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Francesca Hong Says the History of Tipping Is ‘Racist,’ the Service Industry Comes from White Supremacy

‘That has kept wages low for black people for a very long time’
By Grabien Staff

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HONG: “That is in the service industry, we are finally having this conversation about, you know, how our industry really did come from and kind of is rooted in white supremacy, that tipping in itself, if we look at the history of tipping and how racist it is and how it has kept wages low for black people for a very long time. And if you look at tipping now, how different the scales are in terms of who receives higher percentage of the tips over other folks.”

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