Unicode got a proposal for a kneeling-in-protest emoji two years ago. So where is it?

Kneeling is more complicated than you’d think.

Graphic designer Ji Lee often uses his craft to comment on social issues. His Instagram bio even sums up his content as, “tiny sabotages of the normal.” So back in 2017, when Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality, Lee took notice. Kaepernick’s sabotage of the normal did not go over well.