What Scott Adams has to say about Black people: “I’m OK to be White” and “If I’m going to get the hell away from Black people”
The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and other newspapers across the country say they will no longer carry the syndicated “Dilbert” comic strip after cartoonist Scott Adams urged white people “to get the hell away from Black people.” He said that Black people are a “Hate group” during his online video program last week.
The USA Today Network, which operates hundreds of newspapers, said it had pulled the plug on the long-running comic strip. The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and the Washington Post will no longer carry the comic.
The anti-Defamation League believes that the phrase emerged on the 4chan message board as a joke and has a history in the white supremacist movement.
Last week, Adams called Black Americans a “hate group” and suggested that White people should “get the hell away” from them. Adams effectively encouraged segregation in a shocking rant on his YouTube channel. According to a poll by the conservative firm, 50% of Black Americans agree with the statement, “It’s OK to be White.”
“I don’t want to have anything to do with them,” Adams added. I think the best advice I can give to the White people would be to get rid of the Black people, because there is no fixing this.
Adams has since stated that he’s only telling people to avoid hate while suggesting that the cancellation of his cartoon signals that free speech is under attack.
A Scramble to Fix the Racial Tension in the Nation: Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” on the Rasmussen Reports and the Presidential Bidding of Vivek Ramaswamy
Gannett, which publishes the USA Today Network of newspapers, tweeted that it aims to “lead with inclusion and strive to maintain a respectful and equitable environment for the diverse communities we serve nationwide.”
Adams opens the episode discussing the presidential bid by Republican multimillionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Then, 13 minutes into the video, Adams began his screed by citing the results of a recent public opinion poll conducted by the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports.
A group conducted a survey of a thousand people, asking if they agree or disagree with the statement “It’s OK to be white”.
The respondents agreed with most of them, including a large group of Black respondents. Some 26% of Black respondents disagreed, and 21% said they are “not sure.” 80% of the respondents agreed with the statement “Black people can be racist too.”
The statement “It’s OK to be white” is repeated on websites and in speeches. It was denounced by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate chant.
According to the results of a survey, the country’s racial tension can’t be fixed, said a cartoon character on Real Coffee with Scott Adams.
Adams said he was a victim of racism. He supported Donald Trump. For three decades, he produced his comic strip “Dilbert,” which satirizes office culture. “Dilbert” was seen in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 25 languages.
The 65 year old on his video show identified as Black because he liked being on a winning team and he helped the Black community. Adams said the results of the Rasmussen poll changed his mind.
“We are not a home for those who espouse racism,” Quinn wrote. “Adams’ reprehensible statements come during Black History Month, when The Plain Dealer has been publishing stories about the work being performed by so many to overcome the damage done by racist decisions and policy.”
The strip ceased to run in the Advance Local newsrooms of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Oregon.
Against Digital Hate: On Musk’s Twitter Use of the n-word and the Use of Slurs against Gay Men and Trans People
There is a lot of hate speech on his platform. The Center for Countering Digital Hate and the Anti-Defamation League both said in recent reports that the volume of hate speech on Twitter has grown dramatically under Musk’s stewardship.
The Center for Countering Digital is what we’re talking about. The Hate said the use of the n-word under Musk was triple the average and the use of slurs against gay men and trans people was up by over 600%. In its report the Anti-Defamation League says there is an increase in antisemitic content and a decrease in the moderation of antisemitic posts.