“Am I Racist?” is like Borat and “The Office” walked into a $2,500 Diversity workshop and couldn’t keep a straight face.
It’s awkward.
It’s confrontational.
And somehow it’s also comedy. Critics hate it. But users love it.
Matt Walsh, best known for “What Is A Woman?“, now plays undercover tourist in the DEI industrial complex.
Whether you see it as a social experiment or a mockumentary, it’s definitely a grenade lobbed into the world of diversity consulting.
Trailer for “Am I Racist?”
You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up
- Walsh pays $2,500 to attend an anti-racism seminar where he’s told to “check his privilege” before making eye contact.
- A DEI trainer brags on hidden camera about making $400,000/year, sometimes without leaving home.
- Multiple DEI coaches pitch “whiteness detox” packages, without blinking when Walsh claims to be a racist looking for help.
Watch “Am I Racist?”
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Ratings:
- My Rating: 92/100
- IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Ratings: 96/100 (Users), 56/100 (Critics)
Director’s Note: Directed by Justin Folk (same team as “What Is A Woman?”). Writers include Brian A. Hoffman and Dallas Sonnier. It runs about 96 minutes.
Release Date: September 13, 2024 (Theatres)
My Review of “Am I Racist?”
The Setup
Matt Walsh pretends to be a racist in need of “re-education.” But instead of getting kicked out, he’s met with consultants offering $1,000/hour coaching to “unlearn whiteness.”
He signs up for seminars where he’s told that eye contact is a micro-assault and Zoom silence is racial violence. It’s “Nathan For You” meets DEI.
More Highlights from the Doc
- One consultant claims that “white fatigue” is a sign you’re finally making progress.
- A staged scenario shows a DEI group running “racism role-play” with Matt playing an over-the-top bigot—and still not getting challenged.
- The film interviews insiders turned whistleblowers who call DEI a “corporate Ponzi scheme.”
- Walsh reveals that some DEI retreats are funded by taxpayer dollars—including one hosted by a government agency that required employees to apologize for being white.
Cameos – Lesser-Known Details from the Doc
- In one segment, a DEI influencer admits that their biggest client is a Fortune 100 company that doesn’t track ROI at all—just optics.
- Walsh tries to book a DEI training under a fake company named “Racial Rebirth, Inc.” No one bats an eye.
- A DEI coach recommends replacing the word “blacklist” with “blocklist” to avoid triggering harm, even in private Slack channels.
Wrap Up
“Am I Racist?” is more comedy than lecture; it’s a satire weaponized against DEI dogma. If Sacha Baron Cohen had gone undercover at LinkedIn HR, it would look a lot like this.
Thanks for reading!
Heather Fenty, Guest Writer, Daily Doc