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?

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? Published on November 3, 2019 → Survey conducted on November 3, 2019 on 11958 U.S. adults

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Calling someone out online is always a form of activism

11%

Calling someone out online is usually a form of activism

14%

Calling someone out online is usually not a form of activism

24%

Calling someone out online is never a form of activism

23%

Don't know

28%

Calling someone out online is always a form of activism

11%

Calling someone out online is usually a form of activism

14%

Calling someone out online is usually not a form of activism

24%

Calling someone out online is never a form of activism

23%

Don't know

28%

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