Candace Cameron Bure Speaks Out Against Cancel Culture Following Marriage Comments Backlash

The actress opened up about how 'difficult' cancel culture is amid backlash for her controversial 'traditional marriage' comments.

Candace Cameron Bure has a bone to pick with cancel culture after facing public backlash for her polarizing comments about "traditional marriage" a few months back.

In case you missed it, the Full House alum found herself in hot water back in November 2022 after stating in an interview that she left the Hallmark Channel for the Great American Family network, where she hopes to "keep traditional marriage at the core."

Many social media users and fellow celebrities alike were outraged by the remarks, which seemed to shade or invalidate same-sex marriages, implying that the network would be excluding LGBTQ+ marriage stories.

Nearly three months after defending her views under the guise of her Christian background, the 46-year-old actress is now speaking out against cancel culture, calling it "difficult" to go through.

"Cancel culture is real, and it’s difficult, and it’s hard," she said on the Unapologetic with Julia Jeffress Sadler podcast during the Wednesday, Feb. 8, episode, per Page Six. She then went on to compare the sensitivity of people in North America to the harsh prejudice Christians in other countries face.

“I know there’s all the places in the world, all different countries, where people get severely persecuted for their faith,” she said. “I feel like we’ve had this cushion here in North America where someone yells at us or someone says a mean, negative thing and our feelings get so hurt over it.”

"And that isn’t nearly the persecution that other people go through from being a Christian in other countries," she added.

While she didn't mention the marriage comments controversy specifically, she admitted that any public backlash is "hard, no matter what. Especially when you are a compassionate person and you have a heart for people."

"But it’s important that we speak truth in love, ’cause, listen, nobody’s gonna change, nobody’s gonna listen to you when it comes out angry, when it comes out in a harsh way, but it’s important that we don’t back down," she added.

After first receiving criticism for her initial comments, which many deemed homophobic, Cameron Bure took to social media to insist that users had been "attacking" her online and "tried to assassinate her character."

But plenty of celebrities seemed to be in agreement that the Fuller House star's remarks were harmful, including even her co-star Jodie Sweetin. Others, including Hilarie Burton Morgan, Maren Morris, Sophia Bush and Jojo Siwa also publicly condemned Cameron Bure's comments at the time.