The Columbian is joining with many other U.S. newspapers and is dropping “Dilbert” from its comics lineup as soon as possible.
The decision comes after its author, Scott Adams, made comments on a social media podcast saying that white Americans should avoid Black people, among other statements that have no place in our society.
After the comments were publicized late last week and over the weekend, many U.S. newspaper chains announced they would drop the strip, as did Dilbert’s syndicator, Andrews McMeel Universal.
Andrews McMeel Universal said in a statement that the syndication company was “severing” their relationship with Adams. By Monday morning, Adams no longer appeared in searches on GoComics and “Dilbert” comics were gone from the website, which also features many top comic strips like “Peanuts” and “Calvin and Hobbes,” as well as political cartoons.
