Dilbert comic strip gone from newspapers

[Tvflguy]

Well, I am typically against banning or doxing or canceling due to stating opinions or such. But Scott Adams seems to have blown himself up. I reviewed his “Dilbert” strip every day in The Sun. Always enjoyed, as he always seemed to have the pulse of office and tech humor. It’s now out of many papers…. In this case I tend to agree with his demise. So be it. It’s gone, too bad.

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Newspapers across the US have dropped the comic strip Dilbert in response to racist comments made by its creator, Scott Adams.

Adams’ comments were in response to a poll that found 26% of Black people disagree with the phrase, “It’s OK to be white,” which prompted Adams to say,
“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people ... that’s a hate group. And I don’t want anything to do with them,” Adams said Wednesday. “And based on how things are going, the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f— away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. ’Cause there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed.”

[JMintzer]

Well, I am typically against banning or doxing or canceling due to stating opinions or such. But Scott Adams seems to have blown himself up. I reviewed his “Dilbert” strip every day in The Sun. Always enjoyed, as he always seemed to have the pulse of office and tech humor. It’s now out of many papers…. In this case I tend to agree with his demise. So be it. It’s gone, too bad.

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Newspapers across the US have dropped the comic strip Dilbert in response to racist comments made by its creator, Scott Adams.

Adams’ comments were in response to a poll that found 26% of Black people disagree with the phrase, “It’s OK to be white,” which prompted Adams to say,
“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people ... that’s a hate group. And I don’t want anything to do with them,” Adams said Wednesday. “And based on how things are going, the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f— away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. ’Cause there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed.”

Much of what he's reported to have said was parsed out of a much larger narrative he made on his podcast... Much of what he said was obvious hyperbole...

The "media" are only showing a clip about 1:40 long out of a approx 6-8 minute narrative... It's what they do...

[END OTT]

Anyone missing 'DILBERT'

[russtcc]

Yep.

[Keefelane66]

I preferred Non Sequitur

[oldtimes]

I don't agree with what he said but feel in a free country he had the right to say it.

[shut the front door]

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[mtdjed]

Adams’ comments were in response to a poll that found 26% of Black people disagree with the phrase, “It’s OK to be white,” which prompted Adams to say,
“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people ... that’s a hate group. And I don’t want anything to do with them,” Adams said Wednesday. “And based on how things are going, the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f— away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. ’Cause there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed.”[/QUOTE]

His math stinks and the stated conclusion from the pole is wrong. It would seem to me that that the pole was asking about a like or dislike of a phrase which could be perceived as a taunt depending upon how and when it is used, just as other racially dividing phrases could be perceived.

[JMintzer]

His math stinks and the stated conclusion from the pole is wrong. It would seem to me that that the pole was asking about a like or dislike of a phrase which could be perceived as a taunt depending upon how and when it is used, just as other racially dividing phrases could be perceived.

He also commented that 21% responded "that they were not sure" if it was OK to be white...

26 + 21 = 47, which is "nearly half"...

You would have known that, if you had actually watched the video of what he said...

http://img.picturequotes.com/2/886/885945/theres-a-big-difference-between-poll-workers-and-pole-workers-sadly-quote-1.jpg

[SusanStCatherine]

He has been dropped by syndicator everywhere including merchandising. Dilbert will only be on Scott Adams Locals subscription for $5/mo.

[mtdjed]

He also commented that 21% responded "that they were not sure" if it was OK to be white...

26 + 21 = 47, which is "nearly half"...

You would have known that, if you had actually watched the video of what he said...

http://img.picturequotes.com/2/886/885945/theres-a-big-difference-between-poll-workers-and-pole-workers-sadly-quote-1.jpg

If the data someone provides is wrong or incomplete, don't expect others to validate, especially since the irrelevant conclusion still exists.

I wouldn't waste my time reviewing the video.

[JMintzer]

If the data someone provides is wrong or incomplete, don't expect others to validate, especially since the irrelevant conclusion still exists.

