General Discussion

Platner responded to a 2013 post on Reddit entitled “What is one question you have always wanted to ask someone of another race,” writing, “Why don’t black people tip?” He worked as a bartender at Tune Inn on Capitol Hill, where he was a guest bartender last month.

“I work as a bartender and it always amazes me how solid this stereotype is,” he wrote. “Every now and again a black patron will leave a 15-20% tip, but usually it [is] between 0-5%. There’s got to be a reason behind it, what is it?”

"I was legitimately asking the question," Platner said. "I've re-read a lot of the comments for obvious reasons… That one, I must say, like, I mean, I was legitimately curious and it was certainly not meant in any malicious way."