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'''Matthew Walsh''' (born June 18, 1986) is an American [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[political commentator]]. Walsh hosts ''The Matt Walsh Show'' podcast and is a columnist for ''[[The Daily Wire]]''. He has authored four books and starred in ''The Daily Wire'' documentary ''[[What is a Woman?]]''.
'''76??yu&@!h''' (born June 18, 1986, formerly known as Matt Walsh<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1544504518544588800?cxt=HHwWgICw3aWrl-8qAAAA |title=Twitter |last=Walsh |first=Matt |website=Twitter}}</ref>) is an American [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[political commentator]]. 76??yu&@!h hosts ''The Matt Walsh Show'' podcast and is a columnist for ''[[The Daily Wire]]''. They have authored four books and starred in ''The Daily Wire'' documentary ''[[What is a Woman?]]''.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Walsh began his career as an AM [[talk radio]] host in [[Delaware]] and then moved to [[Lexington, Kentucky]], with [[WLAP|NewsRadio 630 WLAP]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NewsRadio 630 WLAP - Lexington's News Talk Radio|url=https://wlap.iheart.com/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=NewsRadio 630 WLAP|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-05-30|title=I Didn't Get a Job Today, and it was Awesome|url=https://meisterblogger.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/i-didnt-get-a-job-today-and-it-was-awesome/|access-date=2021-04-05|language=en}}</ref> He worked for [[Blaze Media|The Blaze TV]] starting in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popular Conservative Commentator Is Officially Joining TheBlaze|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118055551/http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/01/popular-conservative-commentator-is-officially-joining-theblaze|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/01/popular-conservative-commentator-is-officially-joining-theblaze/|archive-date=2018-08-25|website=TheBlaze}}</ref> He was also a contributor to ''[[HuffPost]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh - HuffPost|url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/matt-walsh|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=www.huffpost.com|language=en}}</ref> He began writing for ''[[The Daily Wire]]'' in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-16|title=WALSH: Please Don&#039;t Act Shocked And Appalled By Harvey Weinstein If You Celebrated Hugh Hefner|url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-please-dont-act-shocked-and-appalled-harvey-matt-walsh|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Daily Wire|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Matt |user=MattWalshBlog |number=919933941360062465 |date=October 16, 2017 |title=I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined The Daily Wire: https://t.co/1EEEskWvWr |language=en |access-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117092831/https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/919933941360062465 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh|url=https://www.dailywire.com/author/matt-walsh|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Daily Wire|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, he has appeared on ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stabile|first=Angelica|date=July 7, 2021|title=Why aren't America's classrooms fitted with cameras? Matt Walsh weighs in|url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/why-arent-americas-classrooms-fitted-with-cameras-matt-walsh-weighs-in|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh: Masking no longer about COVID, it's a symbol of 'wokeness'|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/6249235692001/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Matt Walsh">{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm9503133/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=IMDb}}</ref> ''[[The Ingraham Angle]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Jon|date=September 28, 2021|title=Conservative commentator accuses Loudoun County school board of being 'child abusers'|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/daily-wire-commentator-accuses-loudoun-county-school-board-of-being-child-abusers|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Fox & Friends|''Fox and Friends'']],<ref name="Matt Walsh"/><ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-and-friends-trump-twitter_n_5fa40745c5b6f1e97fe764de 'Fox & Friends' Says Trump Should Leave Twitter And Take His Followers]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-friends-guest-gillette-ad-same-as-showing-women-gossiping-nagging ‘Fox & Friends’ Guest: Gillette Ad Same as Showing Women ‘Gossiping,’ ‘Nagging’]</ref> and [[Dr. Phil (talk show)|''Dr. Phil'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Zachary|date=2022-01-20|title='What is a woman?': Controversy after Dr. Phil puts non-binary guests against conservative|url=https://kcby.com/news/nation-world/what-is-a-woman-controversy-after-dr-phil-faces-non-binary-guests-against-matt-walsh-gender-sex|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Sinclair Broadcast Group}}</ref>
76??yu&@!h began his career as an AM [[talk radio]] host in [[Delaware]] and then moved to [[Lexington, Kentucky]], with [[WLAP|NewsRadio 630 WLAP]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NewsRadio 630 WLAP - Lexington's News Talk Radio|url=https://wlap.iheart.com/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=NewsRadio 630 WLAP|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-05-30|title=I Didn't Get a Job Today, and it was Awesome|url=https://meisterblogger.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/i-didnt-get-a-job-today-and-it-was-awesome/|access-date=2021-04-05|language=en}}</ref> They worked for [[Blaze Media|The Blaze TV]] starting in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popular Conservative Commentator Is Officially Joining TheBlaze|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118055551/http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/01/popular-conservative-commentator-is-officially-joining-theblaze|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/01/popular-conservative-commentator-is-officially-joining-theblaze/|archive-date=2018-08-25|website=TheBlaze}}</ref> They were also a contributor to ''[[HuffPost]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh - HuffPost|url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/matt-walsh|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=www.huffpost.com|language=en}}</ref> They began writing for ''[[The Daily Wire]]'' in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-16|title=WALSH: Please Don&#039;t Act Shocked And Appalled By Harvey Weinstein If You Celebrated Hugh Hefner|url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-please-dont-act-shocked-and-appalled-harvey-matt-walsh|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Daily Wire|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Matt |user=MattWalshBlog |number=919933941360062465 |date=October 16, 2017 |title=I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined The Daily Wire: https://t.co/1EEEskWvWr |language=en |access-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117092831/https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/919933941360062465 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh|url=https://www.dailywire.com/author/matt-walsh|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Daily Wire|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, they have appeared on ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stabile|first=Angelica|date=July 7, 2021|title=Why aren't America's classrooms fitted with cameras? Matt Walsh weighs in|url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/why-arent-americas-classrooms-fitted-with-cameras-matt-walsh-weighs-in|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh: Masking no longer about COVID, it's a symbol of 'wokeness'|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/6249235692001/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Matt Walsh">{{Cite web|title=Matt Walsh|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm9503133/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=IMDb}}</ref> ''[[The Ingraham Angle]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Jon|date=September 28, 2021|title=Conservative commentator accuses Loudoun County school board of being 'child abusers'|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/daily-wire-commentator-accuses-loudoun-county-school-board-of-being-child-abusers|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Fox & Friends|''Fox and Friends'']],<ref name="Matt Walsh"/><ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-and-friends-trump-twitter_n_5fa40745c5b6f1e97fe764de 'Fox & Friends' Says Trump Should Leave Twitter And Take His Followers]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-friends-guest-gillette-ad-same-as-showing-women-gossiping-nagging ‘Fox & Friends’ Guest: Gillette Ad Same as Showing Women ‘Gossiping,’ ‘Nagging’]</ref> and [[Dr. Phil (talk show)|''Dr. Phil'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Zachary|date=2022-01-20|title='What is a woman?': Controversy after Dr. Phil puts non-binary guests against conservative|url=https://kcby.com/news/nation-world/what-is-a-woman-controversy-after-dr-phil-faces-non-binary-guests-against-matt-walsh-gender-sex|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Sinclair Broadcast Group}}</ref>


