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2023 - 2 - 28

Cartoonists say a rebuke of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is long ... (NPR)

Cartoonists across the country are applauding editors and publishers for condemning Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, after his recent ...

"Maybe this is an opportunity to diversify the comics page." "If you're going to offend people, you risk paying the price." [a Rasmussen poll](https://mobile.twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1628460192932237313) that found only a slim majority of Black Americans agreed with the statement "It's okay to be white." He is also a co-creator of the Another of Adams' claims is that he had lost multiple job opportunities for "being white." "It begs the question, now that everyone is piling on him, what took so long?"

'Dilbert' Was a Historical Artifact Long Before it Was Canceled (TIME)

The comic-strip character's anti-hero, everyman victim schtick now feels more nefarious.

“What we don’t want to do is fall into the trap of being performative because it comes across as disingenuous,” says Owens. “It’s more about the collective.” “Leadership is nature’s way of removing morons from the productive flow,” A matter of taste or opinion, to be sure, does not a cancel culture make. “We want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together.” Does this mean that every company needs to assess every product it ever produced for the sake of being sensitive? Importantly, the fear of cancellation allows companies to preemptively act to correct content, policies, and wrongdoings. “These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” it says. Adams portrays Dilbert as the victim of more inclusive workplaces (lately, I’ve taken to posting my November column on “ Hundreds of newspapers over the last week dropped “Dilbert,” the comic strip about the absurdities and mundanities of corporate life, after creator Scott Adams posted a racist rant. It’s worth considering not only how we will look back on Dilbert and icons like the comic, but how we can ensure that we do so more honestly. Since hearing that Adams’ strip had been dropped, I’ve been looking at Dilbert even more critically, and with a more zoomed-out view on what the comic’s success has meant up to this point.

'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is dropped by newspapers, syndicator ... (Fortune)

Penguin Random House imprint, Portfolio, has shelved the publication of Scott Adams' book.

A [$55 billion commitment](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/15/u-s-africa-leaders-summit-strengthening-partnerships-to-meet-shared-priorities/) to invest across the continent and an executive order establishing a [new African diaspora council](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/13/fact-sheet-u-s-africa-partnership-in-elevating-diaspora-engagement/) were among the summit's outcomes. [the first-ever male Asian film actor](https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/ke-huy-quan-first-asian-male-winner-sag-supporting-actor-1235535356/) to win a SAG. [Atlantic Council](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/heres-how-president-biden-can-build-on-the-promise-of-his-africa-summit/); [Carnegie Endowment for International Peace](https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/01/31/how-u.s.-can-better-support-africa-s-energy-transition-pub-88899) You will hear the thunders again. You will hear the animals again. “Many individuals and organizations with positional power want to maintain the status quo—rooted in racism, colonialism, sexism, and other 'isms'—of who has power and who has a voice.” That means more meaningful diversified and community-driven leadership models go unrecognized and undersupported. You will hear the waters again. [first lady’s visit](https://qz.com/why-jill-biden-is-visiting-namibia-and-kenya-1850148918) included stops in the east and the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its [worst drought in decades](https://apnews.com/article/business-indian-ocean-kenya-africa-droughts-193a7d69a05182455cc163aa59751aeb). After a protracted dispute, the university has agreed to return human remains of Native origin to their ancestral burial grounds with the Oneida people. “[W]e will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate,” said chairman Hugh Andrews and CEO and president Andy Sareyan in [a joint statement](https://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/amu-severing-relationship-with-dilbert-creator-scott-adams/). The majority of respondents agreed it was “okay,” including 53% of Black respondents, while 26% of Black respondents “disagreed” with the question. The film won for outstanding performance by a cast, with Michelle Yeoh snagging the honor for Female Actor in a Leading Role and Jamie Lee Curtis for Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

Dilbert creator Scott Adams was a comic-strip star. After racist ... (CBS News)

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.

Distributor severs ties with 'Dilbert,' creator Scott Adams over his ... (WTVD-TV)

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.

What's The Deal With 'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams? (Forbes)

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.