Tipping is a crummy form of compensation at the root, in my belief. I don&#x27;t mind playing guitar on a corner for tips, sure. But it&#x27;s a hard way to make money sometimes, as I learned first-hand.<p>After reading the article, I was wondering which direction the &quot;racism&quot; label might be pointed. Apparently it&#x27;s being directed toward the drivers, and using waiters and waitresses as an example. I&#x27;ve worked as a waiter on several occasions, and the article mentioning that women fare worse than men (according to a study) does not ring true in my experience. Men make more in tips than women? Really? Uhhhh...<p>I&#x27;m going to be careful in how I phrase it, because it might not be universal: In my experience, most of the racial overtones in regards to tipping were mostly directed at the customers, not at the waitstaff themselves. As in, the race or gender of the waiter&#x2F;waitress was less thought of as the race or gender of the customer, or their nationality, considering some Europeans may be familiar with the custom of tipping but decide not to do it anyway as they drown their fries in Mayo.