Elon Musk has sensationally claimed the media is racist towards whites and Asians as he voiced his support for disgraced “Dilbert” comics creator Scott Adams.
Dozens of newspapers, including the New York Times and Washington Post, announced they were dropping the “Dilbert” series this weekend after a racist tirade by Adams urging his followers to get rid of “the shit” about black people .
But Twitter CEO Elon Musk appeared to support the disgraced creator when he responded to a tweet about the controversial claim “The media is racist.”
“For a *very* long time the US media was racist towards non-whites, now it’s racist towards whites and Asians,” the 51-year-old billionaire explained.
“The same thing happened to elite colleges and high schools in America. Maybe they can try not to be racist.”
Elon Musk has weighed in on the row over ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams after unleashing a racist tirade urging his followers to ‘get the devil off black people’.
Musk later tweeted “exactly” in response to a tweet that claimed “Adams’ comments aren’t good, but there’s a grain of truth there… it’s complicated.”
It comes after the Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and the USA Today network all pulled the “Dilbert” series from their pages after Adams made remarks that are believed to have caused they have amassed a fortune of $70 million from it.
Gannett, which publishes more than 100 newspapers in the US, also said it would end the series this weekend.
The comic has been around since 1989 and is famous for making fun of office culture.
Adams said in Wednesday’s livestream conversation, “The best advice I would give to white people is to move away from black people.
“Just the fuck go away. Wherever you have to go, just walk away.’
He added: “There’s no fixing it. This cannot be fixed… you just have to escape. So that’s what I did, I went to an area where I have a very small black population.
The 65-year-old continued to label black people a “hate group,” citing a poll that found almost half of black people disagree with white people.
The hour-long YouTube video was posted on Adam’s channel, which has 118,000 subscribers. As of Sunday, it had 242,000 views.
The Washington Post said it had decided to halt publication of the comic “in light of Scott Adams’ recent statements promoting segregation.”
Meanwhile, a Gannett spokesman said that while Adam’s comments “respect and encourage freedom of expression,” they are inconsistent with his “Editorial of Business Values as an Organization.”
But Adams doubled down on his comments on Sunday when he claimed bigotry is okay in certain situations.
He also insisted Don Lemon shared his views as he reposted a 2013 clip of the CNN host offering advice to the black community.
Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the US, said it will be shutting down the series this weekend over its creator’s racist YouTube tirade
Dilbert has been featured in newspapers in 57 countries and in 19 languages - and there are over 20 million printed books and calendars by Dilbert
He compared his comments to former Vice President Mike Pence’s personal policy, in which he said he never dines alone with anyone other than his wife.
Many criticized Pence’s remarks as sexist, but Adams interpreted them as a way for a man to protect himself from false accusations of sexual misconduct.
He added that his advice to avoid black people stemmed from the same fear of allegedly false accusations of racism.
The embattled cartoonist went further when he urged “everyone” to embrace racism in the workplace.
“All I’m saying is, as a personal, professional choice, be sure to be racist whenever it’s to your advantage, and that goes for men, for women, for black or white, Asian or Hispanic,” he said.
Dilbert has already been canned by 77 newspapers for his increasingly controversial storylines, including one about a black character who identifies as white.
In September, Lee Enterprises, which owns The Buffalo News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Arizona Daily Sun, also removed the cartoon from their newspapers.
Last year, a storyline saw a black character who identified as white and was asked to also identify as gay in order to improve his company’s environmental, social and governance ratings.
Dave, his recurring character, replies, “Depends on how badly you want me to sell it,” before the boss replies, “Just wear better shirts.”
Another satire featured the same character in charge of the fictional company, wondering how he can open a new factory without making a negative contribution to the environment.
Adams, pictured in 2001, has come under fire for the “racist” remarks he posted with Scott Adams on his Real Coffee YouTube channel
As a solution to avoid being slammed by “woke” commenters, the boss concludes that he will add a non-binary staff member to his board to increase diversity.
Adams’ satirical strips appear in newspapers in 57 countries and in 19 languages - and there are over 20 million printed books and calendars by Dilbert.