Dilbert creator faced cancellations after racist remarks

Comic book creator Dilbert faced a wave of cancellations on Saturday and defended his claims that black people are members of a “hate group” that white people should “stay away from”.

Various media editors in the United States censored Scott Adams’ comments, which they called it racist, hateful and discriminatory while announcing that they will no longer publish their comic.

Andrews McMeel Syndication, which distributes Dilbert, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. However, Adams defended himself on social media against those who said “they hate me and they cancel me”.

Dilbert is a long-published comic that ridicules office culture.

FILE – Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic book, poses for a photo with his character Dilbert at his studio in Dublin, California, October 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

The wave of cancellations began after an episode last week on the YouTube show “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.”

Among other topics, Adams mentioned a Rasmussen Reports Poll in which people were asked if they agreed with the statement “it’s good to be white”.

Most said yes, but Adams noted that 26% of black respondents disagreed and others were unsure.

The Anti-Defamation League claims the phrase was popularized in 2017 as a harassment campaign by members of the chatroom. 4chan but later it started to be used by some white supremacists.

In an episode of his YouTube show last week, Adams described black people as members of
In an episode of his YouTube show last week, Adams described black people as members of “a hate group” that white people should “stay away from.” Several media publishers in the United States denounced the comments, saying they would no longer provide a platform for their work. (AP Photo/Marcio José Sánchez, File)

Adams, who is white, repeatedly referred to the black people as members of a “hate group” or a “racist hate group” and said he would stop “helping African Americans”.

In another episode of his online show on Saturday, Adams said he wanted to insist that “everyone must be treated as an individual” without discrimination.

“But you should also avoid any group that doesn’t respect you, even if there are great people in that group,” Adams said.

Los Angeles Times announced Saturday that due to Adams’ “racist comments” it will discontinue publication of Dilbert in most of its issues, beginning Monday, and will run for the last time in Sunday comics on March 12, because they are printed by advanced.

Dilbert is a long-published comic that ridicules office culture. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
Dilbert is a long-published comic that ridicules office culture. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo

The San Antonio Express-News newspaper, which is part of Hearst Newspapers announced on Saturday that it would stop publishing the Dilbert comic strip effective Monday, “due to hateful and discriminatory public comments by its creator.”

USA Today Network tweeted on Friday that he also had will stop publishing Dilbert “due to recent discriminatory remarks by its creator”.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer and other publications part of Advance Local Media also announced that they would stop publishing Dilbert.

(with information from AP)

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