What Is a Woman?

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I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary. It shines a necessary light on the insanity of the leftist gender ideology. I am a moderate politically, I do not consider myself a hardcore Republican by any means, and I disagree with some conservative beliefs. However, there is no doubting the accuracy and concern that is brought about by this documentary. Not only did I find Walsh hilarious and commend him for keeping a straight face in some of these interviews, but I can only imagine how hostile some of them got, especially at the women's march. Where none of them could define what a woman is. Truly great documentary and I'm glad I watched it. Highly recommend this, especially for confused children.

The truth is why this documentary is so important. Matt Walsh gets asked more than once "why do you care so much?" Truth. Keeping dignity for womanhood while it's being mocked openly is why it's important to care. Well, done Matt Walsh.

So, its fairly well produced, it looks good (certainly comparable to other documentaries out there.) All of the technical aspects of the film are in order. Nothing truly stands out as exceptional, but everything is very much professional. From an approach perspective, it really is more of a documentary than most "documentaries" in that, the main character (Matt Walsh) is asking questions to try and understand the opposing opinion. Most "Documentaries" have a side and then only interview supporting perspectives of the thesis. In this case, Walsh actually interviews the opposing side a lot. For that reason alone, this a more honest documentary. Now, fair-is-fair, I don't like the subject of documentaries to be the documentarian. I believe that would classify it as more journalistic or activist (a-la, Moore or Spurlock.) But it is a common documentary style. That said, I guess we get into the meat of it and why people love it or hate it. As before mentioned, there is a lot of exchanges with opposing view points, and those view points did not make strong arguments. Did Walsh interview the actual leading experts on the subjects? Maybe, maybe not. They do have considerable credibility, but Walsh himself is by no means an expert in the field, so even if the people he's interviewing are not the leaders, it's not like it's an unfair fight. I think if you're for or against this subject matter, it's probably a good film to watch. It's always good to know what the opposing arguments are, but for some reason this topic people get very passionate about. From a purely creative standpoint, I think it's great, not exceptional, but if you like documentaries, it's going to be one of the best ones this year.

I was quite surprised to see the level of respect this film had for the subjects, at many points reflecting on the sympathy for children suffering with gender identity. I think what I appreciated most was that these weren't trick questions, the presenter asked very basic and honest questions - the fact that a univeristy professor was unable to answer simple questions in his own field was very telling. It was a running theme that those who wanted honest discussions were being shut down, lose their careers and even faced imprisonment. Speaking with an African tribe was also an interesting juxtaposition of societal ideals. My one criticism is that I wish he had not been able to open the jar of pickles.

No matter where you land on the political spectrum, I really recommend giving this a watch. It's very eye opening about today's culture and some of the things that we may not want to look at.

Watching a modern society try to answer this simple question is funny. The self-aware documentary holds up a mirror to a politically correct thought process, and simply allows itself to present it's own absurdity. I will say the host Matt Walsh is not for everyone. He's not a professional comedian, although he is funny enough to carry the documentary. He has a laid back, dry wit that did not translate at the beginning for me. Some viewers may not realize he's being humorous, because he plays it so seriously. Please start watching knowing that 'What Is A Woman' doesn't take itself in earnest for the first hour of viewing. It's halfhearted mannerism completely sold it for me though. It's just a question, and it was answered by several diverse individuals, but the non-answers (the I don't knows) are what stuck out the most. The remaining half of this documentary chooses a side in the transgender debates. I would call it, "the cons" of transitioning, of redefining gender, as well the political shift. I found it eye-opening. I found it terrifying. I actually learned something about the transgender community that I did not know. I'd imagine most people don't know. I learned the downside of our COMPLETE social acceptance of transgenderism. I learned these things NOT from one point of view, but from a diverse field of medical professionals, college professors, and transgender individuals. The documentary did it's research thoroughly, and I think that's what I found so incredibly horrific about it... The fact that we aren't asking questions anymore, because we're afraid of asking. We no longer ask questions, because society doesn't allow us. So I'd imagine the documentary requires a trigger warning. Because it certainly uncovers answers that society needs to hear, and showcases the lengths at which others are attempting to hide it.

This movie, which is basically Matt Walsh trying to get a simple answer to the title question is very well done, while also being frightening, upsetting and sickening in proving how far our society has fallen. It's a must watch for parents, but also anyone horrified by what they see and read in the world today. He talks to both sides, right and left, people on the street and even people in Africa, in a segment that really puts this controversial subject in a different light.