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Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

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Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#11

Post by bigyikes »

I was trying to read this charitably, but here’s a quote from Adams’ Twitter:

> 1. Treat everyone as an individual (no discrimination).

> 2. Avoid any group that doesn't respect you.

The irony is that the second point is literally discrimination. Wholesale avoiding a specific race, regardless of your reasoning, is racist by definition.

This is no different than Kanye talking about “the Jews”.

Don’t take group generalizations (especially distorted ones) and prejudiciously apply them to individuals.

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#13

Post by totetsu »

danjac wrote: post #8

Hard to say whether Adams is suffering from online radicalisation and cognitive decline, or whether he was always of this opinion and online radicalisation and cognitive decline have just meant he no longer has the self-control to hide it.

it can be called 'online radicalisation', but the ease with which many people I know can just start repeating crazy ideas they've heard on some podcast or something.. really scares me. Its like so many people on a search for meaning or dissatisfied with some part of their life are being funneled into people transmitting batshit crazy ideas.

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#15

Post by albertopv »

simplotek wrote: post #7
satvikpendem wrote: post #4

Is it really so difficult for people to just (to put it harshly) shut up and do their work? I don't understand why people, especially prominent people, feel to need to go on social issue tirades that jeopardize their livelihoods.

Might it be possible that the guy is undergoing a mental breakdown? I mean, he might still have been extremely racist, but it's strange how he recently came off the hinge and out of the blue decided to just spew all kinds of extremely racist statements and conspiracy theories.

Adam has been a racist for years

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#16

Post by jl6 »

simplotek wrote: post #7
satvikpendem wrote: post #4

Is it really so difficult for people to just (to put it harshly) shut up and do their work? I don't understand why people, especially prominent people, feel to need to go on social issue tirades that jeopardize their livelihoods.

Might it be possible that the guy is undergoing a mental breakdown? I mean, he might still have been extremely racist, but it's strange how he recently came off the hinge and out of the blue decided to just spew all kinds of extremely racist statements and conspiracy theories.

It’s not out of the blue, he’s been circling the drain of alt-right talking points for years.

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#17

Post by ihatepython »

bigyikes wrote: post #11

I was trying to read this charitably, but here’s a quote from Adams’ Twitter: > 1. Treat everyone as an individual (no discrimination). > 2. Avoid any group that doesn't respect you. The irony is that the second point is literally discrimination. Wholesale avoiding a specific race, regardless of your reasoning, is racist by definition. This is no different than Kanye talking about “the Jews”. Don’t take group general…

group != race

You inferred race

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#18

Post by favaq »

satvikpendem wrote: post #4

Is it really so difficult for people to just (to put it harshly) shut up and do their work? I don't understand why people, especially prominent people, feel to need to go on social issue tirades that jeopardize their livelihoods.

Oh, going on social issue tirades works pretty well if you are a progressive.

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

#19

Post by kleene_op »

hislaziness wrote: post #12

I have always had this predicament. Should we separate the art from the artist?

I think we should always separate the art from the artist.

The main problem I have with Dilbert's comics is that they are nowhere near as great as they were 10, or even 20 years ago.

Re: Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant

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Post by hackerlight »

ihatepython wrote: post #17
bigyikes wrote: post #11

I was trying to read this charitably, but here’s a quote from Adams’ Twitter: > 1. Treat everyone as an individual (no discrimination). > 2. Avoid any group that doesn't respect you. The irony is that the second point is literally discrimination. Wholesale avoiding a specific race, regardless of your reasoning, is racist by definition. This is no different than Kanye talking about “the Jews”. Don’t take group general…

group != race You inferred race

Adams himself inferred race when he defined Black people to be a group that fits into category (2) on his podcast yesterday.
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