‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams scoffs at idea he’s ‘lost all his money’ after being canceled for rant about black people – and says his comments were to ‘hold up the mirror’ to what US really thinks

• The recently ‘canceled’ creator of the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip says he has not lost all of his money after he went off on a bigoted rant about black people
• During a livestream held on his Youtube channel Tuesday, Scott Adams said he thinks his comments ‘hold up the mirror’ to what Americans really think 
• At one point in a previous video, Adams told subscribers to ‘get the hell away from black people’ and described ‘blacks’ as members of a ‘hate group’ 

The creator of the popular ‘Dilbert’ comic strip laughed at the idea that he has ‘lost all his money’ after being canceled for making bigoted comments against black Americans. 

During a Monday livestream on his YouTube channel, Scott Adams told fans he thinks his derogatory comments about African Americans ‘hold up the mirror’ to what the U.S. really thinks. 

During one rant, Adams, 65, referred to ‘blacks’ as members of a ‘hate group’ and advised his followers to ‘get the hell away from black people.’ 

Since making his controversial statements, Adams’ strip has been canceled by notable newspapers around the country including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and all papers in the USA Today Network. 

The ‘canceled’ cartoonist was also dropped by Andrews McMeel Universal, the company that syndicates ‘Dilbert,’ and his upcoming works have been canceled. 

The creator of the popular ‘Dilbert’ comic strip laughed at the idea that he has ‘lost all his money’ after being canceled for making bigoted comments against black Americans

During a livestream on his YouTube channel, Scott Adams told fans he thinks his derogatory comments about African Americans ‘hold up the mirror’ to what the U.S. really thinks

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Dilbert has featured in newspapers across 57 countries, and in 19 languages – and there are over 20 million Dilbert books and calendars in print

‘Based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to White people is to get the hell away from black people,’ the author said last week. 

Since making his comments, Adams has maintained that the remarks have been taken out of context and that he was using hyperbole to make his point. 

During a recent episode of his show, ‘Real Coffee with Scott Adams,’ the author said he laughed and scoffed at a viewer who asked: ‘How does it feel to lose all your money?’ 

Adams’ said that even after being widely dropped, his wealth will not be seriously impacted. 

He called his cancelation ‘predictable’ and said he believes he is simply stating what other Americans really think. 

Over the weekend, Adams also got a boost from Twitter and Telsa CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. 

Adams had quoted another tweet saying a reporter was ‘a day behind’ the story of his cancelation when Musk responded, seemingly ignorant to the situation.   

‘What exactly are they complaining about,’ Musk said in a now-deleted tweet. 

It’s a far fall for the cartoonist whose comic has been in circulation since 1989 and frequently pokes fun at office culture. 

Adams is believed to have amassed a $75 million net worth through his work.  

Since making his comments, Adams has maintained that the remarks have been taken out of context and that he was using hyperbole to make his point

Adams, pictured in 2001, has come under fire for the ‘racist’ remarks posted to his YouTube channel Real Coffee with Scott Adams 

Adams is worth an estimated $75 million from his works with the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip

In his racist rant, he advocated for followers to leave their neighborhoods if there are black residents. 

‘Just get the f**k away. Wherever you have to go, just get away,’ he said.  

Adams added: ‘There’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed… You just have to escape. So that’s what I did, I went to a neighborhood where I have a very low black population.’

The author is believed to reside in Pleasanton, California which in 2022 had a black population of just 1.9 percent, according to U.S. Census data. 

After labeling black people a ‘hate group,’ Adams cited a Rasmussen poll that he said found nearly half of black people are not okay with white people. 

The man’s account has grown exponentially, gaining more than 10,000 followers in a matter of days. 

The video he posted Tuesday morning refuting the claims he is broke has amassed 19,000 views in several hours. 

The original YouTube video which sparked his career downfall is currently at 340,000 views.  

In his most recent episode, the 65-year-old told his listeners that no media organizations had reached out to speak with him or hear his side of the story. 

