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Elon Musk is accused by advertisers of 'perpetuating racism' on Twitter

Elon Musk's behavior as Twitter CEO and changes at the company are still off-putting to potential advertisers.

Fortune

‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams spills to Chris Cuomo

Weeks after making racially charged comments resulting in his nationally syndicated cartoon being pulled from newspapers nationwide, “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams pled his case to NewsNation host Chris Cuomo Monday night.

Tribune News Service

'Dilbert,' Scott Adams draw ire from fellow cartoonists

Cartoonists are pushing back against racist remarks made by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, with one artist even using his own strip this week to lampoon the disgraced cartoon

The Independent UK

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Saturday Night Live: Travis Kelce goes from Super Bowl to super host

The Kansas City Chiefs player makes for a surprisingly effective comic actor in an episode with some of the season’s strongest moments so far

The Guardian - US

Let’s give thanks to the "Dilbert" guy

In a single YouTube rant, Scott Adams put the lie to reverse racism

Salon

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 4 March 2023

In 2016, one of our first Weekly Wraps explored the stunned aftermath of the Brexit referendum. After years of institutional failure, diplomatic faux-pas, and bad-faith policy, we are pleased to finally be able to share a rare piece of positive Brexit news.

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Editorial: 'Dilbert' creator isn't a victim of cancel culture but of the free market

The saga of the comic strip “Dilbert” and the racist rants of its creator, Scott Adams, isn’t the out-of-control cancel culture that Twitter boss Elon Musk and others on the right claim. It’s actually an example of the free market in action — the free market of newspapers responding to…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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The cautionary tale of 'Dilbert'

Dilbert, the put-upon chronicler of office life, has been given the pink slip.

The Conversation

Dilbert, icon of a bygone age, is handed his pink slip

The satirical workplace cartoon has been dropped by US newspapers after its creator waded into race controversy

Financial Times

Elon Musk’s defense of Scott Adams shows why he is misguided and dangerous

When Adams makes a fool of himself, he mainly just harms himself. But Musk has the power to harm others

The Guardian - US

Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being ‘programmed’ to see race first

“Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams says there is a familiar story line behind the wave of consequences that hit him over the weekend after he made remarks that some people and companies deemed racist. Adams was axed by newspapers, his syndicate and his book publisher.

Los Angeles Times

Book publisher drops 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams

Scott Adams maintains that he's right despite being "canceled" by his publisher.

Fortune

Cartoonists say a rebuke of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is long overdue

Illustrators say the creator of Dilbert has held problematic views for a long time, from claiming that he lost job opportunities because he is white to questioning the legitimacy of the COVID vaccine.

WEKU

Scott Adams faces ‘consequence culture’ as US newspapers drop Dilbert

In the category of career implosions for a major American cultural figure, the downfall of Scott Adams has been especially swift and spectacular.

Tribune News Service

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Salon

Musk defends Dilbert, calls media racist

This follows the comic strip getting dumped by newspapers and its distributor after Scott Adams' racist rant

The Independent UK

Dilbert creator Scott Adams says publisher ‘canceled’ upcoming book after racism scandal

Comic creator called Black people ‘hate group’

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Dilbert’ comic strip dropped by its syndicator over cartoonist Scott Adams’ comments on race

The top executives of Andrews McMeel Universal said they “will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate.”

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk backs Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams following racist tirade

Tesla and Twitter chief tweets that ‘the media is racist’ after hundreds of newspapers drop Adams’s comic strip

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Musk defends Dilbert cartoon after cancellation, labelling media and elite schools 'racist against whites and Asians'

The Tesla and Twitter CEO did not provide any evidence for his claim.

The New Daily

US media ditch Dilbert cartoon after creator’s racist tirade

US publishers dropped long-running cartoon strip Dilbert after its creator described Black people as members of "a racist hate group".

The Independent UK

Dilbert distributor severs ties to creator over race remarks

The Dilbert comic strip distributor Andrews McMeel Universal has announced it will no longer work with the strip's creator, Scott Adams

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elon Musk Calls US Media 'Racist' after Dilbert Row

Billionaire Elon Musk has called US media "racist" after multiple American newspapers announced they would stop publishing a popular comic strip whose creator called Black people a hate group. Musk, who owns electric car company Tesla and social network Twitter, tweeted Sunday in response to an article about a rant…

Al Jazeera

Musk says media racist to whites, Asians amid ‘Dilbert’ backlash

Billionaire’s claim comes amid backlash against “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams over comments about Black people.

Tribune News Service

Musk deflects criticism of Dilbert cartoonist’s racist comments

Elon Musk called the media racist after a cartoonist he regularly engages with on Twitter faced blowback for encouraging white Americans to avoid Black people.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk defends Dilbert cartoonist over racist rant, calling media ‘anti-white’

Papers continue to drop the cartoon strip created in 1989 by Scott Adams, 65, after the artist’s comments

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