(Toronto) Two of the largest daily newspapers in English Canada have dropped the comic strip “Dilbert”, following recent “racist” or “discriminatory” remarks by its creator.
THE Toronto Star posted a note Monday saying the comic will no longer appear in its weekend section because “recent racist comments by cartoonist Scott Adams do not meet the Star’s journalistic standards.”
Sunday, the Globe and Mail tweeted that he had decided to drop the comic due to Adams’ “recent discriminatory comments.”
THE World states that while he respects and encourages free speech, Adams’ opinions “do not align with our editorial or business values as an organization.”
Several media publishers in the United States also canceled the comic and denounced Adams for comments last week deemed racist, hateful or discriminatory. Adams’ distributor, Andrews McMeel Universal, also dropped him.
In an episode of the YouTube show ‘Real Coffee with Scott Adams’, the cartoonist, who is white, described black people as part of a “hate group” that white people should “stay away from”.
“Dilbert” is a comic strip that since 1989 has poked fun at office and corporate culture.