white", a phrase described by the Anti-Defamation League as being associated with the white supremacist movement. The poll showed 53% of Black respondents agreed with the phrase, 26% disagreed, and 21% were not sure. Adams, upset that nearly half did not agree, posted a video from his Real Coffee with Scott Adams program in which he characterized Black people as a "hate group" and said "the best advice I would give to White people is to get the hell away from Black people; just get the fuck away." The video was widely described as racist. As a result of these and other related comments, Dilbert was dropped by numerous newspapers across the country, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today-affiliated newspapers. Andrews McMeel Syndication, the distributor of Dilbert, announced on February 27, 2023, that it was severing all ties to Adams. Portfolio, his book publisher, announced it was dropping his non-Dilbert book scheduled for release the coming September. Recognition Adams has received recognition for his work, including the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award and Newspaper Comic Strip Award for 1997 for his work on Dilbert. He climbed the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) rankings of the 50 most influential management thinkers, placing 31st in 2001, 27th in 2003, 12th in 2005, and 21st in 2007. He received the Orwell Award in 1998 for his participation in "Mission Impertinent" for San Jose Mercury News West Magazine. In popular culture Adams has coined several words and phrases over the years, including Confusopoly (businesses that stay afloat only by intentionally misleading their customers), the Dilbert principle (a variant on the Peter principle), Elbonia as shorthand for offshore work, and Pointy-Haired Boss (PHB) and Induhvidual as insults. Stephen King references Dilbert in his 2000 book on how to write, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. King says: "And if you think it's all about information, you ought to give up fiction and get a job writing instruction manuals—Dilbert's cubicle awaits." Adams is quoted in the book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Adams wrote a blogpost in 2010 about Steve Jobs' response to Antennagate, in which he says "Apple's response to the iPhone 4 problem didn't follow the public relations playbook, because Jobs decided to rewrite the playbook ... If you want to know what genius looks like, study Jobs' words." Jobs proudly emailed this around. In 2018, Elon