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The Media™ Forms Opinions About Cancel Culture
There are many different factors that go into someone’s awareness and opinion of cancel culture (beyond concerning amounts of time spent on Twitter). For some people, cancel culture is about holding people accountable after years of allowing racism, sexism, and homophobia to go unchecked. For others, it’s an attack on free speech and an overreaction of the “woke left.”
While it still remains to be seen what impact cancel culture will have on society, and if anyone has actually been successfully “canceled” (just take a look at Louis C.K.’s Grammy), the concept of cancel culture has filtered throughout the mainstream, regardless of partisanship. According to a new poll by Data for Progress, 74 percent of voters are aware of cancel culture, including 73 percent of Democrats, 76 percent of independents, and 72 percent of Republicans.
People are much more likely to have heard about celebrities being canceled (50 percent of all likely voters). Voters who don’t consume right-wing media are only 45 percent likely to know of canceled celebrities, whereas 54 percent of Fox News viewers and 61 percent of OANN or Newsmax viewers have heard of canceled celebrities or public figures. Younger and college-educated individuals are also more likely to have heard of public figures being canceled.
Polling clearly shows that opinions about cancel culture are another example of the divide in messaging and content in media. Right-wing media has created an objectively negative picture about cancel culture focused on attacks on free speech and public shaming, whereas voters who don’t consume right-wing media are able to see that cancel culture has the ability to hold individuals accountable.
Read the full polling analysis here.
Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
Student Unions Are Based
The latest chapter in the history of organizing in higher education includes the growth of graduate and undergraduate student worker unions, which have existed for decades at many public colleges and universities but have only more recently managed to gain a foothold at a significant number of their private counterparts. Unfortunately, this movement has been swept under the rug, with many Americans unaware of these efforts.
After voters are briefed on the issue, however, we find that they decisively support the expansion of academic labor rights by a +19-point margin, including Democrats by a +56-point margin and Independents by a +23-point margin, along with voters under 45 years old by a +53-point margin, and voters 45 and older by a +1-point margin.
Student unionization makes higher education more accessible. It is time for students to reclaim the means of production. Read the full polling analysis here.
Voters Support Gun Control That Extends Beyond Hard To Open Packaging
The United States government has had numerous opportunities to pass common-sense gun control legislation after decades of unmitigated gun violence. Despite the government’s lack of action, a poll by Data for Progress finds 61 percent of voters support a new assault weapons ban, including 79 percent of Democrats, 53 percent of Independents, and 45 percent of Republicans.
In conclusion, screw the NRA. Protect our children. Read the full polling analysis here.
*takes out birth control* want one?
The leaked Supreme Court draft majority opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade has raised questions about the accessibility of contraceptive options. What a world we live in that condoms are easier to buy than birth control. Look no further! A new poll by Data for Progress and Contraceptive Access Initiative, conducted shortly after the leak, examined voters' support for one such option: access to birth control pills over the counter.
Voters enthusiastically support over-the-counter access to birth control pills by a +48-point margin (71 percent support, 23 percent oppose). Notably, we find support among voters across parties: Democrats by a +60-point margin, Independents by a +44-point margin, and Republicans by a +32-point margin. We also find consistent support for over-the-counter birth control by gender. Women and men support this proposal by a +49-point margin and a +45-point margin, respectively.
Read the full polling analysis here.
This Week From DFP
POLL: Voters Support Student Unionization
POLL: Americans Widely Reject Proposals for More Pentagon Spending — So Should Congress
POLL: A Bipartisan Majority of Voters Support Expanding Access to Birth Control
POLL: Voters Support Common-Sense Gun Control Laws That Have Proven Successful in Other Countries
POLL: New Poll Finds That Opinions About Cancel Culture Stem From Media
MEMO: Measuring the Economic Benefits of the Build Back Better Agenda’s Direct Pay Provisions
MEMO: Holding Corporations Accountable: The Assault on LGBTQ+ Youth
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