'Don Lemon agrees': Disgraced Scott Adams cites troubled CNN anchor's 'pull up your pants' comments
ALBANY, NEW YORK: Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, has claimed that Don Lemon shares his views on Black people. Adams shared a 2013 clip of Lemon offering some advice to the Black community. Adams was recently blasted for a video where he labeled Black people as a "hate group" and advised White people to "get the f**k" away from people of color so as not to get into trouble. The Dilbert comic strip was soon taken down from various newspapers.
On Sunday, February 26, 2023, Adams shared a 2013 clip of Don Lemon's five tips for the Black community. On Twitter, he captioned the post, "CNN canceled me for agreeing with Don Lemon." The clip, first published on Twitter on February 19, shows Lemon advising members of the Black community in the country to pull up their pants and pick up trash.
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'Pull up your pants'
"Cause black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here's just five things you should think about doing," Lemon said on air back in 2013. "Here's number five, pull up your pants," he added. Lemon also said in the two-minute clip that wearing baggy jeans with one's boxers sticking out is a trend that has its roots in the prison system. Here, the guards would take away inmates' belts to ensure they were not used as weapons.
"And then it evolved into which role a prisoner would have during male-on-male sex," said Lemon, who is openly gay. He added, "The one with the really low pants is a submissive one — you get my point?" He then urged the Black community not to use the N-word while speaking to each other. He went on to ask them to pick up the trash in their neighborhood.
"Now number three, respect where you live," he said. "Start small by not dropping trash, littering in your own communities," he added. He further said, "I've lived in several predominantly White neighborhoods in my life — I rarely witnessed people littering. I live in Harlem now, it's a historically Black neighborhood. Every single day I see adults and children dropping trash on the ground when a garbage can is just feet away."
Lemon also told the Black community members to stay in school. "You want to break the cycle of poverty? Stop telling kids they're "acting White" because they go to school or they're speaking proper English," he said. In his final piece of advice, he said, "Just because you can have a baby doesn't mean you should, especially without planning for one or getting married first."
He cited a study that shows over 72 percent of babies born in the African-American community earlier were born to unmarried parents. "And studies show that lack of a male role model is an express train right to prison, and the cycle continues," Lemon said.
CNN canceled me for agreeing with Don Lemon. https://t.co/ba8GWX2n7O
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) February 26, 2023
'Just get the f**k away'
Adams has now said Lemon's comments echoed what he wanted to say on his 'Real Coffee with Scott Adams' show. But in the video, viewed by so many, he said, "The best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. Just get the f**k away. Wherever you have to go, just get away."
"There's no fixing this. This can't be fixed... You just have to escape. So that's what I did, I went to a neighborhood where I have a very low black population," he added. Adams then labeled Black people a "hate group," saying a poll found that nearly half of them are not OK with White people.
Both Lemon and Adams have been at the center of controversies in recent days. Lemon drew criticism after making sexist remarks about presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s age and professional capacity. On the other hand, Adam's Dilbert row prompted Gannett, one of the largest and most renowned newspaper distributors in the country, to drop the comic.
"Recent discriminatory comments by the creator, Scott Adams, have influenced our decision to discontinue publishing his comic," the organization said in a statement Saturday to New York Post. "While we respect and encourage free speech, his views do not align with our editorial or business values as an organization. At Gannett, we lead with inclusion and strive to maintain a respectful and equitable environment for the diverse communities we serve nationwide," he added.