?Walk into any high school in the United States, and you can see teenagers-black, white, Hispanic, whatever-in baggy pants, doing the ?pimp roll.? They imitate the dress style and the bad grammar, using phrases like ?fo shizzle my nizzle.? The common high school greeting is ?Sup, biotch.??

Shapiro is also dead-on when he states that: ?Rappers need to get over their obsession with their own genitals, and start working on changing their perverse views of women, or there?s no end to the damage this destructive culture can create.? It is a shame that other, more experienced writers are afraid to boldly state such obvious truths.

Sticking with the most important theme of the book-the sexualization of children-Shapiro correctly observes that TV portrayals of casual sex itself are not the problem. It is the fact that TV depicts these characters as having casual sex without experiencing negative consequences that causes harm. Social learning theory has consistently shown this to be true. Unfortunately, on our college campuses, there are too few programs and studies emphasizing this point. By giving out free condoms and promoting Planned Parenthood, our colleges more often promulgate the myth of sex without consequences as realistic and attainable.

The book?s longest chapter ?Porn and Popcorn,? provides an interesting historical overview of the Hays Code, which was a content standard the motion picture industry imposed upon itself in the 1930s. The discussion of how economic forces made that choice possible may provide some insight into how a similar standard can be invoked in the future. Shapiro?s observation that ?When, as a society, we decided that standards in movies no longer mattered, we sacrificed something great-the popular requirement that filmmakers strive to enrich society and uphold traditions of American morality? sums up the problem nicely.

With all the book?s great quotes, it is probably fitting to conclude this review with my favorite: ?Paris Hilton is famous for one reason, and one reason only: She?s a fabulously rich slut.? By contrast, Ben Shapiro is becoming famous for one reason, and one reason only: He?s a fabulously talented writer.