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| Dilbert comic strip dropped by US media over creator's racist tirade | Dilbert comic strip dropped by US media over creator's racist tirade |
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| Scott Adams's comic strip is known for its satirical office humour, where engineer Dilbert is the main character | Scott Adams's comic strip is known for its satirical office humour, where engineer Dilbert is the main character |
| Many US newspapers including the Washington Post have dropped the long-running Dilbert cartoon strip after its creator made racist comments. | Many US newspapers including the Washington Post have dropped the long-running Dilbert cartoon strip after its creator made racist comments. |
| In a video on YouTube, Scott Adams, who is white, said black Americans were part of a "hate group" and that white people should "get the hell away" from them. | In a video on YouTube, Scott Adams, who is white, said black Americans were part of a "hate group" and that white people should "get the hell away" from them. |
| Mr Adams, 65, later acknowledged that his career was destroyed. | Mr Adams, 65, later acknowledged that his career was destroyed. |
| He said most of his income would be gone by next week. | He said most of his income would be gone by next week. |
| Dilbert has been a mainstay of the funny pages of America's newspapers, and features a put-upon office worker and a talking dog, who together take aim at the fads of corporate culture. | Dilbert has been a mainstay of the funny pages of America's newspapers, and features a put-upon office worker and a talking dog, who together take aim at the fads of corporate culture. |
| Among those media outlets that have dropped the Dilbert cartoon strip are the USA Today network, which operates dozens of newspapers, and the Los Angeles Times. | Among those media outlets that have dropped the Dilbert cartoon strip are the USA Today network, which operates dozens of newspapers, and the Los Angeles Times. |
| The Washington Post said Mr Adams' remarks promoted segregation. | The Washington Post said Mr Adams' remarks promoted segregation. |
| His comments were made in response to a survey conducted by the firm Rasmussen Reports in which people were asked to agree or disagree with the phrase: "It's OK to be white." | His comments were made in response to a survey conducted by the firm Rasmussen Reports in which people were asked to agree or disagree with the phrase: "It's OK to be white." |
| The phrase is believed to have emerged in 2017 as a trolling campaign and has since been used by white supremacists. | The phrase is believed to have emerged in 2017 as a trolling campaign and has since been used by white supremacists. |
| According to the poll, 53% of black respondents agreed with the statement, but 26% disagreed and others were not sure. | According to the poll, 53% of black respondents agreed with the statement, but 26% disagreed and others were not sure. |
| Mr Adams said that those that disagreed were a "hate group". | Mr Adams said that those that disagreed were a "hate group". |
| "I would say, based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people… because there is no fixing this," he said. | "I would say, based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people… because there is no fixing this," he said. |
| Darrin Bell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning black cartoonist, described Mr Adams as a disgrace. | |
| Dilbert - which is written and illustrated by Mr Adams - was first published in 1989. | Dilbert - which is written and illustrated by Mr Adams - was first published in 1989. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Racism | Racism |
| US race relations | US race relations |
| United States | United States |