Billionaire Elon Musk on February 26 accused the media of being racist against whites and Asians after U.S. newspapers dropped a white comic strip author who made derogatory comments about Black Americans.
The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today were among newspapers that cancelled the cartoon “Dilbert” after its creator Scott Adams said Black Americans were a hate group and posted racist comments on his YouTube channel on Wednesday.
In replies to tweets about the controversy, the Tesla and Twitter chief executive said the media had long been racist against non-white people but are now “racist against whites & Asians.”
“For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they’re racist against whites & Asians. Same thing happened with elite colleges & high schools in America. Maybe they can try not being racist.”
Musk tweeted
In response to an account that said white victims of police violence get a fraction of media coverage compared to Black victims, Musk said the coverage is “Very disproportionate to promote a false narrative.”
The USA Today Network, which manages multiple newspapers, had announced the discontinuation of a longstanding comic strip.
The Washington Post and The Plain Dealer from Cleveland also declared that they would no longer publish the comic strip.
This decision was made following a shocking rant by Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind “Dilbert,” in which he essentially advocated for segregation on YouTube.
Adams made these comments in response to a poll by the conservative company Rasmussen Reports, which reported that 53 per cent of Black Americans agreed with the statement, “It’s OK to be White.”
