The Truth Hurts (Just Ask Macon)
Overall, Macon isn't a sympathetic character to me. While he does make good points that shouldn't be dismissed solely on the basis that he is a white activist, the entitlement, self centered, sexist, and "holier than thou" air he walks around with is a total turn off to me for him as a character. My most pressing complaint against him is from the Day of Apology chapters. The way he handled the kid wearing blackface? Absolutely unacceptable. While I agree that blackface is wrong and Macon's intention of stopping that (probably) well-meant but still offensive appropriation was fine, his unnecessary use of violence against a 12 YEAR OLD is disgusting. Instead of explaining why the boy's actions were bad and correcting his actions, Macon flat out punches the boy in the face, ignoring the fact that he probably had no idea how offensive his actions were because he's literally a KID. It's this type of behavior that makes Macon seem more like a raging lun