U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert cartoon over creator Scott Adams’ racist remarks
● “Dilbert” comic strip was removed from newspapers over racist comments from the creator. ● Scott Adams, the creator, called Black Americans a “hate group”. ● The Washington Post, The Plain Dealer, and The Los Angeles Times have dropped the once-popular comic strip.
Scott Adams with the Dilbert character from his comic strips. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/ AFP)
The “Dilbert” comic strip was withdrawn from newspapers over the weekend after its creator, Scott Adams made racist remarks and comments on his Youtube channel. Adams referred to Black Americans as a “hate group” and urged White people to “get the hell away” from them.
The remarks sparked a social media uproar and requests that publishers remove the conservative cartoonist’s from their respective catalogs. Since then, the long-running comic strip has been canceled by the USA Today Network. The Plain Dealer and Washington Post both announced that they would also stop carrying the comic.
Adams later clarified on a Twitter post that he was merely “advising people to avoid hate” and asserted that the removal of his cartoon is an indication that free speech is under assault in the U.S.
On Saturday, The Los Angeles Times also mentioned that it too would drop the comic strip. The said publishing newspaper also states that four Dilbert cartoons had been taken off from its pages in recent months due to violations.
