TheDailyWire+satirical documentaryAm I Racist?broke records bymaking more than $12 millionat the box office.
It also landed a session in Deadlines awards-season showcaseContenders Documentary.
In the movie, directorJustin FolkfilmsMatt Walshinfiltrating leaders in diversity movements and causing a scene in disguise.
Walsh interrupted a Saira Rao dinner lecture decrying white women by dropping stacks of plates.
Walsh said the message is that Americans want to move on from discussing race.
Lets not dwell on these things, Walsh said.
By the way, that was the message we heard in the film, not just from white people.
They said, Look, Im not focused on this racism thing.
Lets just live our lives.
They dont want to be called haters.
They dont want to be called bigots.
Asked whether they acknowledged that there has been structural racism in the past, they concurred there has been.
Walsh said credit is also due for correcting those systems.
We are a country that had slavery at one point, Walsh said.
Thats a pretty good example.
That doesnt exist today, and I think you have to allow society to progress.
He suggested that one wouldnt have to go back far to find oppression in anyones lineage.
Or were going to just move on and say, Now is today.
Check out the panel video above.
