Survey of 10,000 Americans reveals what adults think of ‘cancel culture’

Recent reckonings on racism and misogyny have led to accountability that critics may consider part of cancel culture

Cancel culture" has become one of the most divisive terms in America, stoking a moral panic and even sparking calls from Republican lawmakers to make it illegal. Now, a major survey reveals how many Americans feel about the term and its power to hold people accountable.

Although the phrase has existed for decades, the past several years has seen cancel culture become an increasingly politicized topic, according to the Pew Research Center, who released the findings of a survey of more than 10,000 US adults on Wednesday.