I wouldn't waste my time reviewing the video.

Then how do you know the conclusion is irrelevant? From a parsed out quote, designed to get clicks?

[mtdjed]

Then how do you know the conclusion is irrelevant? From a parsed out quote, designed to get clicks?

A conclusion that half of black people hate whites because someone states that they dislike a statement is irrelevant in my opinion, I feel entitled without reading the entire poll or studying all questions and answers. We don't know the makeup of the group polled, cannot verify that their answers were properly interpreted or tallied. We don't know the nature of how the statement was interpreted. It really is my right to come to my own opinion based upon the info given.
Just like opinions are made on the issue of global warming. Nobody on this site has total knowledge from reading all sides of the issue. We read what we want to read and form an opinion.

[Blackbird45]

Butcher, Baker or Candle, Stick Maker it doesn’t matter what your job is, it is a job which you are getting paid to perform. Though this is a free country and people should have the right to express their opinions, if you decided to make your opinions public especially if they are controversial there could be a price to pay. In this case his employer saw it affecting their bottom line and did not want to be entangled in Mr. Adam’s self-inflicted controversy.

Remember these publications also have the right in this country to fire and hire who they want. Scott Adams, I would assume is intelligent, he took a stand and now he is paying the price. Six months from now in this fast-paced world most people will forget this was even an issue, on the other hand Mr. Adams will have to ponder if this was a wise move.

[rrtjp]

Today freedom of speech can cost you.

[Sandy and Ed]

AMEN. Have to wonder if this wasn’t just a case of the shoe being on the other foot. I also find it difficult to be friends with “individuals” (not “groups”) who don’t want my friendship.

[rpalumberi]

Well, I am typically against banning or doxing or canceling due to stating opinions or such. But Scott Adams seems to have blown himself up. I reviewed his “Dilbert” strip every day in The Sun. Always enjoyed, as he always seemed to have the pulse of office and tech humor. It’s now out of many papers…. In this case I tend to agree with his demise. So be it. It’s gone, too bad.

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Newspapers across the US have dropped the comic strip Dilbert in response to racist comments made by its creator, Scott Adams.

Adams’ comments were in response to a poll that found 26% of Black people disagree with the phrase, “It’s OK to be white,” which prompted Adams to say,
“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people ... that’s a hate group. And I don’t want anything to do with them,” Adams said Wednesday. “And based on how things are going, the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f— away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. ’Cause there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed.”

I am very cautious every since democrats did all they could recently to pit blacks against whites. I hope this is not seen as political, their divisive conduct has got to stop. Its tearing the country apart. Divide & conquer for the sake of power & control. Check out this recent report:

Surveillance video of an incident that occurred on Feb. 10 shows a number of black students at Kenwood Elementary School in Springfield, Ohio, physically attacking white students and reportedly forcing them to say “black lives matter.”

They have taught hate at every level, beginning with the very young. There are many in that group I stand shoulder to shoulder with but I'm very cautious. I'm not sure why we have to be forced together anyway. We have different likes & dislikes. Why not let us live with those we feel most comfortable with? Shouldn't that be a basic freedom, for any group?

[Remembergoldenrule]

First, I never trust partial interviews because I was almost fired when a reporter only printed part of a sentence I said.

Yes, I miss Dilbert I enjoyed his satirical comedy.

Dilbert is the newspaper version of South Park. Mr. Adams took a poll result that was presented about black’s racial feelings to him. He interrupted the results presented in his usual satirical extreme way showing how it would have been interrupted if the poll had been about white’s feelings abut blacks in today’s media. Media today wants everyone to hate each other solely on color of skin. I’ m sure he knew there was high risk of being cancelled. He is a very intelligent individual. Maybe he wanted to retire while making a point. It is character that matters not skin color.

