There is a parallel here.  Those who don't see the similarity between the two "knee takers", Tebow and Kaepernik, are obtuse.   The point is the reaction to the two acts. Tebow was ridiculed by NBC, ESPN, and various talk show hosts.   Kaep was hailed a hero by same.    Kaepernik's act turned a non-racial act into a racial one.   The double standard is glaringly obvious, but it's ok because he's protesting racial inequality?  It was disrespectful, and purposely so.  I don't know how anyone can see it as being anything else.