Tomi Lahren, others share photos to counterprotest NFL players who kneel during the National Anthem

Dozens of women are showing their support on social media with the hashtag #Istand to counterprotest against the NFL players who are kneeling during the national anthem.

Source: Instagram Dozens of women are showing their support on social media with the hashtag #Istand to counterprotest against the NFL players who are kneeling during the national anthem.

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While NFL players are kneeling during the National Anthem, dozens of other people are flooding their social media accounts with counterprotests.

Among those protesting include controversial political commentator and former television host Tomi Lahren. On her Instagram page, Lahren shared a photo of herself wearing a shirt with the American flag above the phrase "I don't kneel" in all caps.

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"We stand for the anthem and salute the flag to honor those who fought, died and sacrificed so that we may live in the greatest nation on the face of the earth. Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and respect the nation that's given you so much," Lahren captioned her photo on Sunday.

With the use of hashtags including #Istand and #Idontkneel, dozens of other women shared their opinions on the kneeling protests demonstrated by hundreds of NFL players over the weekend.

"It's 100% their right to choose that moment to protest. Here is a #utopian thought though; why not protest right before or right after the anthem?" one woman wrote on her Instagram post with the hashtag #Istand. "Reserving that moment would be a way to show understanding of what was sacrificed so that freedoms can be exercised, then exercising those freedoms by protesting; or vice versa but again separated to pay respects to those who have fallen.

"For as long as I can remember our anthem has always been a moment reserved to remind us of what the price of freedom is," she concluded.

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College student at Wingate University Alexandria Wingler wrote on her counterprotest post saying in part, " I support and respect the thousands of men and women who risk their lives every day for my freedom a lot more than I respect a bunch of overpaid, ungrateful athletes that feel the need to kneel while the National Anthem is being played."

The NFL kneeling protest started small with Colin Kaepernick leading the way during the 2016 season as he and a few other players kneeled during the National Anthem before their football game began.

Since then, it escalated after President Donald Trump criticized the NFL for not condoning the players who do not "stand proud for their National Anthem or their country." After Trump's tweet, NFL players, coaches, managers and even the owners reacted with hundreds of players participating in the protest, whether kneeling or locking arms.