Newspapers drop Dilbert comic strip over creator's racist remarks

Dilbert and creator Scott Adams.
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Newspapers across the United States over the weekend said they would stop running the famed Dilbert comic strip after a series of racist remarks made by its creator.

Scott Adams, who created the satirical office comic in 1989, made the comments on his YouTube livestream show Real Coffee with Scott Adams. On the show, Adams called Black people a "hate group," adding, "the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people, just get the f--k away . . . because there is no fixing this."

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 Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other Hollywood news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.