Critics are complaining that “Dave,” the new black character in the Dilbert cartoon strip, is “anti-trans” because he “identifies” as white.
I’m still not cancelled? Day 2.
Identify Any Way You Want https://t.co/FhW87gNNxh via @Dilbert_Daily
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) May 3, 2022
Dave’s Urban Culture
https://t.co/Ui0pw1Dcom via @Dilbert_Daily— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) May 6, 2022
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, had previously explained on his daily broadcast and on Twitter that he had not included a black character in the comic strip before because every character must have a personality flaw, and he feared being accused of racism.
There are no black people in the strip because all of my characters require personality flaws to make them funny. My black readers called me racist for including Asok (from India) in the strip. His only flaw is…
