“Sickening,” Mom Sparks Controversy by Kissing Her Daughter on the Lips

Model and TV personality Coco Austin has ignited an online debate with a video she shared. The clip shows her swimming underwater with her 7-year-old daughter, but one particular moment caught viewers’ attention, prompting some to call it inappropriate for a mother-daughter interaction.

An underwater video.

The model shared a video with her nearly 3 million Instagram followers, filmed on her phone. The underwater footage captures a sweet moment as the mother-daughter duo swims toward each other, culminating in a tender kiss at the bottom of the pool.

Austin captioned the video, “Having fun with my Samsung phone, it actually takes great video underwater .. Chanel just loves kissing her mama, doesn’t she? She is adorable... She is my obsession.”

The video sparked a heated split in opinions.

The video has already racked up over 27,000 likes, with many fans praising the loving bond between mother and daughter, showering them with warm words and compliments.

However, not everyone was pleased. Some viewers expressed discomfort, feeling the display of affection was excessive. One person wrote, “Sickening with the long kiss.” Another commented, “This is too weird.”

A third added, “Kissing on the lips isn’t wrong but uhm... That lasted way too long.”

In response to the criticism, many fans came to Coco’s defense, insisting there was nothing inappropriate about her behavior.

One person suggested that some critics must have grown up “in households with zero affection.” