I Watched What is a Woman So You Wouldn’t Have To

I’ve known about Matt Walsh’s recently released documentary What is a Woman since the beginning of the year. To be more specific, I first found out about the project on 2/10/2022 when the LGBT news website Pink News published an article talking about Matt’s attempts to trick people into appearing in his film. Still, I have remained quiet about the film, even after its trailer was released, because I wanted to see the final product before I made any judgement.

It should not surprise you to learn that What is a Woman is not a particularly interesting film. During the first half, Matt Walsh personally travels all across the country asking random people on the street if they can define what a woman is. Personally, I’ve never liked this “man on the street” style of interviews — if only because I do not accept the notion that the best way to find truth is through asking a random nudist in San Francisco Matt encountered at a coffee shop (as he does at one point) — but I will admit that they can occasionally provide entertaining results. (Penn and Teller: Bullshit commonly used these interviews to great results, whether it be through telling people that allowing snails on their face is a new form of alternative medicine or getting them to sign a petition that bans “dihydrogen monoxide.”) However, the biggest issue with these interviews is Matt is not getting any…