I took a class in statistics and poll question writing in college. Basically, you can make any poll’s outcome be what you want it to be with the right question wording and polling the right people sample. It doesn’t have to be a VALID poll to present results and get the feed back you want. Remember polling companies have paying clients that want their point of view proven.

[TheWarriors]

Why aren’t we as offended by the poll itself?

[GizmoWhiskers]

Today freedom of speech can cost you.
Particularly on this site where political opinion is allowed for one side only as no political statements are allowed. Again, an infraction "clickbait" thread, an echo chamber for the left.

[srswans]

Why aren’t we as offended by the poll itself?

I think this was Adams’ point - look at his follow-up tweets and videos, esp Hotep Jesus, and you’ll see.

Adams messages are generally very sophisticated and easily misconstrued if you don’t watch the entire video; one probably has to follow Adams for a long time to really understand.

[ehendersonjr]

Free speech ONLY occurs when you allow speech with which you personally disagree.

Freedom only occurs when you allow free speech.

The alternative is socialism. Welcome to The People’s Republic of North America.

[Bandb875]

Anyone missing 'DILBERT'

I am

[mikeycereal]

Dilbert was kinda cool in the 90s. Haven't looked at one of those comics since maybe early 2000s. Saw much of the full video of what Adams said and think it's obviously subjective of his own experiences and how he handles it. I have noticed that the ones crying for free speech are always the ones who like pushing the buttons and trying to go far beyond civil. A person's free speech should not extend into toxic and obnoxious public behavior. Some may not recall that the whole free speech thing happened long before social media. So we may adjust for current situations like bang-bang control. And like the norm, a few messed up people can impact rules/laws for everyone.

[MandoMan]

I don't agree with what he said but feel in a free country he had the right to say it.

True, but that doesn’t mean exercising your right to speak freely won’t have consequences you don’t like. It’s often better to NOT speak freely. You are more likely to keep your friends.

I think Adams should have kept his mouth shut. If not, he should have been much more precise in how he examined the poll and analyzed the implications. I remember ten years ago taking a black college professor out on a rather fancy date. I thought we had a nice time. As I was walking her to her car from the restaurant, she said, out of the blue, “I hate white people.” I was startled. She went on to recommend several books about whiteness. I read them. I didn’t agree. And I never called saw her again. A statement like hers fits in with Adams’ poll, I think, and it is problematic. It’s hard for everyone to get along when their starting point is a stated hatred of an entire group.

[RUCdaze]

I miss DILBERT. Cancel culture has been carried too far, and it works both ways DAILY SUN. The press should be embracing free speech.

[Jameson]

I think Adams knew exactly what would happen and planned it as his "retirement". I saw a tweet from a few years ago where he pondered about going out with a bang. I also saw his whole point was to provoke people into talking about what is going on with race relations. He predicted he would be taken out of context by the media and that's what happened.

[Berwin]

Go to dilbert.com and sign up for the daily email with that day's cartoon. It's free and how I've been reading Dilbert for over a decade.

[airstreamingypsy]

Anyone missing 'DILBERT'

Not at all, it was never funny. He was hoist with his own petard.

[airstreamingypsy]

I don't agree with what he said but feel in a free country he had the right to say it.

Yes he did, and newspapers had a right to fire him for it. what he did actually has nothing to do with 1st amendment rights, because they protect you from the government, not private businesses.

[Two Bills]

Context is everything. Selective statements out of context are the weapons of the extremists with agendas.
It is the same as all the conspiracy merchants claiming Bill Gates wanted to get rid of 3 billion people. He never said it, but someone with an agenda did, and the claim stuck to him.
Social media today, is the greatest system to destroy reputations and truth.

[maistocars]

Well, I am typically against banning or doxing or canceling due to stating opinions or such. But Scott Adams seems to have blown himself up. I reviewed his “Dilbert” strip every day in The Sun. Always enjoyed, as he always seemed to have the pulse of office and tech humor. It’s now out of many papers…. In this case I tend to agree with his demise. So be it. It’s gone, too bad.

