Do people still find a problem with people kneeling?

I’ve seen several posts today about Floyd’s death and the outrage it has caused.

I saw this article and thought it would be an interesting CC to have

I’m sure when this first started there was tons of posts about why he chose to do what he did.

Regardless of people’s views on Kapernick himself, are people still seeing the act of taking a knee during the anthem or respectfully sitting during the pledge as a problem?

As a black person, I always understood the reasoning behind doing it and the necessary action of it but I’m wondering if people’s views have changed

For those unaware about Kapernick, he essentially started taking a knee during the anthem as a peaceful protest against police brutality of black people in America. He was called unpatriotic and disrespecting America for doing so.