The Mercury, however, in an article published Tuesday said the author said ‘no comment’ when asked for more information.  

He also reportedly acknowledged Poynter senior media reporter Tom Jones’ statement, that ‘my reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed.’

The original YouTube video which sparked his career downfall is currently at 340,000 views 

On Saturday Gannett, which owns over 100 newspapers, said it was dropping the series

The series had already been dropped by other publishers over its increasingly contentious plotlines

Over the weekend, Adams appeared to double down on the remarks on Twitter

Scott Adams, pictured in his studio in 2006, is believed to have amassed a $70 million fortune for his beloved ‘Dilbert’ comics which have been in circulation since 1989

Over the weekend, Adams appeared to double down on the remarks on Twitter. 

‘A lot of people are angry at me today but I haven’t yet heard anyone disagree,’ he told his 867,000 followers.

‘I make two main points: 1. Treat everyone as an individual (no discrimination). 

‘2. Avoid any group that doesn’t respect you. Does anyone think that is bad advice?’

Later in the day he posted: ‘Has anyone checked the price of free speech lately? It’s worse than eggs.’

Still, Adams has only doubled down on his claims, posting another video over the weekend in which he urged ‘everyone’ to embrace racism in the workplace as he tried to justify his remarks.

‘I’m just saying: as a personal, career decision, you should absolutely be racist whenever it’s to your advantage, and that’s for men, for women, for black or white, Asian or Hispanic,’ he said. 

Newspaper cartoon Dilbert gets canceled after creator Scott Adams is branded racist 

Adams tried to explain that his remarks ‘was the opposite of racism, but also racism.’  

‘Who disagrees with the idea that you should stay away from pockets of people where the odds are, they’re not going to like you,’ he told viewers, once again claiming that he would be a victim of false allegations. 

He then used his interpretation of former Vice President Mike Pence’s rule about dining with other women to justify his argument, saying: ‘The Mike Pence rule would say, you wanna get some distance. Now is that racist? Yeah, by definition. 

‘But it’s racist in a personal success context, which is completely allowable.’

And on the topic of ‘allowable’ racism, Adams urged anyone to take advantage of bigoted practices to reap rewards. 

One such practice, Adams argued, was affirmative action, claiming that a black person taking advantage of the policy is a ‘racist career decision’ that he ‘would totally back.’ 

‘If you’re making decisions for your own personal life, you can be as racist as you want,’ he said. ‘That’s not illegal and it’s definitely not unethical.’

In follow-up videos, the author has said he has heard from ‘many’ black and white people who agree with him. 

That viewpoint is not taken by those who say they have admired the author and his work for years. 

‘I was shocked that he came right out and said what I had long suspected he believed,’ Darrin Bell, the first Black artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, told The Mercury. 

‘It was misanthropic and jaded in a way most strips were not, at the time, and I found that to be refreshing,’ Bell said of his love for the iconic comic strip. 

After labeling black people a ‘hate group,’ Adams cited a Rasmussen poll that he said found nearly half of black people are not okay with white people

In follow-up videos, the author has said he has heard from ‘many’ black and white people who agree with him

Recently, however, the cartoonist told the outlet he noticed his works becoming ‘clearly misogynistic or racist.’

Bell said Adams would try to deflect criticism and would say that people ‘didn’t understand what he really meant.’ 

Bell also said is it ‘unbelievably condescending’ for the ‘Dilbert’ creator to say black people don’t like white people ‘because we’ve been directed to by (the media).’

Martin Reynolds who works with Maynard Institute in Oakland said he was not surprised to hear the comments after political and racial rhetoric has heightened in recent years. 

The Maynard Institute works to increase diversity in newsrooms across the U.S.  

Reynolds told The Mercury he is happy to see Adams’ words have consequences. 

‘As a society we’ve moved in a direction where these overt statements have become — I won’t say accepted — but it’s like the goal post has been moved back to a time when you could say these things,’ said Reynolds. 

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