—————

Newspapers across the US have dropped the comic strip Dilbert in response to racist comments made by its creator, Scott Adams.

Adams’ comments were in response to a poll that found 26% of Black people disagree with the phrase, “It’s OK to be white,” which prompted Adams to say,
“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people ... that’s a hate group. And I don’t want anything to do with them,” Adams said Wednesday. “And based on how things are going, the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f— away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. ’Cause there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed.”
Appears opinions made without getting the facts.

[Causey]

Perhaps he just didn't care anymore, time to retire. Perhaps he didn't care if anyone liked the way he did it.

[Rainger99]

In this case his employer saw it affecting their bottom line and did not want to be entangled in Mr. Adam’s self-inflicted controversy.

I doubt if many people canceled their newspaper subscription because the paper continued to carry Dilbert.

[retiredguy123]

Go to dilbert.com and sign up for the daily email with that day's cartoon. It's free and how I've been reading Dilbert for over a decade.
Can you be more specific? I went to dilbert.com and couldn't find any way to sign up for a daily email.

[SusanStCatherine]

Scott Adams has FU money to the tune of $75M. In two of his corporate jobs he was told he was held back due to being a white male. He then created Dilbert and became wealthy from that. He has been critical of "wokeism" and was recently identifying as black up until this incident. He had been planning on getting canceled and finally succeeded. He can be found on the Locals platform.

[oldtimes]

Context is everything. Selective statements out of context are the weapons of the extremists with agendas.
It is the same as all the conspiracy merchants claiming Bill Gates wanted to get rid of 3 billion people. He never said it, but someone with an agenda did, and the claim stuck to him.
Social media today, is the greatest system to destroy reputations and truth.

:bigbow:
So true. I am appalled what people believe just because they saw it on YouTube or FB. Polls and studies produce the results favorable to the people who pay for them.

[Sandy and Ed]

I am very cautious every since democrats did all they could recently to pit blacks against whites. I hope this is not seen as political, their divisive conduct has got to stop. Its tearing the country apart. Divide & conquer for the sake of power & control. Check out this recent report:

Surveillance video of an incident that occurred on Feb. 10 shows a number of black students at Kenwood Elementary School in Springfield, Ohio, physically attacking white students and reportedly forcing them to say “black lives matter.”

They have taught hate at every level, beginning with the very young. There are many in that group I stand shoulder to shoulder with but I'm very cautious. I'm not sure why we have to be forced together anyway. We have different likes & dislikes. Why not let us live with those we feel most comfortable with? Shouldn't that be a basic freedom, for any group?
Can I get an Amen??

[Bill14564]

Can I get an Amen??

Seems more fitting of a W__??

[scooterstang]

First of all Black people say they want equallity, but it seems they go out of there way to seperate themselves from any other race! Can you imagine if we had "All White TV" to oppose there BET Channel! Can you imagine if we all walked around with "White lives matter T-Shirts on" To me all lives matter. Now it might sound to you like I am racist,but the fact is I am not. I am just tired of the poor me syndrome because way way back they were enslaved by our late late ancestors. I am truly sorry for that,but that has nothing to do with any of us living individuals right now. Dilbert had the guts to say what a heck of a lot of us are not saying! I have some real good friends who are black,but they don't walk around with a chip on there shoulder and don't sing rap songs about killing cops. Plus if they were pulled over for anything they would obey commands and not try to run or resist. Man I could go on and on but I think I have gotten my point out.

[Spikearoni]

And newspaper journalists have the right to edit their content if they have issues with the writer's bias.

[Spikearoni]

I don't agree with what he said but feel in a free country he had the right to say it.
And newspaper journalists have the right to edit their content if they have issues with the writer's bias.

[BrianL]

You can still read Dilbert -
https://dilbert.com/

[tvbound]

A whole lot of posts in this thread would be the first exhibit refuting the notion, when someone says "America isn't a racist country."

