‘Dilbert’ Creator’s Mistake Was Going Full-On Racist

Even far-right organizations are distancing themselves from Scott Adams

Manny Otiko
An Injustice!
Published in
5 min readMar 1, 2023

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Scott Adams (YouTube screengrab/Manny Otiko)

Over the last few days, we watched cartoonist Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” set fire to his career. He orchestrated the self-cancellation by making racist comments in a YouTube video.

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Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @mannyotiko.