The white moderate supports anti-racism, but “prefers peaceful protests at all times”.
The white moderate supports poverty initiatives, but walks past a homeless man.
The white moderate supports diversity, but wants to stop immigration.
The white moderate supports queer people, but “protects freedom of religion”.
The white moderate supports queer history, but doesn’t know Matthew Shepard.
The white moderate supports CRT, but doesn’t want their kid learning it.
The white moderate supports non-traditional curricula, but doesn’t like the thought of their kid not having an SAT score.
The white moderate supports Dr. King Day, but would have told him to “be patient”.
The white moderate supports pacifism, but shamed anti-Iraq War protestors for “not being patriotic”.
The white moderate supports Black people, but mentally categorises certain neighbourhoods as “Black” to avoid them on the drive home.
The white moderate supports change in their city, but doesn’t petition to get that road paved.
The white moderate supports immigrants, but gets uncomfortable when a language other than English is spoken near them.
The white moderate supports queer people, but gets uncomfortable when they have to talk to a trans person.
The white moderate supports anti-racism, but listens to Morgan Wallen every now and then.
The white moderate supports other perspectives, but is slightly offended by this essay.
The white moderate supports equality, but “protects freedom of speech” for Holocaust deniers, the KKK, and the White Wolves.
The white moderate supports anti-racism, but finds nothing wrong with anti-marijuana laws.
The white moderate supports justice, but supports the American justice system.
The white moderate supports humane working conditions, but uses his iPhone to order DoorDash.
The white moderate supports queer people, but thinks the bathroom argument is fair.
The white moderate claims to be a leftist, but gets slightly vexed when they hear the word “Marxist”.
The white moderate claims to be unbiased, but doesn’t read primary sources.
The white moderate claims to support Black people, but thinks wearing braids to a job interview is “unprofessional”.
The white moderate claims to be fed up with the government, but still encourages “strategic voting”.
The white moderate claims to support privacy, but says “if you’re not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide”.
The white moderate claims to support minorities, but finds nothing wrong with building data centres for AI that’ll drink up an entire pond’s worth of water in impoverished neighbourhoods.
The white moderate claims to be impartial, but really just gives the stronger side more ammo.
The white moderate claims to support queer people, but thinks a pride parade is “a little extra”.
The white moderate claims to support Black people, but can’t pronounce “Shaniquah”.
The white moderate claims a balanced perspective, but watches Fox News. ♦