Many celebrities and influencers have commented on the "take a knee" NFL controversy, including the daughter of one of the most revered civil rights icons − Martin Luther King, Jr.
NFL players, taking after Colin Kaepernick, have kneeled during the national anthem at games to denounce President Donald Trump’s statements about athletes fighting injustices by taking a knee during the song.
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King’s daughter Bernice King, a beloved Atlantan, chimed in, comparing her father’s nonviolent demonstrations to those of the NFL players.
"People didn't approve of the way my father protested injustice either; said he was causing trouble, called him an 'outside agitator,'" she wrote.
That’s when one tweep, @Robert23003286, attempted to correct King on her dad’s beliefs.
"Please don't take a honest man and try and turn him into something thats not him. He believed in peaceful protests, you tarnish his legacy," he said.
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But others on Twitter were not interested in his explanation, criticizing him for trying to clarify the activist’s legacy to his own daughter.
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Then, there were some who challenged his thoughts on nonviolent protesting.
And some were convinced that the user wasn’t even an actual person.
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