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Variety magazine says Daily Wire podcaster Matt Walsh is a �hypocrite� for daring to submit his hit documentary �Am I Racist?,� the top-grossing documentary in a decade, for Academy Award consideration.

Writer Clayton Davis said the submission of the film, which made $12.3
million at the box office, was nothing but an example of �alt-right commentators� making it their �mission to ridicule the entertainment
industry�s awards circuit.�

The Variety contributor downplayed the significance of �Am I Racist?� performing well at the box office, citing Marvel movies as examples of why films that do well financially shouldn�t necessarily win or even be
considered for awards.

�The real story here is the apparent contradiction: conservative voices denounce �woke Hollywood,� while actively seeking its approval,� Davis wrote.

�And as award season progresses, if (or when?) �Am I Racist?� doesn�t receive the recognition its backers believe it deserves � or doesn�t appear on Variety�s inevitable �snubs and surprises� list � the outcry will likely
follow the same script,� he went on.

�In an era where conservatives champion the rhetoric of former president
Donald Trump, perhaps they remember his famous line: �When you�re a star,
they let you do it. You can do anything.� Sorry, baby. You�re not a star.�

Walsh shot back at the critic on X, calling it �one of the most insane articles� he�s ever read.

�We have the most successful film in its genre this decade, but we are
somehow �hypocrites� for suggesting that it deserves any awards recognition
at all,� Walsh said. �Conservatives are supposed to stay in their ghettos.�

This is one of the most insane articles I�ve ever read. We have the
most successful film in its genre this decade, but we are somehow
�hypocrites� for suggesting that it deserves any awards recognition
at all. Conservatives are supposed to stay in their ghettos.
https://t.co/IdrR2Cvt43

� Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 15, 2024

Walsh announced on October 29 that the film had officially been submitted for Academy Award consideration.

The film �Am I Racist?� featured Walsh going undercover in the world of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to expose the grift of the race
hustlers profiting off people�s emotions through deception. It has a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes with more than 2,500 verified reviews. Despite the overwhelming popularity of the movie, mainstream critics have largely ignored it.

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