Key takeaways:
- Several prominent media publishers across the U.S. have dropped the Dilbert comic strip after its creator, Scott Adams, made controversial comments about Black people.
- Various media officials denounced the comments as racist, hateful and discriminatory, while saying they would no longer provide a platform for his work.
- The comic strip, which has been running for nearly 34 years, has been dropped from several newspapers due to the backlash from readers and media outlets.
Several prominent media publishers across the U.S. have dropped the Dilbert comic strip after its creator, Scott Adams, made controversial comments about Black people during an online video show.
Adams, the creator of the long-running comic strip that pokes fun at office-place culture, said during the Wednesday livestream of the YouTube show, “Real Coffee with Scott Adams,” that “the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people.” He went on to say, “Wherever you have to go, just get away. So that’s what I did, I went to a neighborhood where I have a very low Black population. Just get the fuck away.”
In response to Adams’ comments, publications under the USA Today and Advance Local umbrellas said they were dropping the strip. Various media officials denounced the comments as racist, hateful and discriminatory, while saying they would no longer provide a platform for his work.
Andrews McMeel Syndication, which distributes Dilbert, did not immediately respond Saturday to requests for comment from Adams or from the syndicator about his remarks.
The comic strip, which has been running for nearly 34 years, has been dropped from several newspapers. Adams’ comments have sparked a backlash from readers and media outlets alike, leading to the strip’s removal from circulation.
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