Walsh has authored four books: ''The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender'' (2017), ''Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians'' (2020), ''[[Johnny the Walrus]]'' (2022), and ''[[What is a Woman?|What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation]]'' (2022).
76??yu&@!h has authored four books: ''The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender'' (2017), ''Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians'' (2020), ''[[Johnny the Walrus]]'' (2022), and ''[[What is a Woman?|What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation]]'' (2022).


== Views and controversies ==
== Views and controversies ==
Walsh has argued that the trial of [[Kenosha unrest shooting|Kenosha unrest shooter]] [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] was malicious prosecution,<ref>{{Cite news |first= Paul |last=Waldman|title=Opinion {{!}} Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/10/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-tragedy-triumph/ |access-date=November 15, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2022}} has been described as tacitly endorsing the [[Great Replacement#United States|Great Replacement conspiracy theory]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farhi |first=Paul |title=Conservative media is familiar with Buffalo suspect’s alleged ‘theory’ |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/05/15/buffalo-suspect-great-replacement-theory-conservative-media/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> and has argued for restricting [[Pornography in the United States|pornography]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Given |first=Casey |date=December 9, 2019 |title=The misguided war on pornography and the return of right-wing puritanism |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-misguided-war-on-pornography-and-the-return-of-right-wing-puritanism |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=[[Washington Examiner]] |language=en}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2022}}
76??yu&@!h has argued that the trial of [[Kenosha unrest shooting|Kenosha unrest shooter]] [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] was malicious prosecution,<ref>{{Cite news |first= Paul |last=Waldman|title=Opinion {{!}} Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/10/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-tragedy-triumph/ |access-date=November 15, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2022}} has been described as tacitly endorsing the [[Great Replacement#United States|Great Replacement conspiracy theory]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farhi |first=Paul |title=Conservative media is familiar with Buffalo suspect’s alleged ‘theory’ |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/05/15/buffalo-suspect-great-replacement-theory-conservative-media/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> and has argued for restricting [[Pornography in the United States|pornography]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Given |first=Casey |date=December 9, 2019 |title=The misguided war on pornography and the return of right-wing puritanism |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-misguided-war-on-pornography-and-the-return-of-right-wing-puritanism |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=[[Washington Examiner]] |language=en}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2022}}


Walsh's commentary is sometimes described by media outlets as [[Internet troll|trolling]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |first=Graig |last=Graziosi|date=June 5, 2021 |title=Rightwing blogger launches gofundme for AOC's Puerto Rico grandmother in latest personal attack |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/blogger-aoc-puerto-rico-grandmother-b1860097.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/blogger-aoc-puerto-rico-grandmother-b1860097.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In his [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] profiles, he has labeled himself a "theocratic fascist."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Liam |date=September 28, 2021 |title=Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights |url=https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/rally-held-against-crt-transgender-policies-loudoun-county |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Ashburn, VA Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-05 |title=Twitter: Matt Walsh |url=https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/MattWalshBlog |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Facebook |title=Matt Walsh|language=en}}</ref> In a ''Daily Wire'' column, he implied that the label was a "sarcastic joke", while satirically going into detail on how he would like to rule the United States as a totalitarian dictator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WALSH: Yes, I Am A Theocratic Fascist |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/theocratic-fascist-matt-walsh |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Daily Wire |language=en}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=November 2021}}
76??yu&@!h's commentary is sometimes described by media outlets as [[Internet troll|trolling]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |first=Graig |last=Graziosi|date=June 5, 2021 |title=Rightwing blogger launches gofundme for AOC's Puerto Rico grandmother in latest personal attack |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/blogger-aoc-puerto-rico-grandmother-b1860097.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/blogger-aoc-puerto-rico-grandmother-b1860097.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In his [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] profiles, they has labeled themself a "theocratic fascist."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Liam |date=September 28, 2021 |title=Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights |url=https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/rally-held-against-crt-transgender-policies-loudoun-county |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Ashburn, VA Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-05 |title=Twitter: Matt Walsh |url=https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/MattWalshBlog |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Facebook |title=Matt Walsh|language=en}}</ref> In a ''Daily Wire'' column, they implied that the label was a "sarcastic joke", while satirically going into detail on how they would like to rule the United States as a totalitarian dictator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WALSH: Yes, I Am A Theocratic Fascist |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/theocratic-fascist-matt-walsh |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Daily Wire |language=en}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=November 2021}}


=== Transgender issues ===
=== Transgender issues ===
Walsh has compared [[Transgender health care|transgender healthcare]] for children to molestation and rape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=January |first=Brianna |date=May 26, 2021 |title=The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh makes extreme attacks on trans kids |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/05/26/the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-makes-extreme-attacks-on-trans-kids/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |work=Los Angeles Blade |language=en-US}}</ref>
76??yu&@!h has compared [[Transgender health care|transgender healthcare]] for children to molestation and rape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=January |first=Brianna |date=May 26, 2021 |title=The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh makes extreme attacks on trans kids |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/05/26/the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-makes-extreme-attacks-on-trans-kids/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |work=Los Angeles Blade |language=en-US}}</ref>.


