Twitter CEO Elon Musk called the media “racist against whites and Asians” after author Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” comic strip was dropped by several publications because of his racist tirade against Black people.
Musk, 51, made his statement on Sunday in a reply to a tweet about Adams advising white people to “get the f*ck away from Black people,” which he called a “hate group.”
“For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they’re racist against whites and Asians. Same thing happened with elite colleges & high schools in America. Maybe they can try not being racist,” he wrote.
For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they’re racist against whites & Asians.
Same thing happened with elite colleges & high schools in America.
Maybe they can try not being racist.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 26, 2023
Musk also replied “Exactly” in agreement with another tweet that read:
Adams’ comments weren’t good. But there’s an element of truth to this…it’s complicated. Mainly we’ve leaned into identity with predictable results, and power today is complicated. We were on the right path with colorblindness and need to return to it.
Exactly
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 26, 2023
Hundreds of newspapers dropped Adams’ widely syndicated comic strip over the weekend after the American cartoonist made racist remarks during a livestream on his YouTube channel “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” on Wednesday.
The poll results showed that 76% of respondents agreed…
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