Publishers across US drop Dilbert cartoon after ‘racist’ comments by creator

The backlash began following an episode this past week of the YouTube show, Real Coffee with Scott Adams.
Publishers across US drop Dilbert cartoon after ‘racist’ comments by creator
Publishers across the US have ditched the Dilbert cartoon over ‘racist’ comments by its creator Scott Adams (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Several prominent media publishers across the US are dropping the Dilbert comic strip after its creator described people who are black as members of “a racist hate group” during an online video show.

Various media officials denounced the comments by Dilbert creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and discriminatory while saying they would no longer provide a platform for his work.

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