The Matt Walsh Show Ep. 1709 - How Anti-White Male Discrimination Is The Root Of Our Decline
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Dec 17, 2025 A viral op-ed sheds light on institutional discrimination against white males, sparking mixed reactions. The host critiques Hollywood's hiring trends favoring diversity over merit and details personal experiences of bias. A discussion on historical affirmative action policies leads to concerns about societal decline linked to exclusion. Additionally, the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue raises questions about modern hero selection. The potential for Kamala Harris's 2028 run is met with humor and caution, rounding out a thought-provoking episode.
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Media Purge of White Men Accelerated
- Matt Walsh highlights a Compact Magazine piece documenting rapid exclusion of white men from entertainment and media roles.
- He argues this institutional discrimination intensified after 2014 and reshaped hiring in writing and directing jobs.
Ethnicity Over Merit In Fellowship Bios
- Walsh points to the Disney Writing Program as evidence of explicit preference for non-white applicants, noting nearly no white male fellows.
- He emphasizes bios foregrounding ethnicity over craft as central to selection criteria.
Discrimination Predates 2014
- Walsh traces anti-white preference back decades, citing university admissions and the Philadelphia Plan as earlier examples.
- He argues 2014 intensified trends but did not originate systematic discrimination against white men.