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Showing Original Post only (View all)A white Trump voter explains why he was inspired to leave a black waitress a $450 tip [View all]
and an uplifting noteWhen Jason White walked into Busboys and Poets Monday morning, a Washington restaurant that promotes social justice, he looked around and told his friend he might want to remove his red Make America Great Again cap.
The three white Texan men knew they stuck out in a place where African-American art and images cover the walls. And White said he could sense when his waitress greeted them that she knew they did too.
But Rosalynd Harris had arrived at work that morning still high off the energy from the Womens March. Her customers Saturday had been abuzz with an optimism that was contagious.
So she was especially cheery when she greeted White and his two friends. They chatted warmly. They told her they were from West Texas. White is a dentist and he complimented her on her smile. They were jovial and fun.
Harris admits that White was right. She did prejudge them, by instantly assuming they were in town for President Trumps inauguration by appearance alone, even though by that point the signature red baseball cap at been tucked away.
When the men finished their meals White decided to leave Harris, a 25-year-old African American woman, a personal message on the receipt. Then, after he wrote it, he left a $450 tip on their $72.60 bill, which is a nearly 625 percent tip.
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A white Trump voter explains why he was inspired to leave a black waitress a $450 tip [View all]
Stellar
Jan 2017
OP
IMO it was a patronizing gesture made more to make him feel good about himself...
brush
Jan 2017
#78
At face value it's paternalistic, misogyinistic bullshit with racist overtones.
Maru Kitteh
Jan 2017
#17
BINGO. Write a check & convince himself he's "done something" instead of doing the hard work
Maru Kitteh
Jan 2017
#36
Um. FUCK HIM. You don't get to write a check and take away my gender. You don't
Maru Kitteh
Jan 2017
#14
The onus is upon his action. Like hell will you find me judging her. That's his game.
Maru Kitteh
Jan 2017
#46
The responses here are ridiculous. It was a nice gesture and a nice message.
Oneironaut
Jan 2017
#19
Says the white guy. The crowd at FOXnewz sure seemed to think it was great.
Maru Kitteh
Jan 2017
#30
BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! Comey, Voter suppression and Russia you can got with non reality I'd rather
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#105
They don't get the benefit of the doubt, they took that away with their votes. FUCK THAT !! I don't
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#101
NO ONE should be agreeing with overt bigotry or give people who do agree with the benefit of doubt
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#106
Yeap, yawn to bigotry... figured we'd have some people who aren't bothered by it post their true...
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#131
You yawned to a post about bigotry, this was not a post about disagreement... good try though
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#137
Unfortunately I and many others can't afford to yawn at bigotry, I'll fight it to my last breath
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#140
I'm glad he wants to be inclusive. Here's a picture of his dental staff.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jan 2017
#31
Yes, I think they both enjoyed each others company and he showed it the best way he could from his
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#122
I thought it came off as condescending as hell. I'm glad she got the dough, but, ugh.
catbyte
Jan 2017
#76
Come from different cultures??? Is she American? Or is he denying that because, you know?
Squinch
Jan 2017
#93
I don't accept enabling of bigotry of any kind no matter the gestures behind it.
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#134
the Trump supporter was trying to cover or excuse his support for the bigoted piece of shit
JI7
Jan 2017
#127
The progressive enables bigotry?!?! REALLY?! So soon DU "forgets" MiniPoots bigoted campaign !!!
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#132