generation sex into the title and lo and behold, guess what? I got a result for a bin Shapiro book from 2005. Now when I look at it on Amazon, it's called Generation Sex Explo Exposing the Full Frontal Assault on American Innocence.”
“But uh he published this apparently in 2005. It's 320 pages published by Thomas Nelson Inc. Amazon says that there was only a hard cover available and the book is currently unavailable.”
“I mean, and again, as we've noted, like his his premise is as inaccurate here as it is in his 2013 book. Like young young people are less promiscuous than previous generations uh for a variety of reasons which we don't need to litigate now, but the data is incredibly consistent on that point.”
“But um also I just love uh the life experiences um of a man that have been so sheltered and adorable that he can use the sexually assaulted phrase so liberally without thinking about it even a little bit. Anyway, Generation Sex on uh on Goodreads has 12 ratings, an average of 2.58 out of five.”
“But now it's probably time that we uh we dive into porn generation. We uh let's do this. We get face deep in the porn generation.”
“So like this book about young people like 19year-olds in 2004 written by Tom Wolf. Everyone has a pager and the internet has never mentioned. Look, no one knows more about young people than old people.”
“Well, he did he he he published the book Porn Generation. Uh, I believe it was published in 2008, so back before you know anybody knew who Ben Shapiro was.”
“It was 2013 that he wrote this book. Still before any reasonable person had ever heard of Ben Shapiro. Uh it's called obviously that's the year that orgasms were invented. Correct. Cuz none had occurred until Ben Shapiro wrote this book. Not in the Shapiro family for certain. So, it's called Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism is Corrupting Our Future.”
“Ah, we're back and we're talking about Ben Shapiro's book on sex. So, this first little bit ends with the paragraph, the porn generation now inhabits a world where empowered means sex with no strings attached.”
“I am returning Ben Shapiro's book, Porn Generation, for offensive content. Until next time.”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“my second book came out while I was at Harvard Law and it was titled porn generation how social liberalism is corrupting our future that was 2005”