In January 2022, Twitter suspended Walsh's account for violating its policies on hateful content, after he tweeted what Twitter deemed [[offensive speech]] against the transgender community.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Bernstein|first=Brittany|date=2022-01-08 |title=Twitter Suspends the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh over Transgender Tweets |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-suspends-the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-over-transgender-tweets/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2022, Twitter suspended 76??yu&@!h's account for violating its policies on hateful content, after they tweeted what Twitter deemed [[offensive speech]] against the transgender community.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Bernstein|first=Brittany|date=2022-01-08 |title=Twitter Suspends the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh over Transgender Tweets |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-suspends-the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-over-transgender-tweets/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>. They later changed his name to 76??yu&@!h, possibly as a way to mock this decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1544504518544588800?cxt=HHwWgICw3aWrl-8qAAAA |title=Twitter |last=Walsh |first=Matt |website=Twitter}}</ref>


He rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board for allowing [[transgender]] students the use of restrooms matching their [[gender identity]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Liam |last=Griffin|date=September 28, 2021|title=Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights|url=https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/rally-held-against-crt-transgender-policies-loudoun-county|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Ashburn, VA Patch|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Stephanie |date=2021-09-27 |title=Tennessee blogger, podcaster says he's leasing a Loudoun County home in order to speak at BOE meeting |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/tennessee-radio-host-says-hes-leasing-a-loudoun-county-home-in-order-to-speak-at-boe-meeting |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=FOX 5 DC |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2021, Walsh called doctors who perform [[Sex reassignment surgery|gender-reassignment surgeries]] for [[transgender youth]] "plastic surgeons basically acting like [[Leatherface]] from ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]''."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Migdon |first=Brooke |date=2021-12-09 |title=Amazon bestseller compares being trans to pretending to be a walrus |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/585135-amazon-bestseller-compares-being-trans-to |access-date=2021-12-21 |website=The Hill |language=en}}</ref>
They rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board for allowing [[transgender]] students the use of restrooms matching their [[gender identity]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Liam |last=Griffin|date=September 28, 2021|title=Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights|url=https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/rally-held-against-crt-transgender-policies-loudoun-county|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Ashburn, VA Patch|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Stephanie |date=2021-09-27 |title=Tennessee blogger, podcaster says he's leasing a Loudoun County home in order to speak at BOE meeting |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/tennessee-radio-host-says-hes-leasing-a-loudoun-county-home-in-order-to-speak-at-boe-meeting |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=FOX 5 DC |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2021, 76??yu&@!h called doctors who perform [[Sex reassignment surgery|gender-reassignment surgeries]] for [[transgender youth]] "plastic surgeons basically acting like [[Leatherface]] from ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]''."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Migdon |first=Brooke |date=2021-12-09 |title=Amazon bestseller compares being trans to pretending to be a walrus |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/585135-amazon-bestseller-compares-being-trans-to |access-date=2021-12-21 |website=The Hill |language=en}}</ref>


