Is taking a knee about disrespect for the flag or a protest of cops murdering in the streets and the society that okays it?

It's about protesting, first and foremost.

it gets me confused too

The guy who started this brouhaha said the anthem was racist so he was protesting it.  What a fool!  He finally was convinced of his mistake and he changed it to, paraphrased:  I don't want to live in a country where it's OK to kill black men.  Again:  What a fool!!!  That goes for anyone who has followed the poor little black adoptee whose white parents gave him the world and who has made a fortune playing a game.  I mean, no wonder he is pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Is he still unemployed?

This post was edited by Thriftymaid at October 8, 2017 6:37 PM MDT

Francis Scott Key was a slave owner and opposed the abolition of slavery. And there IS a reference to slaves in the Star Spangled Banner. 

The British honored their promise to those slaves who chose freedom over allegiance to a country who saw them as property. 

https://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/essays/black-soldier-and-sailors-war/

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https://www.snopes.com/2016/08/29/star-spangled-banner-and-slavery/