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72% Say ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Out of Control

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National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Adults

Conducted October 27-28, 2021
By Rasmussen Reports and National Pulse

 

1* How familiar are you with the concept of “cancel culture”?

 

53% Very familiar

24% Somewhat familiar

10% Not very familiar

9% Not at all familiar

5% Not sure


2* “Cancel culture” describes a form of censorship that harms the careers and reputations of public figures for doing or saying things that are considered offensive. Has “cancel culture” gotten out of control?

72% Yes

15% No

13% Not sure

 

3* Which is more important, protecting people from speech that is offensive, or protecting freedom of speech?

 

16% Protecting people from speech that is offensive

75% Protecting freedom of speech

9% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence