The Curious Case of “Am I Racist” and Rotten Tomatoes

Awardsdaily ^ | September 15, 2024 | Sasha Stone

[MinorityRepublican]

I thought it was strange to visit Rotten Tomatoes to find out what the score was for The Daily Wire’s Am I Racist. The main page looks like this – you’ll note no score for the movie and reviews listed as “zero.”

There are reviews, however. There are five:

I wondered why there wasn’t the 100% score for that. A quick google search brings up this:

So it has to be “top critics” and not “mid critics.”

When you click the “movies” link, you see this:

Here are the two side by side:

So what gives? Am I racist came in at number four on the box office chart, which isn’t bad. Its per-theater average puts it at number three. Obviously, it did well despite a complete and total blackout by the mainstream press, and despite that none of the so-called “top critics” (whatever that means) deigned to review it. Only a small handful did. But that’s only in print.

I scrolled through the site to see if any other movies had no numbered score and one did. It’s called The Greatest of All Times, GOAT. It has four reviews. But when you click on it, it shows that number where Am I Racist does not:

[Steely Tom]

I believe a similar type of phenomenon occurred with Rush Limbaugh’s books, at least one of which was a best seller.

Of course that was long before “Rotten Tomatoes;” if memory serves, the oddity involved the New York Times Bestseller List.

[EasySt]

Sounds like one doesn’t get to be a “Top Critic” without being racist.

[Lizavetta]

I believe a similar type of phenomenon occurred with Rush Limbaugh’s books

And Dr. Laura's.