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Today, Explained

Why newspapers fired Dilbert

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Newspapers across the country pulled the long-running comic “Dilbert” after its creator uploaded a racist tirade about Rasmussen poll results. Journalist Chris Cillizza explains how providing the fodder for controversy is Rasmussen’s whole deal. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained   Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well, Rasmussen Poll had a provocative little poll today.

0:06.0

They said, do you agree or disagree with the statement?

0:10.0

It's okay to be white.

0:12.0

It feels like bait as much as it is a question

0:15.0

and Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, took it.

0:18.0

47% of black respondents were not willing to say it's okay to be white.

0:24.0

That actually, that's like a real poll.

0:27.0

It is a real poll coming up, we'll ask whether you can trust it.

0:30.0

And look at a man,

0:32.0

as you know, I've been identifying as black for a while, years now.

0:36.0

Whose politics took a turn during the Trump presidency?

0:39.0

Who questioned the Holocaust's death toll?

0:42.0

Who last year introduced his first black character, a man who identified as white?

0:47.0

Who took the bait on a profoundly stupid and arguably racist poll?

0:50.0

And whose strip has now been dropped by hundreds of newspapers?

0:53.0

Talk about disasters.

0:55.0

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1:25.0

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1:31.0

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1:36.0

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1:39.0

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