It's not like being a racist is even against the law, as long as someone doesn't have power/authority over another and uses their racism/bigotry. And one thing is for sure, the vast majority of power and authority are held by white people in this country, so it's not hard to figure out the rest.

Particularly interesting, is that so many posting were actually alive and recall seeing the separate white/colored signs over restrooms/water fountains/Etc., yet still like to say how much better it was -"in the good old days."

Thank goodness polls show that younger generations are a lot less racist/bigoted/prejudiced than many of those posting here...and the problem will eventually get better.

[mike234]

I am very cautious every since democrats did all they could recently to pit blacks against whites. I hope this is not seen as political, their divisive conduct has got to stop. Its tearing the country apart. Divide & conquer for the sake of power & control. Check out this recent report:

Surveillance video of an incident that occurred on Feb. 10 shows a number of black students at Kenwood Elementary School in Springfield, Ohio, physically attacking white students and reportedly forcing them to say “black lives matter.”

They have taught hate at every level, beginning with the very young. There are many in that group I stand shoulder to shoulder with but I'm very cautious. I'm not sure why we have to be forced together anyway. We have different likes & dislikes. Why not let us live with those we feel most comfortable with? Shouldn't that be a basic freedom, for any group?
I agree with this guy...

[mike234]

First of all Black people say they want equallity, but it seems they go out of there way to seperate themselves from any other race! Can you imagine if we had "All White TV" to oppose there BET Channel! Can you imagine if we all walked around with "White lives matter T-Shirts on" To me all lives matter. Now it might sound to you like I am racist,but the fact is I am not. I am just tired of the poor me syndrome because way way back they were enslaved by our late late ancestors. I am truly sorry for that,but that has nothing to do with any of us living individuals right now. Dilbert had the guts to say what a heck of a lot of us are not saying! I have some real good friends who are black,but they don't walk around with a chip on there shoulder and don't sing rap songs about killing cops. Plus if they were pulled over for anything they would obey commands and not try to run or resist. Man I could go on and on but I think I have gotten my point out.
I agree with this guy, too....and I agree with the Dilbert guy too

[ElDiabloJoe]

I'm not convinced that the Developer's newspaper cancelled Dilbert. Dilbert was likely cancelled by a content coordinator that organizes, arranges, and pays for the comic strip page by paying for individual strips and organizing them into a collection of comic strips aka funny pages and then sells that content to various newspapers. I doubt that the Developer's newspaper (or any other) seeks out and contracts with a few dozen individual comic strip writer/illustrators. More likely a third party does all this and then sells the created funny pages to newspapers or newspaper groups.

[manaboutown]

I read Dilbert now and then over the years but it never grabbed my attention. I prefer light hearted funnies. Anyway, I found it amusing whenever I did get the point. At times I could relate having worked in bureaucracies, for large corporations and the government. I had never heard of Scott Adams in any way as I had never paid any attention to who wrote and drew Dilbert.

Well, I did a search on him to discover his history as one's life experiences weigh heavily on one's outlook on life and beliefs. He has had a difficult life at times, while a bank teller being robbed at gunpoint twice and losing an 18 year old stepson to a Fentanyl overdose. He is also very, very bright and well educated. Then I viewed his controversial video wherein during and after his controversial remarks he pointed out that education is the answer for one of any race. I agree with that, followed by hard work!

[JMintzer]

A conclusion that half of black people hate whites because someone states that they dislike a statement is irrelevant in my opinion, I feel entitled without reading the entire poll or studying all questions and answers. We don't know the makeup of the group polled, cannot verify that their answers were properly interpreted or tallied. We don't know the nature of how the statement was interpreted. It really is my right to come to my own opinion based upon the info given.
Just like opinions are made on the issue of global warming. Nobody on this site has total knowledge from reading all sides of the issue. We read what we want to read and form an opinion.

Well... If you had actually listened to (or read) what he said, you would know that he NEVER said the 1/2 of Black people hate whites... So there's that...