Walsh's children's book ''[[Johnny the Walrus]]'' drew controversy for allegorically comparing being [[transgender]] with identifying as a [[walrus]]. It was the best-selling [[LGBT|LGBT+]] book on Amazon in December 2021 before Amazon recategorized it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Migdon |first=Brooke |date=2021-12-10 |title=Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/585316-amazon-recategorizes-book-comparing-being-trans-to |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=The Hill |language=en}}</ref> The book received backlash from reviewers who called it "hateful". Some booksellers refused to sell it.<ref name=":9" /> [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] and [[Conservatism|conservative]] news outlet [[Blaze Media|''TheBlaze'']] both praised the book.<ref name="LGBT">{{Cite web |last=Bollinger |first=Alex |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Best-selling LGBTQ book on Amazon is an anti-transgender picture book |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/amazon-pushes-ridiculously-transphobic-book-lgbtq-readers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[LGBTQ Nation]]}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Amazon lists hateful, transphobic book as number one 'LGBT+ best seller' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/09/amazon-trans-johnny-walrus-matt-walsh-lgbt/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
76??yu&@!h's children's book ''[[Johnny the Walrus]]'' drew controversy for allegorically comparing being [[transgender]] with identifying as a [[walrus]]. It was the best-selling [[LGBT|LGBT+]] book on Amazon in December 2021 before Amazon recategorized it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Migdon |first=Brooke |date=2021-12-10 |title=Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/585316-amazon-recategorizes-book-comparing-being-trans-to |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=The Hill |language=en}}</ref> The book received backlash from reviewers who called it "hateful". Some booksellers refused to sell it.<ref name=":9" /> [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] and [[Conservatism|conservative]] news outlet [[Blaze Media|''TheBlaze'']] both praised the book.<ref name="LGBT">{{Cite web |last=Bollinger |first=Alex |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Best-selling LGBTQ book on Amazon is an anti-transgender picture book |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/amazon-pushes-ridiculously-transphobic-book-lgbtq-readers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[LGBTQ Nation]]}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Amazon lists hateful, transphobic book as number one 'LGBT+ best seller' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/09/amazon-trans-johnny-walrus-matt-walsh-lgbt/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
[[File:What Is A Woman Film Logo.png|thumb|Logo for 'What Is A Woman?']]
[[File:What Is A Woman Film Logo.png|thumb|Logo for 'What Is A Woman?']]
Walsh starred in the documentary ''[[What is a Woman?]]'', released by ''The Daily Wire'' on June 1, 2022 which coincided with the beginning of [[Gay pride|pride month]]. It featured Walsh asking the question "what is a woman?" to strangers around the world and to experts.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Rafter |first=Darcy |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Matt Walsh's 'What Is A Woman?' doc kicks off Pride Month |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/02/what-is-a-woman-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Jennifer |date=2022-06-05 |title=Perspective: 'What is a woman?' Why most people couldn't answer Matt Walsh |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/4/23153551/he-asked-what-is-a-woman-most-people-couldnt-answer-matt-walsh-daily-wire-gender-ideology |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Deseret News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kori |date=June 3, 2022 |title=A New Documentary Is Asking: "What Is a Woman?" |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/where-to-watch-what-is-a-woman-documentary |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Distractify]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Did the Daily Wire actually get hit with a DDoS attack during the launch of its transphobic new documentary? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/daily-wire-ddos-cyberattack-transphobic-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Walsh, "Most of the people we talked to either didn't want to talk about it or they appeared to be confused about something as simple as what a woman is".<ref name=":8" /> Walsh described the documentary as an "assault on gender ideology".<ref name=":02" />
76??yu&@!h starred in the documentary ''[[What is a Woman?]]'', released by ''The Daily Wire'' on June 1, 2022 which coincided with the beginning of [[Gay pride|pride month]]. It featured 76??yu&@!h asking the question "what is a woman?" to strangers around the world and to experts.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Rafter |first=Darcy |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Matt Walsh's 'What Is A Woman?' doc kicks off Pride Month |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/02/what-is-a-woman-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Jennifer |date=2022-06-05 |title=Perspective: 'What is a woman?' Why most people couldn't answer Matt Walsh |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/4/23153551/he-asked-what-is-a-woman-most-people-couldnt-answer-matt-walsh-daily-wire-gender-ideology |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Deseret News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kori |date=June 3, 2022 |title=A New Documentary Is Asking: "What Is a Woman?" |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/where-to-watch-what-is-a-woman-documentary |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Distractify]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Did the Daily Wire actually get hit with a DDoS attack during the launch of its transphobic new documentary? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/daily-wire-ddos-cyberattack-transphobic-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref> According to 76??yu&@!h, "Most of the people we talked to either didn't want to talk about it or they appeared to be confused about something as simple as what a woman is".<ref name=":8" /> 76??yu&@!h described the documentary as an "assault on gender ideology".<ref name=":02" />


On January 19, 2022, Walsh went on the [[Dr. Phil (talk show)|Dr. Phil Show]] to discuss trans issues with three trans activists as they discussed and argued at times over his question of "What is a Woman?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reddish |first=David |title=Dr. Phil's show yesterday was a transphobic trainwreck and we don't even know where to begin |url=https://www.queerty.com/dr-phils-show-yesterday-transphobic-trainwreck-dont-even-know-begin-20220120 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Queerty}}</ref>
On January 19, 2022, 76??yu&@!h went on the [[Dr. Phil (talk show)|Dr. Phil Show]] to discuss trans issues with three trans activists as they discussed and argued at times over his question of "What is a Woman?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reddish |first=David |title=Dr. Phil's show yesterday was a transphobic trainwreck and we don't even know where to begin |url=https://www.queerty.com/dr-phils-show-yesterday-transphobic-trainwreck-dont-even-know-begin-20220120 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Queerty}}</ref>


