{"id":4010,"date":"2024-09-14T14:57:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T14:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=4010"},"modified":"2024-10-19T21:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T01:49:10","slug":"am-i-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2024\/09\/14\/am-i-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I Racist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Am I Racist?<\/strong> (2024)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SDG Releasing\/Documentary-Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 101 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (strong language, thematic material, some sexual references)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Justin Folk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Justin Folk, Brian Hoffman, Matt Walsh and Dallas Sonnier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Uncle Chubbz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Anton Seim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: September 13, 2024 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Matt Walsh.<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ** \u00bd<\/p>\n

\u00a0Prior to seeing the mockumentary Am I Racist?<\/strong>, I never gave the conservative media company The Daily Wire much thought. In fact, I didn\u2019t think of it at all. I\u2019m not into that sort of thing. I definitely didn\u2019t know they made and distributed films. Their titles include Run Hide Fight, Shut In and the documentary What Is a Woman? I\u2019ve never seen any of them because they didn\u2019t play theatrically.<\/p>\n

\u00a0SDG Releasing, the studio behind Am I Racist?<\/strong>, is new on the scene. Founded by filmmakers Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman (directors of the Christian horror film Nefarious\/writers of God\u2019s Not Dead 1 & 2), it\u2019s \u201cdesigned by filmmakers for filmmakers\u201d. It \u201ccombats industry corruption with honesty, transparency and low costs, ensuring fair and accessible distribution for all.\u201d It just entered into an exclusive contract with The Daily Wire. Am I Racist?<\/strong> is their first collaboration and first-ever theatrical release. I didn\u2019t know any of this until I started my pre-review research. Now you all know too.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Political commentator Matt Walsh is the star of Am I Racist?<\/strong>, a comedic documentary not unlike Borat, the 2006 mockumentary starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the titular Kazakhstani immigrant. In it, he talks to Americans about their customs, often offending them in the process. Walsh does something quite similar in Am I Racist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0In order to gain a better understanding of racism and white privilege, Walsh goes on a journey of self-discovery only he has to do it undercover because he\u2019s too recognizable as himself. Posing as a beta male like the gender studies professor he interviewed in his previous mockumentary What Is a Woman?, he talks to various experts on the subject of racism and what he can do to be a better, non-racist white guy. He starts by getting certified as a D.E.I Expert (i.e. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion). He then goes about \u201cdoing the work\u201d which entails paying so-called anti-racism experts exorbitant fees to tell him why he\u2019s a racist.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In addition, Walsh does some pretty outlandish and dangerous things like circulate a petition to have the George Washington Monument renamed for George Floyd and painted black. Surprisingly, a lot of people sign it. He also talks to a bunch of bikers at a redneck bar about racism. I am astonished he didn\u2019t get beat up.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Why don\u2019t we just cut right to the chase? Here\u2019s what Am I Racist?<\/strong> is really about. What Walsh is actually doing is exposing the anti-racism industry as a huge scam. The people he talks to, like White Women authors Regina Jackson and Saira Rao, are con artists who charge white people thousands of dollars to be told how racist they are. He also talks to the mother of the two little black girls who were snubbed by the character Rosita at Sesame Place in 2022. She got paid $50K to sit down for an interview in which she doesn\u2019t say anything new or profound. The experts throw around terms like \u201cmicroaggression\u201d, \u201ctrigger\u201d and \u201csystematic racism\u201d, but it\u2019s just a lot of yada-yada. I don\u2019t think they know what they\u2019re talking about half the time. And this is coming from a liberal (yes, I finally admit it!).<\/p>\n

\u00a0I can\u2019t say for sure if I liked Am I Racist?<\/strong> or not. Some of it is amusing like when Walsh gets White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo to apologize to his \u201cblack friend\u201d Ben and hand over her own money as \u201creparation\u201d. Other times, I just wanted these people to stop talking. I was getting a headache listening to their BS. Again, this is coming from a liberal.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I have to say Walsh makes some interesting points about racism in American society and how it\u2019s perpetuated by the very people who speak out against it. How he goes about getting the message across is bold. This guy is a real piece of work. I can\u2019t say I share his conservative mindset, but I admire his moxie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0So do I recommend Am I Racist?<\/strong> Let me put it this way. Its audience will find it in much the same way as Dinesh D\u2019Souza\u2019s documentaries found their demographic. As far as I\u2019m concerned, it made me think about something uncomfortable. It\u2019s not what I call entertainment, but it cleared up a few things about the world we live in today.\"\"<\/p>\n

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