Abigail Shapiro
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About
Abigail Shapiro is a conservative influencer who is the younger sister of the political commentator Ben Shapiro. After a video of Shapiro singing gained circulation on 4chan's /pol/ board in October 2017, she became a subject both of anti-Semitic remarks and hornyposting, with users on 4chan, 8chan and iFunny posting memes and fan art.
Online History
On January 31st and February 25th, 2014, Abigail Shapiro's father David Shapiro uploaded two YouTube[1][2] videos of her performing opera arias "Hello! Oh, Margaret, It's You" and "Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe" (shown below, left and right).
Shapiro did not see online recognition until on October 25th, 2017, a post highlighting her attractiveness was posted by an anonymous user on 4chan's /pol/[3] board (shown below, top). In the same thread, multiple /pol/ users expressed attraction to Shapiro, posting lewd anti-semitic comments and referring to Shapiro's breasts as "khazar milkers" (example shown below, bottom).
On October 30th, 2017, Forward[4] reported on an influx of anti-semitic and misogynistic comments under Shapiro's YouTube videos.
Classically Abby
On January 31st, 2019, Abigail Shapiro launched social media accounts on Facebook,[5] Twitter,[6] Instagram[7] and YouTube[8] as Classically Abby, posting makeup, fashion and lifestyle videos. She amassed over 21,100 followers on Twitter, 9,500 followers on YouTube and 7,500 followers on Instagram in one year. On April 17th, 2020, Shapiro uploaded a video titled "Why YOU Should Dress Modestly || Get the attention you deserve," which urged women to not dress in revealing clothing (shown below). Within five months, the video accumulated upwards of 1.2 million views, 132,000 dislikes and 19,000 likes.
On August 5th, 2020, YouTuber Vaush uploaded a video complaining about ads promoting Shapiro's channel, titled "Stop Showing Me Ads For Abigail Shapiro I Don't Care Please" (shown below). Within five days, the video received more than 187,000 views and 2,600 comments.
False Breast Reduction Rumors
On January 14th, 2021, Shapiro posted an Instagram story in which she wrote that she is undergoing a surgery and used #breasthealthawareness hashtag,[11] which led some users to believe that Shapiro is undergoing breast reduction. In a January 15th Instagram[12] post Shapiro clarified that a lump was surgically removed from her breast.
The rumor spawned discussions and memes on social media, particularly on 4chan[13] and Twitter.[14]
Pregnancy Photographs
On February 12th, 2022, Abigail Shapiro made a carousel post on her Instagram[15] that included multiple photos of her Baby Shower. Pictured with her friends and family, Shapiro's post received roughly 7,300 likes over the course of four days.
The pictures of pregnant Abigail Shapiro surfaced on Twitter two days later when on February 14th, Twitter[16] user shirtdotsexy posted a tweet that emphasized Shaprio's breasts. The tweet, filled with slang overload, received roughly 7,700 likes over the course of two days (shown below, left).
On February 14th, Redditor VeganExtremist created a photoshopped Ben Shapiro tweet that made it look like Shapiro tweeted the photos of his sister with the caption, "Look how beautiful my sister looks. I've literally been staring at these photos for hours." They posted it to /r/196[17] where over the course of three days it received roughly 8,800 upvotes (shown below, right).
On February 15th, Twitter[18] user majkamila999 revealed that the photographs of Shapiro were photoshopped by shirtdotsexy, comparing the original Instagram post to their tweet.[16] Shirtdotsexy had made Shirpiro's breasts larger. Majkamila999's tweet received seven likes in one day (shown below).
Reputation
After October 25th, 2017, /pol/ thread, Abigail Shapiro remained a popular subject of memes and fan arts on 4chan, iFunny and other websites, namely in their localized anti-Semitic communities. In these communities, Shapiro maintains the status of that of a waifu, with posts, memes and fanart often exploiting the premise of users abandoning anti-Semitic views for her.
Personal Life
Abigail Shapiro was born on November 8th, 1992. She attended the Manhattan School of Music and is a trained opera singer. Shapiro is conservative.[9]
On May 27th, 2018, Abigail Shapiro married Jacob Roth.[10]
Related Memes
Khazar Milkers
Khazar Milkers is a phrase used by users on 4chan, iFunny and other websites to refer to large breasts of Jewish women in general and to Abigail Shapiro's breasts in particular. "Khazar" refers to the Turkic people who controlled most of the Pontic-Caspian Steppe during the Early-Middle Ages.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] YouTube – Abigail Shapiro, Hello! Oh, Margaret, It's You
[2] YouTube – Abigail Shapiro, Adieux de L'hôtesse Arabe
[3] 4chan – /pol/ Thread #146682743
[4] Forward – Anti-Semitic trolls are targeting Ben Shapiro’s sister and it’s horrifying
[5] Facebook – Classically Abby
[6] Twitter – @classicallyabby
[7] Instagram – classicallyabby
[8] YouTube – Classically Abby
[9] Facebook – Let's be classic.
[10] The Knot – Abigail & Jacob
[11] 4plebs – /tv/ Thread #145115108
[12] Instagram – classiallyabby
[13] ArchivedMoe – /biz/ Thread #26011311
[14] Twitter – @Sparkpoodle1
[15] Instagram – @classicallyabby
[16] Twitter – @shirtdotsexy
[18] Twitter – @majkamila999
Top Comments
Red H2O
Apr 28, 2020 at 09:34PM EDT
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