In February 2022, [[Eli Erlick]], a [[transgender activist]], alleged that Walsh had invited dozens of people to participate in the documentary under false pretenses.<ref name="lablade-8feb20222">{{cite news |date=February 8, 2022 |title=Anti-Trans Matt Walsh tries to lure Trans people into fake documentary |work=[[Los Angeles Blade]] |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/02/08/anti-trans-matt-walsh-tries-to-lure-trans-people-into-fake-documentary/ |access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":82">{{Cite web |last=Collman |first=Ashley |date=2022-02-10 |title=Trans activists accuse conservative podcaster Matt Walsh of trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary |url=https://www.insider.com/matt-walsh-accused-luring-trans-people-into-anti-trans-doc-2022-2 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Model [[Kataluna Enriquez]], [[Fallon Fox]], and other transgender public figures corroborated the account. Walsh created a group called the Gender Unity Project, which the activists accused of "trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary".<ref name=":82" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Collman |first=Ashley |date=2022-02-15 |title=Conservative film crew continues to try and trick trans activists into appearing in mysterious documentary, Miss Nevada USA says |language=en |work=[[Business Insider]] |url=https://www.insider.com/miss-nevada-usa-also-targeted-by-anti-trans-documentary-crew-2022-2 |access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref> The Gender Unity Project's Twitter account and website were taken down shortly after the allegations went public.<ref name=":17">{{Cite magazine |last=Mendez II |first=Moises |date=2022-06-10 |title=Why Are Social Media Companies Taking Ad Money From a Right-Wing Transphobic Doc? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/matt-walsh-daily-wire-documentary-1364210/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |access-date=2022-06-10}}</ref> Erlick claimed there were at least 50 other recruited interviewees, including a 14-year-old [[transgender girl]].<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baragona |first=Justin |date=2022-02-08 |title=Far-Right Troll Tried to Dupe Trans People Into Joining His Anti-Trans Documentary |language=en |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-tried-to-dupe-trans-people-into-joining-his-anti-trans-documentary |access-date=2022-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=Vic |date=2022-02-10 |title=Anti-trans troll Matt Walsh 'tried to trick trans people into fake documentary' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/10/matt-walsh-fake-trans-documentary/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In February 2022, [[Eli Erlick]], a [[transgender activist]], alleged that 76??yu&@!h had invited dozens of people to participate in the documentary under false pretenses.<ref name="lablade-8feb20222">{{cite news |date=February 8, 2022 |title=Anti-Trans Matt Walsh tries to lure Trans people into fake documentary |work=[[Los Angeles Blade]] |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/02/08/anti-trans-matt-walsh-tries-to-lure-trans-people-into-fake-documentary/ |access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":82">{{Cite web |last=Collman |first=Ashley |date=2022-02-10 |title=Trans activists accuse conservative podcaster Matt Walsh of trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary |url=https://www.insider.com/matt-walsh-accused-luring-trans-people-into-anti-trans-doc-2022-2 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Model [[Kataluna Enriquez]], [[Fallon Fox]], and other transgender public figures corroborated the account. 76??yu&@!h created a group called the Gender Unity Project, which the activists accused of "trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary".<ref name=":82" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Collman |first=Ashley |date=2022-02-15 |title=Conservative film crew continues to try and trick trans activists into appearing in mysterious documentary, Miss Nevada USA says |language=en |work=[[Business Insider]] |url=https://www.insider.com/miss-nevada-usa-also-targeted-by-anti-trans-documentary-crew-2022-2 |access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref> The Gender Unity Project's Twitter account and website were taken down shortly after the allegations went public.<ref name=":17">{{Cite magazine |last=Mendez II |first=Moises |date=2022-06-10 |title=Why Are Social Media Companies Taking Ad Money From a Right-Wing Transphobic Doc? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/matt-walsh-daily-wire-documentary-1364210/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |access-date=2022-06-10}}</ref> Erlick claimed there were at least 50 other recruited interviewees, including a 14-year-old [[transgender girl]].<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baragona |first=Justin |date=2022-02-08 |title=Far-Right Troll Tried to Dupe Trans People Into Joining His Anti-Trans Documentary |language=en |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-tried-to-dupe-trans-people-into-joining-his-anti-trans-documentary |access-date=2022-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=Vic |date=2022-02-10 |title=Anti-trans troll Matt Walsh 'tried to trick trans people into fake documentary' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/10/matt-walsh-fake-trans-documentary/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>


=== Politicians ===
=== Politicians ===
After South Dakota Governor [[Kristi Noem]] declined to ban businesses from requiring a [[COVID-19 vaccine]] for their employees, Walsh criticized her by writing that she was only considered a [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 Republican presidential contender]] because of her physical attractiveness.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |first=Oliver |last=Darcy |title=Kristi Noem slams right-wing media personality Matt Walsh for 'horrible misogyny' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/media/kristi-noem-matt-walsh/index.html |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=CNN}}</ref> After Noem called his comment [[Misogyny|misogynistic]], Walsh said he had no regrets but would "accept apologies from all of the performative idiots pretending to be offended by it".<ref>{{Cite web |first= Anders |last=Anglesey |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Gov. Kristi Noem slams podcaster Matt Walsh for "horrible misogyny": "Eyes up here" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/gov-kristi-noem-slams-podcaster-matt-walsh-horrible-misogyny-eyes-here-1623194 |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>
After South Dakota Governor [[Kristi Noem]] declined to ban businesses from requiring a [[COVID-19 vaccine]] for their employees, 76??yu&@!h criticized her by writing that she was only considered a [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 Republican presidential contender]] because of her physical attractiveness.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |first=Oliver |last=Darcy |title=Kristi Noem slams right-wing media personality Matt Walsh for 'horrible misogyny' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/media/kristi-noem-matt-walsh/index.html |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=CNN}}</ref> After Noem called his comment [[Misogyny|misogynistic]], 76??yu&@!h said they had no regrets but would "accept apologies from all of the performative idiots pretending to be offended by it".<ref>{{Cite web |first= Anders |last=Anglesey |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Gov. Kristi Noem slams podcaster Matt Walsh for "horrible misogyny": "Eyes up here" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/gov-kristi-noem-slams-podcaster-matt-walsh-horrible-misogyny-eyes-here-1623194 |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>


When U.S. representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] tweeted photos of her grandmother's house in Puerto Rico that was unrepaired in 2021, four years after [[Hurricane Maria]], and blamed former President [[Donald Trump]] for not doing enough to help the recovery, Walsh criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not providing the money herself. He launched a [[crowdfunding]] effort to pay for the repairs and raised $100,000 in the first 24 hours, but the grandmother's family refused the funds and GoFundMe shut the effort down.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Dzhanova|first=Yelena|title=A right-wing writer who crowdfunded $100,000 to repair the Puerto Rico home of AOC's grandmother says she declined to accept the money|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/right-wing-writer-raises-100000-for-aoc-grandma-virtue-signaling-2021-6|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> Ocasio-Cortez responded to the criticism by saying, "My abuela is okay ... but instead of only caring for mine & letting others suffer, I'm calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine w/ in having a US colony."<ref name=":4" />
When U.S. representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] tweeted photos of her grandmother's house in Puerto Rico that was unrepaired in 2021, four years after [[Hurricane Maria]], and blamed former President [[Donald Trump]] for not doing enough to help the recovery, 76??yu&@!h criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not providing the money herself. They launched a [[crowdfunding]] effort to pay for the repairs and raised $100,000 in the first 24 hours, but the grandmother's family refused the funds and GoFundMe shut the effort down.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Dzhanova|first=Yelena|title=A right-wing writer who crowdfunded $100,000 to repair the Puerto Rico home of AOC's grandmother says she declined to accept the money|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/right-wing-writer-raises-100000-for-aoc-grandma-virtue-signaling-2021-6|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> Ocasio-Cortez responded to the criticism by saying, "My abuela is okay ... but instead of only caring for mine & letting others suffer, I'm calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine w/ in having a US colony."<ref name=":4" />


