Yes, but the main point of the whole X-Men team is to be heroes for everyone and they are doing that by separating themselves morally from the council of douches. Krakoa may be bankrolling them but the public perception is that the X-Men are heroes for everyone.
Why would the public care about Rhino a bank robber when Krakoans are known to hang out with Apocalypse and Selene?
The main public seems to distrust Krakoa, but has welcomed the X-Men with open arms, because X-Men aren't seen as putting Krakoans always first even if they're criminals.
Agreed. Never disagreed on this. I'm saying that the narrative could only be crafted as negative because the X-Men are seen as heroes first and Krakoan second. There would be no negative narrative to follow if it's just Krakoans though. Hanging out w Rhino isn't gonna cause any buzz cause Krakoans are welcoming of way worse criminals and Krakoans are generally distrusted but the X-Men in this age are trusted and aren't known for associating with criminals even if they are low level.My point stands, that if the narrative crafted is negative, Ben Grimm isn't going to improve it.