Scott Adams Dilbert' comic

As a member of 'the media,' I would like to formally apologize for forcing 'Dilbert' cartoonist Scott Adams to unleash a racist rant on YouTube.

[It’s OK to be white](https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/questions/january_2023/questions_okay_to_be_white_february_13_15_2023).” That prompted him to say: “If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people … It was likely that kind of “reporting on things that happened” behavior that forced Mr. [the use of racial slurs on Twitter increased dramatically](https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-government-and-politics-2907d382db132cfd7446152b9309992c) after he took over the company last year. I hope he can find it in his heart to forgive my racism, which he made up to defend Mr. Adams’ declaration that](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s) “it makes no sense whatsoever as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens anymore. On behalf of those of us who reverse-racist-ly leveraged facts to make Mr. As for Mr. Adams in the position of having to Shame on me. How dare I put Mr. [to be racist](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/26/newspapers-dilbert-comic-scott-adams-racist-comments/11354547002/). [also labeled Black people](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/26/newspapers-dilbert-comic-scott-adams-racist-comments/11354547002/) as members of a “hate group.”

Adams said he has no way "to get Dilbert to customers" after being dropped by distributor over his racist comments.

On Sunday, Adams said he had expected a negative response to his comments. "Recent comments by Scott Adams regarding race and race relations do not align with our core values as a company." "The 20% that are the important ones are the urban big city newspapers — they are the ones that are going to cancel first, and they have. The cartoonist hinted that he might take Dilbert to other platforms, such as a subscription service. Adams noted that 26% of Black respondents disagreed and others weren't sure. In making the announcements to cut ties with Adams, many publishers said they didn't want to support his views on race. The marketplace did," tweeted Mark Jacob, a former editor at the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. [first Black character](https://dilbert.com/strip/2022-05-02), an engineer called Dave who said he "identified as White." Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams built a career based on his pointed and humorous views on the workplace. Adams, who quickly took to YouTube on Sunday to defend himself, disclosed details in the video about the impact of losing business. Newspapers such the Los Angeles Times and the USA Today network as well as distributor Andrews McMeel Universal [announced](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dilbert-comic-strip-creator-scott-adams-racist-remarks/) they would no longer work with the cartoonist or run his strip. [recent comments](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dilbert-comic-strip-creator-scott-adams-racist-remarks/) he made on YouTube that were widely denounced as racist, hateful and discriminatory.

The distributor of the "Dilbert" comic strip says it will sever ties with creator Scott Adams over his recent racist comments.

The Anti-Defamation League says the phrase at the center of the question was popularized as a trolling campaign by members of 4chan - an anonymous and notorious message board - and began being used by some white supremacists. Adams had previously defended himself on social media against those whom he said "hate me and are canceling me." 22 episode of his YouTube show, Adams described people who are Black as members of "a hate group" from which white people should "get away." Readers of The Sun Chronicle in Attleboro, Massachusetts, found a blank space in Monday's edition where "Dilbert" would normally run. But we will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate," the statement jointly signed by the chair and CEO said. Adams' fate was effectively sealed Sunday evening when "Dilbert" distributor Andrews McMeel Universal said it was severing ties to the cartoonist.

Newspapers across the US have dropped the comic strip Dilbert in response to racist comments made by its creator, Scott Adams, who called Black Americans a ...

Or is it only racist if the racists you are avoiding are white?” Musk [replied](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1629552302381056000): “Simultaneously, an interesting question and a tongue twister!” “As the prominent leader of a social media platform,” he said, “Musk’s words carry great influence, and he should be condemning bigotry, not defending it.” [According to Adams](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1630181061543211009), Dilbert has subsequently “been cancelled from all newspapers, websites, calendars, and books.” Recently, Adams [wrote](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1629479816780185601), “Is it racist to avoid racists who are the same race as each other? In response to a tweet discussing the fall of Dilbert, Musk [jokingly promote](https://twitter.com/Spark898/status/1630374691461292032) Garfield as the new king of comics, [hailing](https://twitter.com/ashleynaftule/status/1630327133863288832) creator Jim Davidson’s lack of social media presence as a blessing, and “ [praying](https://twitter.com/bader_diedrich/status/1630229649195433988)” that The Far Side creator Gary Larson remains wholesome and unproblematic. The poll’s accuracy has also been questioned by critics, who noted a [small sample size](https://twitter.com/SoobiBoi/status/1630138853804867590) and an obvious mathematical error published on Twitter. [described](https://twitter.com/JGreenblattADL/status/1630399195273199619) Adams’ comments as “flat out racist,” and [said](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/business/elon-musk-dilbert.html) that he was “deeply disturbed” by Musk’s comments. that’s a hate group.” Adams went on to say that he would no longer "help Black Americans." [Exactly](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1629896262567772161).” [wrote](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1629751544127037440): “the media is racist.” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1630186244327227393) that he “identified as Black for several years.” In 2022, Adams [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1486699418917085194) that was “going to self-identify as a Black woman” until Joe Biden picked his presidential nominee to the US supreme court.