First, didn't ask you. But since you volunteered - do you not think the things Scott Adams said are racist? Is that why you don't think his comic strip should be removed?
So the dilbert comic dude is a racist
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So Scott can be blatantly racist to 1950s levels but shouldn't lose business because if it?
I think the things he said are whack-a-doodle crap but that shouldn't cause his strip to be cancelled.
I mean the car killed a bunch of people bit we shouldn't remove it from the market...
How about the Doonesbury guy? His strips are nothing but leftist attacks against the right and it's frankly not even funny.
Because what he says in real life doesn't have anything to do with the art he creates.
Hell, look at all the outrageous lefty artists with all their causes and protestations.
Who gets to decide what the sacred cows are?
Apparently you if you dictate what can’t be be removed
Yes. Doonesbury should not be in the "funnies"... maybe on the op-ed page.
So you don't see what he said as anything but conservative viewpoints?
Do you think racism should be condemned?
Would you fire one of your nurses for saying blatantly racist things to patients, co-workers or families?
We certainly wouldn't fire someone for off the clock commentary that doesn't have anything to do with behavior while at work.
Yeah you see what he said as simply a conservative viewpoint? Really?
No, I see it as crazy ramblings.
But if we're going to institute a "speech police" then all sorts of bad things will come from that.
You agree that what Scott says was batshit wrong
You agree that people can be fired for off work activities.
Yet you can't agree that Scott's employers should have the right to fire him for blatant racism.
Square this for me
But enough about Florida
You wouldn't fire one of your nurses for posting blatantly racist comments on Facebook?
I'm not surprised, I guess, given you're calling racist comments simple conservative viewpoints. SMFH.
You did let Hawkedoff off the hook. He was smart enough not to answer.
What other sacred cows shall not be discussed, regardless of the setting, at the risk of being fired?
Where does that end?
So you don't think blatantly racist speech should be condemned or have any consequences. That figures.
So anyone can say anything they want, at any time, in any place without any repercussions?
You are a piece of work.
It ends when a business decides it doesn't want to be associated with a racist.
Condemned? Sure.
Consequences? Yeah, other people can issue a full-throated refutation.
But "cancelling" people sets a bad precedent. It's a slippery slope, and not compatible with the right of freedom of speech.
If you can be cancelled for saying racist things then you can be cancelled for whatever might be the disfavored topic of the day. Like being a vaccine sceptic. Or maybe someday soon, an abortion advocate.
Be careful what you wish for....
A business making their own decisions?
Ummm...the people who fvcking pay for it,
I mostly agree with Trad here. People shouldn't, in general, be fired for divisive political opinion made away from their place of work. If word gets out and the commentary is so divisive that it hinders productivity at work, I could see making a move.
But no, generally, I wouldn't fire anybody for the mere existence of X commentary. Be it in support of ISIS or saying something that could be construed as racist.
The real world should be more like this message board, where you're able to make any range of dumb political commentary, but aren't driven out of society so long as maintain yourself as a law abiding citizen and can perform your job according to its demands.
Should you be able to sell your music on Spotify even if you hate jews? Yeah, sure. I just don't see the problem.
Spotify can do what they want -- but what they should do is play it the way I say.
But no, generally, I wouldn't fire anybody for the mere existence of X commentary. Be it in support of ISIS or saying something that could be construed as racist.
The real world should be more like this message board, where you're able to make any range of dumb political commentary, but aren't driven out of society so long as maintain yourself as a law abiding citizen and can perform your job according to its demands.
Should you be able to sell your music on Spotify even if you hate jews? Yeah, sure. I just don't see the problem.
Spotify can do what they want -- but what they should do is play it the way I say.
Well I pay to have the newspaper delivered to my driveway every morning and I'll be pissed if Dilbert isn't included anymore over this.
This wasn't political speech. It could be considered discrimination and harassment which are absolutely covered under employment laws even outside the workplace.
2015-2023 Scott Adams is basically an internet troll who gets a thrill out of saying controversial crap on Twitter. He doesn't care about the collateral damage he causes and he probably enjoys it.
Whenever people try to engage him on his volatile statements he always gaslights and goes right to the "you clearly didn't understand the second part of what I said" type of response.
This is a good reminder to stay away from damaged people like him in every aspect of life. They can't reconcile their own personal issues, so they are always looking to harm others.
This just feels like another one of his sociopathic thought experiments he's known to play around with because he's a bored rich guy who thinks he's so smart.
But like any mad scientist, sooner or later you miscalculate and one of the experiments will blow up in your face.
It's over Scott. Once upon a time Dilbert was great, and you had a good run in the 90's and 00's. I hope you enjoyed burning it to the ground!
Whenever people try to engage him on his volatile statements he always gaslights and goes right to the "you clearly didn't understand the second part of what I said" type of response.
This is a good reminder to stay away from damaged people like him in every aspect of life. They can't reconcile their own personal issues, so they are always looking to harm others.
This just feels like another one of his sociopathic thought experiments he's known to play around with because he's a bored rich guy who thinks he's so smart.
But like any mad scientist, sooner or later you miscalculate and one of the experiments will blow up in your face.
It's over Scott. Once upon a time Dilbert was great, and you had a good run in the 90's and 00's. I hope you enjoyed burning it to the ground!