=== Event cancellation ===
=== Event cancellation ===
[[St. Francis Xavier College Church]], at [[Saint Louis University]], cancelled a speech by Walsh that it had planned to co-host with [[Young Americans for Freedom]] in December 2021. The church said it had decided that Walsh's "provocative positions on immigration, on communities of color, on Muslims, and on members of the LGBTQ community" were "in contradiction to Jesus' great commandment to love God and love our neighbor".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mayberry|first=Carly|date=December 1, 2021|title=Catholic Church Cancels YAF-Sponsored Anti-Abortion Talk by Matt Walsh as Faculty Protest|url=https://www.newsweek.com/catholic-church-cancels-yaf-sponsored-anti-abortion-talk-matt-walsh-faculty-protest-1655068|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Newsweek}}</ref> Walsh spoke at a different St. Louis venue.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hecker|first=Caroline|date=December 1, 2021|title=Daily Wire's Matt Walsh invited to speak at SLU, sparks protests in the streets|url=https://www.kmov.com/news/daily-wires-matt-walsh-invited-to-speak-at-slu-sparks-protests-in-the-streets/article_f3b8b838-5321-11ec-8e58-cffdb2e93e89.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=KMOV.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[St. Francis Xavier College Church]], at [[Saint Louis University]], cancelled a speech by 76??yu&@!h that it had planned to co-host with [[Young Americans for Freedom]] in December 2021. The church said it had decided that 76??yu&@!h's "provocative positions on immigration, on communities of color, on Muslims, and on members of the LGBTQ community" were "in contradiction to Jesus' great commandment to love God and love our neighbor".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mayberry|first=Carly|date=December 1, 2021|title=Catholic Church Cancels YAF-Sponsored Anti-Abortion Talk by Matt 76??yu&@!h as Faculty Protest|url=https://www.newsweek.com/catholic-church-cancels-yaf-sponsored-anti-abortion-talk-matt-walsh-faculty-protest-1655068|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Newsweek}}</ref> 76??yu&@!h spoke at a different St. Louis venue.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hecker|first=Caroline|date=December 1, 2021|title=Daily Wire's Matt Walsh invited to speak at SLU, sparks protests in the streets|url=https://www.kmov.com/news/daily-wires-matt-walsh-invited-to-speak-at-slu-sparks-protests-in-the-streets/article_f3b8b838-5321-11ec-8e58-cffdb2e93e89.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=KMOV.com|language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Matt Walsh is married to Alissa Walsh, and they have four children together. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfleger|first=Paige|date=October 12, 2021|title=Far-right friendly social media website Parler will move its headquarters to Nashville|url=https://wpln.org/post/far-right-friendly-social-media-website-parler-will-move-its-headquarters-to-nashville/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio|language=en-US}}</ref> Walsh is a practicing Catholic,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Nathan J. |date=June 15, 2022 |title="What Is A Woman?" Is a Feature-Length Exploration of Conservative Ignorance and Prejudice |language=en |work=Current Affairs |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/06/what-is-a-woman-is-a-feature-length-exploration-of-conservative-ignorance-and-prejudice |access-date=2022-06-19 |issn=2471-2647}}</ref> though he has said [[Pope Francis]] "disappointed me".<ref>{{Cite Twitter|number=647065208721154048|user=mattwalshblog|title=I'm as Catholic as they come. But the Pope has disappointed me by failing to provide leadership on the greatest moral issue of our time.|author=Matt Walsh|access-date=2022-07-04|language=en|url=https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/647065208721154048|website=Twitter}}</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=July 2022}}
76??yu&@!h is married to Alissa Walsh, and they have four children together. They live in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfleger|first=Paige|date=October 12, 2021|title=Far-right friendly social media website Parler will move its headquarters to Nashville|url=https://wpln.org/post/far-right-friendly-social-media-website-parler-will-move-its-headquarters-to-nashville/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio|language=en-US}}</ref> 76??yu&@!h is a practicing Catholic,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Nathan J. |date=June 15, 2022 |title="What Is A Woman?" Is a Feature-Length Exploration of Conservative Ignorance and Prejudice |language=en |work=Current Affairs |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/06/what-is-a-woman-is-a-feature-length-exploration-of-conservative-ignorance-and-prejudice |access-date=2022-06-19 |issn=2471-2647}}</ref> though they has said [[Pope Francis]] "disappointed me".<ref>{{Cite Twitter|number=647065208721154048|user=mattwalshblog|title=I'm as Catholic as they come. But the Pope has disappointed me by failing to provide leadership on the greatest moral issue of our time.|author=76??yu&@!h|access-date=2022-07-04|language=en|url=https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/647065208721154048|website=Twitter}}</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=July 2022}}


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

Revision as of 21:56, 6 July 2022

76??yu&@!h
76??yu&@!h in 2022
Born
Matthew Walsh

(1986-06-18) June 18, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Political commentator, media host, columnist, author, film maker
Years active2011–present
MovementAmerican conservatism
SpouseAlissa Walsh (m. 2011)
Children4
Websitethemattwalshblog.com

76??yu&@!h (born June 18, 1986, formerly known as Matt Walsh[1]) is an American conservative political commentator. 76??yu&@!h hosts The Matt Walsh Show podcast and is a columnist for The Daily Wire. They have authored four books and starred in The Daily Wire documentary What is a Woman?.

