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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman shares the real reason she doesn’t like Hooters, Ojos Locos, and Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks and Hooter Girls

‘I don’t think it’s worth it’: Woman shares the real reason she doesn’t like Hooters, Ojos Locos, and Twin Peaks

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Woman says Hooters customer used her car’s VIN number to find her address, call her landlord

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‘I would like to take you out to Chili’s’: Woman says Hooters customer used her car’s VIN number to find her address, call her landlord

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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‘It helps tips’: Hooters bartender switches out precision spouts for regular spouts behind her managers’ backs

Kahron Spearman is the community manager for the Daily Dot and Nautilus magazine. He’s also a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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Hooters server reveals how much she made it tips while wearing her 'Birthday' sash

Hooters Money

‘I swear I work at the wrong place’: Hooters server reveals how much she made in tips while wearing her ‘Birthday’ sash for 3 days

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘Imagine having a racial preference for who brings you your food’: Black Hooters waitress says one of her tables asked for blonde server instead of her

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I feel like they have rules like high schools do’: Hooters worker shares reasons why her co-workers got fired in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘You thought you were that important that I just wanted to record you?’: Customer puts Hooters waitress on blast after she thought he was recording her, sparking debate

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, BuzzFeed, the Daily Dot, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

Hooters waitresses expose Hooters tights machine

Hooters tights machine

‘It’s crazy that they make you buy tights’: Hooters worker shows how she buys uniform tights from store dispenser in viral TikTok

In a TikTok, a Black Hooters waitress tells the story of when a white, racist customer grabber her hair.

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‘I would’ve thrown hands’: Black Hooters waitress says white male customer grabbed her hair because he didn’t believe it was real

A Hooters server showed that the tights she wears to work are darker than her skin tone.

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‘They expect girls to have an 80s tan’: Viral TikTok shows Hooters employees given tights that don’t match their skin color

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