Scott Disick has caused some major backlash after posting a seemingly harmless photo of himself and his daughter, Penelope.
Keep scrolling to see why people are so angry…
Scott Disick is not one to stay out of controversy.
In fact, if you’ve ever watched Keeping Up With The Kardashians, you’ve seen firsthand the type of trouble that his wild hi-jinks have gotten him into.
Since he made his first appearance as Kourtney’s boyfriend on KUWTK in 2007…
He seems to have caused nothing but drama and trouble amongst the famous family.
Or the time he punched a mirror in Miami…
During a disagreement with then-girlfriend Kourtney about smoking pot in their apartment, Disick’s anger got the best of him and he smashed a mirror to pieces.
The incident was featured on Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, leaving many fans to wonder about Scott having an anger problem.
He also gave his underage girlfriend alcohol…
Not only is it totally gross that a then-33-year-old man would date a teenager (she was 19 at the time), but Scott also thought it would be a good idea to fly Bella Thorne to France for the sole purpose of the two of them being able to get wasted together.
AND that time he forgot his own daughter’s birthday!
Okay, this one is just plain sad.
In July of 2016, Scott’s adorable daughter Penelope turned 4 years old. She celebrated in typical 4-year-old fashion, with a giant party in the Bahamas. But there was one important person missing from the festivities – Scott Disick, who also failed to post anything on social media about his only daughter’s big day.
It didn’t take long for the negative comments to come flooding in…
Several people were offended by the photo and accused young Penelope of pulling her eyes back in a way that would be derogatory to Asian people.
Many people blamed Scott directly for not correcting his child.
Instagram user @lagaratica condemned Scott for his decision to post the pic in the first place and draw attention to something that could be taken as racism.
Another user called on Scott to make a public apology…
They also commented on how disrespectful this gesture was to make while in a sushi restaurant, of all places.
“In a Japanese restaurant, any white person lifting up eyelids is committing a racist act.”
One person blamed both Scott and Kourtney for their daughter’s behavior.
“Her not knowing that pulling her eyes back is offensive is not an excuse for her PARENTS,” said @missamal93.
“They should have said something.”
Others, however, saw the photo differently.
This user, who claims to be “Asian AF,” saw no offense in the gesture.
They claimed that the direction in which she was pulling her eyelids was what made all the difference.
Others called out the outraged commenters for being too sensitive.
Eluke3 chalked up the photo as nothing more than “a child making faces,” and that people were making too much of a big deal out of “a man having dinner with his daughter.”
Others demanded that everyone leave poor Penelope alone.
“Come on guys she’s young,” said one commenter, which another condemned online trolls for refusing to let this little girl grow up without being “traumatized” for making a “funny face.”
Response to the photo continued over at Twitter, as well.
“IT IS SHAMEFUL!” said outraged user @naliastyles, who also tagged Scott, Kourtney, and (for some unknown reason) Kylie Jenner in the post hoping to get a response.
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Just like it was on Instagram, the feedback was a mixed bag.
Twitter user @ashleycam2883 seemed disgusted by people who she deemed to be “picking on children.”
“People need to grow up and talk about real issues.”
Still not finished expressing herself, user @ashleycam2883 has more to say on the matter.
She blames the outrage on people like Perez Hilton, who doesn’t seem involved in the story at all, and claims that “if something a child does makes you uncomfortable then you really need to take a hard look at yourself.”