That was the comment that may have ended Scott Adams¡¯ newspaper career. The Dilbert creator – 2referencing a 3poll from the 4conservative firm Rasmussen Reports, that indicated 53% of Black Americans agree with the statement, ¡°It¡¯s okay to be white¡±, leaving the other 47% to say they 5disagree or aren¡¯t sure. The Anti-Defamation League has noted that phrase has a long history in the 6White supremacistmovement.

¡°The best advice I would give to White people is to get the hell away from Black people.¡±

He continued to 7double down throughout his show. The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and USA Today among the hundreds of newspapers 8denounced Adams and quickly pulled Dilbert. USA Today newspaper CEO Mike Reed...

¡°It was frankly, an easy decision. We found the remarks, you know, 9hateful, hurtful and they just 10crossed the line.¡±

But not everyone agrees. Twitter CEO Elon Musk coming to Adams¡¯ 11defense, tweeting ¡°The media is 12racist.¡± Adams has since tweeted that he was only ¡°advising people to avoid hate¡± and suggested that the 13cancellation of his cartoon signals that free speech in America is 14under assault.

¡°We believe in 15free speech, we believe in creating a place for differing 16points of view. But there¡¯s a line that gets crossed where things become racism and, and that¡¯s not an, an area we choose to, to traffic in or participate in.¡±