# Two in three reject the claim that Black men lack emotion

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/two-in-three-reject-the-claim-that-black-men-lack-emotion/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a May 2026 Verasight survey of 509 U.S. adults, most Americans (66%) push back on the statement that Black men are devoid of emotion, including 38% who strongly disagree.

About one-in-four (27%) neither agree nor disagree, while just 7% agree or strongly agree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Black men are devoid of emotion.

Two in three reject the claim that Black men lack emotion.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly disagree: 38.3%
- Disagree: 27.6%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 27.3%
- Agree: 5.4%
- Strongly agree: 1.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 509
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.31](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.31)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=509 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.31](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.31)