Why stereotypical portrayal of Asok the IITian in Dilbert escaped criticism

As Dilbert comic strips get pulled for creator's racism, Asok was accepted as a satirical comment

A diminutive bespectacled man with curly hair, fitted with a crisp tie, a formal shirt, and a sassy sense of humour — Dilbert has been a long-time companion with our morning cuppa and the day’s bulletins.

However, hundreds of newspapers across the United States and other countries have either stopped or will stop running the “Dilbert” comic strip after its creator’s racist rant on a YouTube live stream. Scott Adams had said Black people were “a hate group” and that white people should “just get the hell away” from them.

Adams, the brain behind the widely syndicated comic strip that