Scott Adams Dilbert
Scott Adams Dilbert

The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced cancellations Saturday as he defended remarks describing people who are Black as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.”

Various media publishers across the U.S. 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.

Andrews McMeel Universal, which distributes Dilbert, cited Adams’ remarks in announcing that it would sever all ties with the cartoonist.

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