| Growing up, I studied the Sunday comics section of my local newspaper religiously. I paid special attention to my favorites, including "Foxtrot," "Baby Blues" and "Pickles," printed in vivid color on Sundays. I also frequently read another comic, "Dilbert," although the workplace humor often eluded the 7-year-old me. The creator of "Dilbert," Scott Adams, has come under fire after going on a tirade against Black Americans on his YouTube show. He called them a hate group and made a slew of other racist comments. The hate group comment was in response to a Rasmussen poll that showed almost half of Black Americans disagreed with the statement, "It's okay to be white." White people should "get the hell away from" them, Adams said of Black people. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the USA Today network of hundreds of newspapers announced over the weekend they would stop publishing "Dilbert," which Adams created in 1989. He has a history of making extremist comments, including saying he has lost jobs because he is White and that he planned to "self-identify as a Black woman." It's another example of highly influential creators and artists — like Ye, formerly known as Kanye West — being dropped by prominent American companies and institutions after making racist comments. Post reporters Thomas Floyd and Michael Cavna wrote on the significance of "Dilbert" being dropped by newspapers across the country. Also, read Will Oremus on Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk coming to Adams's defense, tweeting that it is the media that's racist, and columnist Philip Bump on "Scott Adams and the right-wing insistence on White victimhood." To top off Black History Month, About US created a playlist from staff recommendations. Listen to it here.  (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images) The Washington Post joined many newspapers that will drop the long-running 'Dilbert' comic strip after its creator called Black Americans a 'hate group.' By Thomas Floyd and Michael Cavna ● Read more » | | | |
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