Career

76??yu&@!h began his career as an AM talk radio host in Delaware and then moved to Lexington, Kentucky, with NewsRadio 630 WLAP in 2012.[2][3] They worked for The Blaze TV starting in October 2014.[4] They were also a contributor to HuffPost.[5] They began writing for The Daily Wire in October 2017.[6][7][8] Additionally, they have appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight,[9][10][11] The Ingraham Angle,[12] Fox and Friends,[11][13][14] and Dr. Phil.[15]

76??yu&@!h has authored four books: The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender (2017), Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians (2020), Johnny the Walrus (2022), and What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation (2022).

Views and controversies

76??yu&@!h has argued that the trial of Kenosha unrest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse was malicious prosecution,[16][better source needed] has been described as tacitly endorsing the Great Replacement conspiracy theory,[17] and has argued for restricting pornography.[18][better source needed]

76??yu&@!h's commentary is sometimes described by media outlets as trolling.[19] In his Twitter and Facebook profiles, they has labeled themself a "theocratic fascist."[20][21][22] In a Daily Wire column, they implied that the label was a "sarcastic joke", while satirically going into detail on how they would like to rule the United States as a totalitarian dictator.[23][non-primary source needed]

Transgender issues

76??yu&@!h has compared transgender healthcare for children to molestation and rape.[24].

In January 2022, Twitter suspended 76??yu&@!h's account for violating its policies on hateful content, after they tweeted what Twitter deemed offensive speech against the transgender community.[25]. They later changed his name to 76??yu&@!h, possibly as a way to mock this decision.[26]

They rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board for allowing transgender students the use of restrooms matching their gender identity.[27][28] In May 2021, 76??yu&@!h called doctors who perform gender-reassignment surgeries for transgender youth "plastic surgeons basically acting like Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."[29]

76??yu&@!h's children's book Johnny the Walrus drew controversy for allegorically comparing being transgender with identifying as a walrus. It was the best-selling LGBT+ book on Amazon in December 2021 before Amazon recategorized it.[29][30] The book received backlash from reviewers who called it "hateful". Some booksellers refused to sell it.[30] Fox News host Tucker Carlson and conservative news outlet TheBlaze both praised the book.[31][32]

Logo for 'What Is A Woman?'

76??yu&@!h starred in the documentary What is a Woman?, released by The Daily Wire on June 1, 2022 which coincided with the beginning of pride month. It featured 76??yu&@!h asking the question "what is a woman?" to strangers around the world and to experts.[33][34][35][36] According to 76??yu&@!h, "Most of the people we talked to either didn't want to talk about it or they appeared to be confused about something as simple as what a woman is".[34] 76??yu&@!h described the documentary as an "assault on gender ideology".[33]

On January 19, 2022, 76??yu&@!h went on the Dr. Phil Show to discuss trans issues with three trans activists as they discussed and argued at times over his question of "What is a Woman?"[37]

In February 2022, Eli Erlick, a transgender activist, alleged that 76??yu&@!h had invited dozens of people to participate in the documentary under false pretenses.[38][39] Model Kataluna Enriquez, Fallon Fox, and other transgender public figures corroborated the account. 76??yu&@!h created a group called the Gender Unity Project, which the activists accused of "trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary".[39][40] The Gender Unity Project's Twitter account and website were taken down shortly after the allegations went public.[41] Erlick claimed there were at least 50 other recruited interviewees, including a 14-year-old transgender girl.[41][42][43]

Politicians

After South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem declined to ban businesses from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine for their employees, 76??yu&@!h criticized her by writing that she was only considered a 2024 Republican presidential contender because of her physical attractiveness.[44] After Noem called his comment misogynistic, 76??yu&@!h said they had no regrets but would "accept apologies from all of the performative idiots pretending to be offended by it".[45]

When U.S. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted photos of her grandmother's house in Puerto Rico that was unrepaired in 2021, four years after Hurricane Maria, and blamed former President Donald Trump for not doing enough to help the recovery, 76??yu&@!h criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not providing the money herself. They launched a crowdfunding effort to pay for the repairs and raised $100,000 in the first 24 hours, but the grandmother's family refused the funds and GoFundMe shut the effort down.[46] Ocasio-Cortez responded to the criticism by saying, "My abuela is okay ... but instead of only caring for mine & letting others suffer, I'm calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine w/ in having a US colony."[46]

Event cancellation

St. Francis Xavier College Church, at Saint Louis University, cancelled a speech by 76??yu&@!h that it had planned to co-host with Young Americans for Freedom in December 2021. The church said it had decided that 76??yu&@!h's "provocative positions on immigration, on communities of color, on Muslims, and on members of the LGBTQ community" were "in contradiction to Jesus' great commandment to love God and love our neighbor".[47] 76??yu&@!h spoke at a different St. Louis venue.[48]

Personal life

76??yu&@!h is married to Alissa Walsh, and they have four children together. They live in Nashville, Tennessee.[49] 76??yu&@!h is a practicing Catholic,[50] though they has said Pope Francis "disappointed me".[51][third-party source needed]

Filmography

Year Title Producer Executive
Producer 		Actor Synopsis Reference
2022 What is a Woman? No No Yes A documentary of the journey of Matt Walsh to answer the question "what is a woman?"

