Scott Adams, creator of “Dilbert,” may have experienced the biggest backlash of racist comments in recent times. , announced that he would no longer work with the manga artist.
Andrews McMille Universal says: Statement that syndication company has ‘severed’ ties with AdamsBy Monday morning, Adams had disappeared from GoComics search results and the “Dilbert” comic had disappeared from the website. This his website features many of the top cartoons and political cartoons like “Peanuts” and “Calvin and Hobbes”.
Dozens of newspapers, from the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, to smaller newspapers such as the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, have said they will stop publishing “Dilbert.” Strips that satirize office culture first appeared in 1989.
of On the Feb. 22 episode of his YouTube show, Adams described blacks as members of “hate groups” that whites should “get away with.” Various media publishers across the country condemned the comments as racist, hateful and discriminatory, and said they would not provide a platform for his work.
“This is a principled decision for this news organization and the communities we serve,” wrote Chris Quinn, editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It’s not a home for people who support discrimination, and I certainly don’t want to provide them with financial support.”
A statement from Andrews McMeel Universal said the distributor supports free speech, but Adams’ comments were at odds with the Kansas City, Missouri-based company’s core values.
“We are proud to promote and share many different voices and points of view. However, we will never endorse comments based on discrimination or hate,” signed jointly by the Chairman and CEO. A statement said:
Adams’ comics are no longer on GoComics, but he maintains an extensive archive on his own website.
In a YouTube episode released on Monday, Scott Adams says new ‘Dilbert’ strip will be available only on his subscription service on your local platform.
“They made a business decision, but I don’t think it’s like censorship,” he said of Andrews McMille Universal, adding that his comments about black people were exaggerated.
Adams had previously defended himself on social media against people he said were “hating me and canceling me.” I was a racist, now I’m a racist against whites and Asians,” tweeted Twitter CEO Elon Musk.
On the Feb. 22 episode of “Real Coffee with Scott Adams,” he referred to the Rasmussen Report survey and asked if people agreed with the statement “it doesn’t matter if you’re white.” rice field. Most agreed, but Adams noted that his 26% of black respondents disagreed and others were unsure.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, the phrase at the center of the question was circulated as a trolling campaign by members of the infamous anonymous message board 4chan and began being used by some white supremacists. poll firm that uses its Twitter account to support false and misleading claims about the COVID-19 vaccine, the election, and the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Adams, who is white, repeatedly referred to blacks as members of “hate groups” or “racist hate groups” and said he no longer intends to “help black Americans.”
In another episode of his online show on Saturday, Adams said he emphasized that “everyone should be treated as an individual” without discrimination.
“But you should avoid groups that don’t respect you, even if you have good people in the group,” Adams said.
Christopher Kelly, NJ Advance Media’s vice president of content, wrote that the press believes in a “free and fair exchange of ideas.”
“But when those ideas intersect with hate speech, a line must be drawn,” Kelly wrote.
