‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams Claims Dilbert Animated Show Canceled Because He’s White

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Scott Adams, creator of the critically acclaimed Dilbert comic strip is claiming racism is the real reason why the animated television series version of his world-famous comic strip was canceled.

One could say Adams was being sarcastic but in 2016 he responded to a question on Quora about why the Dilbert animated series wasn’t successful and Adams claimed there were three main drivers of the cancellation.

Many Twitter users believe Adams was just being outright racist for his comment.

Other users quickly pointed out that the Dilbert animated series was not a highly rated show for UPN and claimed Adams is showcasing his own white privilege by claiming it was canceled for reasons not related to the actual ratings of the show itself.

It’s worth noting that UPN premiered eight new shows during the 2000-2001 season and only one of them starred black actors. Two of the five shows that were canceled along with Dilbert did, in fact, star black actors so it puts the narrative of UPN wanting to “focus on an African-American audience” in question at the very least.