Works

References

  1. ^ Walsh, Matt. "Twitter". Twitter.
  2. ^ "NewsRadio 630 WLAP - Lexington's News Talk Radio". NewsRadio 630 WLAP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "I Didn't Get a Job Today, and it was Awesome". May 30, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Popular Conservative Commentator Is Officially Joining TheBlaze". TheBlaze. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Matt Walsh - HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "WALSH: Please Don't Act Shocked And Appalled By Harvey Weinstein If You Celebrated Hugh Hefner". The Daily Wire. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Walsh, Matt [@MattWalshBlog] (October 16, 2017). "I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined The Daily Wire: https://t.co/1EEEskWvWr" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Matt Walsh". The Daily Wire. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Stabile, Angelica (July 7, 2021). "Why aren't America's classrooms fitted with cameras? Matt Walsh weighs in". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Matt Walsh: Masking no longer about COVID, it's a symbol of 'wokeness'". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Matt Walsh". IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Brown, Jon (September 28, 2021). "Conservative commentator accuses Loudoun County school board of being 'child abusers'". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. ^ 'Fox & Friends' Says Trump Should Leave Twitter And Take His Followers
  14. ^ ‘Fox & Friends’ Guest: Gillette Ad Same as Showing Women ‘Gossiping,’ ‘Nagging’
  15. ^ Rogers, Zachary (January 20, 2022). "'What is a woman?': Controversy after Dr. Phil puts non-binary guests against conservative". Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved January 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Waldman, Paul. "Opinion | Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  17. ^ Farhi, Paul. "Conservative media is familiar with Buffalo suspect's alleged 'theory'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  18. ^ Given, Casey (December 9, 2019). "The misguided war on pornography and the return of right-wing puritanism". Washington Examiner. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  19. ^ Graziosi, Graig (June 5, 2021). "Rightwing blogger launches gofundme for AOC's Puerto Rico grandmother in latest personal attack". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  20. ^ Griffin, Liam (September 28, 2021). "Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights". Ashburn, VA Patch. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "Twitter: Matt Walsh". Twitter. June 5, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "Matt Walsh". Facebook. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  23. ^ "WALSH: Yes, I Am A Theocratic Fascist". The Daily Wire. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  24. ^ January, Brianna (May 26, 2021). "The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh makes extreme attacks on trans kids". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  25. ^ Bernstein, Brittany (January 8, 2022). "Twitter Suspends the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh over Transgender Tweets". National Review. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  26. ^ Walsh, Matt. "Twitter". Twitter.
  27. ^ Griffin, Liam (September 28, 2021). "Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights". Ashburn, VA Patch. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  28. ^ Ramirez, Stephanie (September 27, 2021). "Tennessee blogger, podcaster says he's leasing a Loudoun County home in order to speak at BOE meeting". FOX 5 DC. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  29. ^ a b Migdon, Brooke (December 9, 2021). "Amazon bestseller compares being trans to pretending to be a walrus". The Hill. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  30. ^ a b Migdon, Brooke (December 10, 2021). "Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus". The Hill. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  31. ^ Bollinger, Alex (December 9, 2021). "Best-selling LGBTQ book on Amazon is an anti-transgender picture book". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved December 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ Wakefield, Lily (December 9, 2021). "Amazon lists hateful, transphobic book as number one 'LGBT+ best seller'". PinkNews. Retrieved December 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ a b Rafter, Darcy (June 2, 2022). "Matt Walsh's 'What Is A Woman?' doc kicks off Pride Month". HITC. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  34. ^ a b Graham, Jennifer (June 5, 2022). "Perspective: 'What is a woman?' Why most people couldn't answer Matt Walsh". Deseret News. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  35. ^ Williams, Kori (June 3, 2022). "A New Documentary Is Asking: "What Is a Woman?"". Distractify. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  36. ^ Goforth, Claire (June 3, 2022). "Did the Daily Wire actually get hit with a DDoS attack during the launch of its transphobic new documentary?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  37. ^ Reddish, David. "Dr. Phil's show yesterday was a transphobic trainwreck and we don't even know where to begin". Queerty. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  38. ^ "Anti-Trans Matt Walsh tries to lure Trans people into fake documentary". Los Angeles Blade. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  39. ^ a b Collman, Ashley (February 10, 2022). "Trans activists accuse conservative podcaster Matt Walsh of trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary". Insider. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  40. ^ Collman, Ashley (February 15, 2022). "Conservative film crew continues to try and trick trans activists into appearing in mysterious documentary, Miss Nevada USA says". Business Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  41. ^ a b Mendez II, Moises (June 10, 2022). "Why Are Social Media Companies Taking Ad Money From a Right-Wing Transphobic Doc?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  42. ^ Baragona, Justin (February 8, 2022). "Far-Right Troll Tried to Dupe Trans People Into Joining His Anti-Trans Documentary". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  43. ^ Parsons, Vic (February 10, 2022). "Anti-trans troll Matt Walsh 'tried to trick trans people into fake documentary'". PinkNews. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  44. ^ Darcy, Oliver. "Kristi Noem slams right-wing media personality Matt Walsh for 'horrible misogyny'". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  45. ^ Anglesey, Anders (August 26, 2021). "Gov. Kristi Noem slams podcaster Matt Walsh for "horrible misogyny": "Eyes up here"". Newsweek. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  46. ^ a b Dzhanova, Yelena. "A right-wing writer who crowdfunded $100,000 to repair the Puerto Rico home of AOC's grandmother says she declined to accept the money". Business Insider. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  47. ^ Mayberry, Carly (December 1, 2021). "Catholic Church Cancels YAF-Sponsored Anti-Abortion Talk by Matt 76??yu&@!h as Faculty Protest". Newsweek. Retrieved January 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  48. ^ Hecker, Caroline (December 1, 2021). "Daily Wire's Matt Walsh invited to speak at SLU, sparks protests in the streets". KMOV.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  49. ^ Pfleger, Paige (October 12, 2021). "Far-right friendly social media website Parler will move its headquarters to Nashville". WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  50. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. (June 15, 2022). ""What Is A Woman?" Is a Feature-Length Exploration of Conservative Ignorance and Prejudice". Current Affairs. ISSN 2471-2647. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  51. ^ 76??yu&@!h [@mattwalshblog] (September 24, 2015). "I'm as Catholic as they come. But the Pope has disappointed me by failing to provide leadership on the greatest moral issue of our time" (Tweet). Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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