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The , 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 uttered his racist advice during his online video program last week, during which he labeled Black people a « hate group. »
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.
By telephone and online, the group surveyed a thousand American adults, with this question: « Do you agree or disagree with this statement, ‘It’s OK to be white’? »
The report found that 72% of the respondents agreed, including 53% who are Black. Some 26% of Black respondents disagreed, and 21% said they are « not sure. » The poll also found that 79% of all the respondents agreed with the statement « Black people can be racist too. »
The statement « It’s OK to be white » has been repeated on right-wing websites and in speeches. The Anti-Defamation League has denounced it as a hate chant.
On his YouTube livestream program, Real Coffee with Scott Adams, the cartoonist said the results of that poll demonstrate the country’s racial tensions « can’t be fixed. »
Adams previously claimed he was a victim of racism in Hollywood and corporate America.
