{"id":144987,"date":"2024-08-26T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2041080"},"modified":"2024-08-26T10:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T09:30:53","slug":"is-am-i-racist-star-matt-walsh-the-new-borat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/26\/is-am-i-racist-star-matt-walsh-the-new-borat\/","title":{"rendered":"Is \u2018Am I Racist?\u2019 Star Matt Walsh the New Borat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacha Baron Cohen<\/a> caught the culture napping with 2006’s “Borat.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The quasi-improv comedy let Cohen’s Kazakhstan character tweak cultural biases. The film became that year’s surprise hit – $128 million at the U.S. box office.<\/a><\/p>\n

The British actor had previously made us howl with his “Da Ali G Show,<\/a>” which aired stateside on HBO. His Borat character was new to most Americans, allowing him to invade small town USA sans detection.<\/p>\n

Matt Walsh may be the most unlikely heir to Cohen’s throne.<\/p>\n

The Daily Wire podcaster’s upcoming film, “Am I Racist?”<\/a> finds Walsh going undercover to expose DEI (Diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs.<\/p>\n

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Walsh is playing a character through parts of director Justin Folk’s film, out Sept. 13. He’s a self-loathing white man exploring his inner racist. All he needed was a man bun and a sense of how an “anti-racist” expert to dupe fellow travelers.<\/p>\n

Cohen and Walsh have little in common, on the surface.<\/p>\n

Cohen is a professional comedian with an impressive body of work in films like “Sweeney Todd,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and “Bruno.” Walsh’s stoic nature couldn’t be more different than what Cohen brings to the screen.<\/p>\n

And, of course, Walsh isn’t a comedian by trade (even if he played a small role in The Daily Wire’s “Lady Ballers”).<\/a><\/p>\n

Cohen has the full support of the press and Hollywood. His “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” even snared a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination<\/a> despite its lackluster quality.<\/p>\n

Journalists will either ignore “Am I Racist?” or attack Walsh through any means available.<\/p>\n

Polar opposites, right? Look closer.<\/p>\n

Both maintain their cool when the sources of their ridicule revolt. Cohen and Walsh also have a larger purpose behind the “Candid Camera” theatrics.<\/p>\n

Cohen wants to expose the bigotry within western civilization through a progressive lens. That mindset evolved for his 2020 “Borat” sequel.<\/a> The film let him weaponize his iconic character to dethrone President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Walsh’s ideological goal? Showcase the racism lurking within the woke movement.<\/p>\n

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It’s the finished product that ultimately matters.<\/p>\n

Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” found Cohen caring more about partisan talking points than laughs.<\/p>\n

The actor’s far-Left sensibilities let him to attack free speech in recent years. He raged against President Donald Trump, demanding Facebook censor the former leader.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 James Burton (@RadicalCampfire) January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n