What began as a simple father-daughter moment turned into a storm of online anger.
When Scott Disick, 41, shared a photo with his 12-year-old daughter Penelope, it was meant to be a sweet family post. Instead, it left social media divided — and deeply emotional.
In the photo, taken at an Asian restaurant, Penelope is seen pulling her eyelids upward while smiling beside her dad. Many viewers quickly accused the pair of mocking Asian features — calling the gesture a racist stereotype that’s caused pain for generations. “All that wealth, and still no awareness,” one person wrote. Another added, “It’s a parent’s responsibility to teach what’s right.”
Others, however, rushed to defend the family. “She’s just a child making a silly face,” one user replied. “People are reading too much into it.” Even one commenter who identified as Chinese clarified, “If you mock Asian eyes, you pull out, not up.”
Scott, who shares three children with Kourtney Kardashian, has yet to respond publicly. But the moment has reignited an old debate — about parenting, perception, and how one innocent photo can spark a world of misunderstanding.
Because sometimes, the smallest gestures say far more than we realize.