Oh, and I actually listened to the entire segment he posted...

[JMintzer]

True, but that doesn’t mean exercising your right to speak freely won’t have consequences you don’t like. It’s often better to NOT speak freely. You are more likely to keep your friends.

I think Adams should have kept his mouth shut. If not, he should have been much more precise in how he examined the poll and analyzed the implications. I remember ten years ago taking a black college professor out on a rather fancy date. I thought we had a nice time. As I was walking her to her car from the restaurant, she said, out of the blue, “I hate white people.” I was startled. She went on to recommend several books about whiteness. I read them. I didn’t agree. And I never called saw her again. A statement like hers fits in with Adams’ poll, I think, and it is problematic. It’s hard for everyone to get along when their starting point is a stated hatred of an entire group.

Adam's didn't take the poll... It was Rasmussen...

[JMintzer]

A whole lot of posts in this thread would be the first exhibit refuting the notion, when someone says "America isn't a racist country."

It's not like being a racist is even against the law, as long as someone doesn't have power/authority over another and uses their racism/bigotry. And one thing is for sure, the vast majority of power and authority are held by white people in this country, so it's not hard to figure out the rest.

Particularly interesting, is that so many posting were actually alive and recall seeing the separate white/colored signs over restrooms/water fountains/Etc., yet still like to say how much better it was -"in the good old days."

Thank goodness polls show that younger generations are a lot less racist/bigoted/prejudiced than many of those posting here...and the problem will eventually get better.

I don't think anyone has said America WASN'T a racist country...

But it's nice of you to conflate the issue of "the good old days"...

BTW, when was the last time you say "White/Colored signs" on a water fountain?

[Arctic Fox]

...was in today's Daily Sun

[lindaelane]

As I understand it, Adams misread the poll, and thought 53% of black people said it was not OK to be white. I listened to much of the longer podcast. I thought, in context, he was saying to stay away from black neighborhoods. But he has made a lot of money and hopefully is near retirement and will be OK. I agree that his words must be taken at face value since what he meant is not absolutely sure - but I think he more likely meant to stay away from Black neighborhoods.

Not that it is OK to even say "stay away from Black neighborhoods", it carries the assumption they are high crime neighborhoods. Or in Adams case, he thinks it is high crime and a majority there "hate" which people (which he is mistaken about, as I said).

[JMintzer]

As I understand it, Adams misread the poll, and thought 53% of black people said it was not OK to be white. I listened to much of the longer podcast. I thought, in context, he was saying to stay away from black neighborhoods. But he has made a lot of money and hopefully is near retirement and will be OK. I agree that his words must be taken at face value since what he meant is not absolutely sure - but I think he more likely meant to stay away from Black neighborhoods.

Not that it is OK to even say "stay away from Black neighborhoods", it carries the assumption they are high crime neighborhoods. Or in Adams case, he thinks it is high crime and a majority there "hate" which people (which he is mistaken about, as I said).

No, he read the poll correctly. You have it a bit backwards....

The question was "Is it okay to be white". Only 53% of Black Americans stated, yes, it is okay to be white. 42% strongly agreed, and 11% "somewhat agreed" (42+11=53). 9% "somewhat disagreed" with that statement. 18% "STRONGLY disagreed" with than statement (9+18=27), and 21% "were not sure". Hence, he stated that "almost half" (27+21) DID NOT agree with the statement that "It's Okay to be White"...

He quoted Don Lemon about the problems with certain (black) neighborhoods, and agreed with him. Don Lemon moved to a different neighborhood and Adams did the same...

He went on to say that he thinks this cannot be fixed. That he's done trying to fix it.

Here's a link to the poll results: https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1629886078298603520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1629886078298603520%7Ctwgr% 5Eca37e39bd7bf52a9167d029556ec058df6b923c3%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpusa.com%2Flive%2Frasmu ssen-poll-finds-only-42-of-black-americans-think-its-okay-to-be-white

[xlhig]

Yep.

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