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November 3, 2019

11958 US adults surveyed

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During a speech in Chicago, Barack Obama spoke about “call‑out culture” and said that he gets a sense from many young people that they believe “If I tweet or hashtag about how you didn’t do something right or used the wrong verb, then I can sit back and feel pretty good about myself, cause, ‘Man, you see how woke I was, I called you out.’ That’s not activism.” Which of the following comes closest to your view?

Conducted November 3, 2019

YouGov surveyed 11958 US adults

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28%
During a speech in Chicago, Barack Obama spoke about “call‑out culture” and said that he gets a sense from many young people that they believe “If I tweet or hashtag about how you didn’t do something right or used the wrong verb, then I can sit back and feel pretty good about myself, cause, ‘Man, you see how woke I was, I called you out.’ That’s not activism.” Which of the following comes closest to your view?

Conducted November 3, 2019

YouGov surveyed 11958 US adults

By:
11%
14%
24%
23%
28%

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