>If you have something to add to the conversation then just do that. Don't make bad faith interpretations and unsubstantiated accusations against people.

You mean like you just did?

Tipping culture in the US is absolutely rooted in bigotry[0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. That's not a "bad faith interpretation," it's well-documented history.

[0] https://www.epi.org/publication/rooted-racism-tipping/

[1] https://www.povertylaw.org/article/the-racist-history-behind...

[2] https://stop-tipping.org/history-of-tipping/

[3] https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/17/william-b...

[4] https://inequality.org/article/tipping-is-racist-and-harms-u...

[5] https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-racist-histor...

[6] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping-jobs-history-slave-wage...

[7] https://time.com/5404475/history-tipping-american-restaurant...