# Another fine piece of sh-- journalism by the washington examiner in which it accuses "woke" parents of changing their kids gender among other things

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Questionable right-wing media such as the **Washington Examiner** and **New York Post** have been repeating claims by Scott Adams that _Dilbert_ was canceled because the strip has become anti-woke.

> **[Dilbert creator says 77 newspapers canceled comic strip as it tackles woke...](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/77-newspapers-canceled-dilbert-comic-woke-culture)**
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> The creator of Dilbert, Scott Adams, announced Tuesday that his comic has been canceled by nearly 77 newspapers, which he says are owned by one media company.

> **[‘Dilbert’ author claims ‘woke’ mob is coming for his comic strip as it’s...](https://nypost.com/2022/09/21/dilbert-author-claims-comic-was-removed-from-77-newspapers/)**
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> “Dilbert” author Scott Adams said the strip that pokes fun at office culture was wiped from nearly 77 newspapers, coincidentally after he incorporated “wokeness” into the st…

Which, of course, is not the real reason:

> **[Post-Dispatch Comics Page Shakeup Draws Ire — And Concern](https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/post-dispatch-comics-page-shakeup-draws-ire-and-concern-38535102)**
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> Lee Enterprises' new "uniform" comics page means just 10 strips vs. 34

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