Are You Okay With White People?

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Scott Adams is in trouble for fixating on a poll from Rasmussen reports that asked people, do you agree or disagree with the statement, it's okay to be white. Chris Saliza: Why was a polling firm asking people if it's OK to be white? It's a really weird thing to ask people and I haven't heard a good explanation for why," he says. "I would say that asking a question like that is problematic for a couple reasons"

Newspapers across the country pulled the long-running comic “Dilbert” after its creator uploaded a racist tirade about Rasmussen poll results. Journalist Chris Cillizza explains how providing the fodder for controversy is Rasmussen’s whole deal.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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