Scott Adams

2023 - 2 - 25

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'Dilbert' Dropped by Newspapers Over Scott Adams 'Racist Rant' (Variety)

Scott Adams' "Dilbert" comic strip was pulled by multiple newspapers because of his "racist rant" calling Black Americans a “hate group."

To date, more than 40 “Dilbert” reprint books have been published, with “The Dilbert Principle” becoming a New York Times best-seller. “Dilbert” is syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick), which has handled sales and distribution of the comic strip since 2011. That was the third job I lost for being white.” (The reality was the show’s ratings had plummeted and it was canceled after audiences tuned out.) In January 2022, Adams [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1486699418917085194), “I’m going to self-identify as a Black woman until Biden picks his Supreme Court nominee. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1277411944459153408), “I lost my TV show for being white when UPN decided it would focus on an African American audience. So I’m going to back off on being helpful to Black America because it doesn’t seem like it pays off.” “While we respect and encourage free speech, his views do not align with our editorial or business values as an organization.” [The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/25/metro/letter-editor-about-dilbert/), the [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-25/los-angeles-times-ceases-publication-of-dilbert) and [the Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/25/scott-adams-dilbert-canceled/) on Saturday were among other publishers that said they were dropping “Dilbert” because of Adams’ racist diatribe. “Based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. So I don’t think it makes any sense as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens anymore. “This is not a difficult decision,” Quinn wrote. “We are not a home for those who espouse racism. The USA Today Network includes USA Today and more than 300 local media outlets in 43 states. — the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S.

Hundreds of newspapers drop 'Dilbert' comic strip after racist tirade ... (CNN)

Newspapers across the country dropped the "Dilbert" comic strip over the weekend after the creator of the satirical cartoon went on a racist tirade, ...

“This is not a difficult decision.” The move came after Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind “Dilbert,” effectively encouraged segregation in a shocking rant on YouTube. The USA Today Network, which operates hundreds of newspapers, said it had pulled the plug on the long-running comic strip.

'Dilbert' cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams (Reuters)

The cartoon "Dilbert" has been dropped from numerous U.S. newspapers in response to a racist rant by its creator on YouTube.

Newspapers have dropped the 'Dilbert' comic strip after a racist rant ... (NPR)

The comic's creator, Scott Adams, said a recent opinion poll changed his mind about "helping Black Americans."

Nearly 18 minutes into his [YouTube show Saturday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXkMieE0CA), he predicted, "Most of my income will be gone by next week ... [ reacted](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1629476166561312769) to the new backlash on Twitter, saying he'd been cancelled. Quinn noted that the move was "apparently to poke fun at 'woke' culture and the LGBTQ community." [victim of racism in Hollywood](https://twitter.com/scottadamssays/status/1277411944459153408?lang=en) and corporate America. "It turns out that nearly half of that team doesn't think I'm okay to be white," he said, adding that he would re-identify as white. Adams said the results of the Rasmussen poll changed his mind. "I'm going to back off from being helpful to Black America because it doesn't seem like it pays off," he said. According to [Andrews McMeel Syndication](http://syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/comics/dilbert/), "Dilbert" appeared in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 25 languages. He was also a vocal [supporter of Donald Trump](https://www.wired.com/2019/11/geeks-guide-scott-adams/?fbclid=IwAR3ZuRWOCwU-eeMKgCFjt5GZtNRyFAHXMAxvUUhqVIZfmSbDktfHwVowKh0&mbid=social_facebook&utm_brand=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=facebook). Then, 13 minutes into the video, Adams began his screed by citing the results of a The poll also found that 79% of all the respondents agreed with the statement "Black people can be racist too." The report found that 72% of the respondents agreed, including 53% who are Black.

Newspapers Drop 'Dilbert' Comic After Creator's Rant About Black ... (The New York Times)

Scott Adams, who created the syndicated comic strip, also said that white people should “get the hell away from Black people,” prompting criticism from ...

“Scott Adams is not unique in his disgrace,” Mr. “His racism is not even unique among cartoonists.” “Very few readers noticed when we killed it, and we only had a handful of complaints.” Adams’s remarks showed a growing tolerance in the United States for racist behavior. And the editor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Chris Quinn, said that Mr. [released in a lawsuit](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/business/media/fox-dominion-lawsuit.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-media&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)show how Fox News hosts went from privately criticizing election fraud claims in 2020 to giving them significant airtime. Adams went on a “racist rant” that had prompted the newspaper to also drop “Dilbert.” In that show on Saturday, he defended his remarks. [Darrin Bell, the first Black artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning](https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/darrin-bell-freelancer), said that despite the cancellations of “Dilbert,” Mr. He also appeared to be reckoning with the rapid fallout, saying that “most of my income will be gone by next week” and that “my reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed.” He said that he was wrongly being canceled, that “you should absolutely be racist whenever it’s to your advantage” and that any change in society is a “racist change,” including changing the tax codes. edition or online, she said.

Media drop Dilbert after creator's Black 'hate group' remark (Politico)

The backlash began following an episode of the YouTube show called “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.”

We certainly do not want to provide them with financial support.” ”We are not a home for those who espouse racism. Adams, who is white, repeatedly referred to people who are Black as members of a “hate group” or a “racist hate group” and said he would no longer “help Black Americans.”

'Dilbert' comic strip widely dropped after creator Scott Adams's Black ... (Chicago Sun-Times)

“Dilbert” comic strip creator Scott Adams faced a backlash of cancellations Saturday as he defended remarks he made describing people who are Black as ...

[The Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-25/los-angeles-times-ceases-publication-of-dilbert) cited Adams’ “racist comments” in announcing Saturday that Dilbert will be discontinued Monday in most editions and that its final run in the Sunday comics — which are printed in advance — will be March 12. [Prayers up with election countdown: Chicago mayoral candidates canvass churches in final push — and warn of ‘false prophets’](https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/2/26/23614822/chicago-mayor-campaign-lightfoot-vallas-garcia-johnson-runoff-election) [Family pleads for answers about Chicago mother who went missing two years ago. “The Chicago Tribune is dropping the comic strip ‘Dilbert’ due to racist remarks from creator Scott Adams,” the Tribune said in a story posted Saturday. We certainly do not want to provide them with financial support.” Adams repeatedly referred to people who are Black as members of a “hate group” or a “racist hate group” and said he would no longer “help Black Americans.” “Dilbert” comic strip creator Scott Adams faced a backlash of cancellations Saturday as he defended remarks he made describing people who are Black as members of “a racist hate group” from which white people should “get away.”