Meet the Celebrities Openly Defying Cancel Culture

Standing strong?

The woke mob hasn’t claimed these progressives.

At least not yet.

This week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter deriding cancel culture as an attack on free thought, arguing it “weakens our norms of open debate and toleration of differences in favor of ideological conformity.”

Here are the famous liberals who want to end the cancel culture. Click below to see who joined the silent majority!

(H/T Harper’s Magazine)

Philosopher and Activist Noam Chomsky

The oft-referred “father of modern linguistics,” Chomsky is also a pioneer in cognitive science. He rose to fame as an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War, earning him a spot on Richard Nixon’s Enemies List.

New York Times Columnist David Brooks

Brooks writes political and cultural columns for the New York Times, Newsweek, and The Atlantic. He frequently appears as a commentator on NRP and PBS’ NewsHour.

Political Commentator David Frum

Frum worked as a speechwriter for George W. Bush. He is credited with inspiring the phrase “Axis of Evil,” often mentioned by Bush. After the 2016 election, Frum revealed he voted for Hillary Clinton.

Author Malcolm Gladwell

Gladwell is a journalist and international bestselling author whose works often revolve around social psychology. “The Tipping Point” is regarded by critics as one of the best nonfiction books of the 2000s.

Political Reporter Olivia Nuzzi

Despite being 27, Nuzzi has made a name for herself reporting from Washington, D.C.’s corridors of power. She currently works as the Washington correspondent for the New Yorker.

Author J.K. Rowling

Rowling began writing the Harry Potter series while on welfare. Five hundred million copies later, the prolific author amassed a fortune greater than the Queen of England’s.

Novelist Salman Rushdie

Winner of the prestigious Brooker Prize, Rushdie sparked a firestorm in parts of the Middle East for “The Satanic Verses,” with Ayatollah Khomeini, then the Supreme Leader of Iran, calling for his death.

Feminist Activist Gloria Steinem

Initially a journalist, Steinem became the de facto leader of the feminist movement in the 1960s after writing a piece about her experiences as an undercover Playboy Bunny at New York City’s Playboy Club.

Journalist Matthew Yglesias

Yglesias is a blogger and journalist who, in 2014, co-founded the news website Vox. Known for their liberal views, Yglesias’ employees erupted after the publication of the “cancel culture” letter.

CNN Host Fareed Zakaria

Zakaria is the host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” while also writing a weekly column for The Washington Post. It is not easy to ideologically pigeonhole Zakaria, who doesn’t identify as belonging to one political party or even a core set of beliefs. 

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