It’s been a few weeks since Scott Adams, the author of the comic strip “Dilbert,” gave a white male perspective on race relations, which riled people.
In case you missed it, Adams, the host of the popular YouTube podcast “Real Coffee with Scott Adams,” spoke about a Rasmussen poll where people were asked if they were comfortable with the phrase “ If it’s ok to be white? “ Although 53 % were okay with the statement, Scott Adams was alarmed by the 26% that weren’t. Another question asked in the survey was whether Black people could be racist. While 66% of African Americans said yes, 27% said no.
The Dilbert author then concluded that African Americans are a hate group and recommended that white people move away from Black neighborhoods. He officially said that he would no longer help African Americans and that he has moved intentionally to a place where there are no Black people.
I’m not here to defend Scott Adams because what he said was absurd. But liberals are not making me hate Scott Adams. He has a right to his own opinion. As a Black man, I’ve met thousands of white men who thought like him, and only through conversations did they ever reconsider their views on race. I have close relationships with many conservatives because I also am against policies such as affirmative action. I want to get ahead using my brains and skills, not because of my skin tone.
As an African American, I was surprised by how many white liberals who work in predominantly white spaces immediately spoke out against Adams. As a Black writer, I believe the liberal media forces people to close their eyes to the real issues. They never suggest that problems in cities such as Chicago or Baltimore may be because of ignorance, promiscuity, laziness, or bad seeds. The mere suggestion of such ideas could brand a person as a bigot and probably ruin their career in finding lucrative writing gigs.
It’s confusing. Before Scott Adams’s crude comments about African Americans, CNN host Don Lemon stirred his own controversy by saying women past thirty are not in their prime.
Until Adams one-upped Lemon this was the Big Weezy of all outrage to cancel culture. Don Lemon told the dirty secret of what some men think about women running for office in private. This was a no-no to feminists and cancel culture. It deteriorated into pulling Don Lemon off the air and calling for him to be fired.
However, despite the full court press from liberals to fire Lemon, he’s back on the air. Americans still continue to watch with bated breath to see what new offensive statement another public figure might make.
But I’m afraid it’s a different story with Scott Adams. He has had no chance to respond or apologize for his comments. His famous comic strip Dilbert has now been canceled, and now Adams’ name will forever be branded in the same category as that of David Duke, George Wallace and Joseph Goebbels as the face of hate.
Ultimately, Scott Adams went through what all writers have to deal with: do you take the money while selling your principles or say, “I won’t cheer for abortion, Black Lives Matter, vaccines, but instead I will promote traditional marriage, fatherhood, and patriarchy.” Scott Adams made a bet, and in the end, while he lost one audience member, many people stood up cheering for him.
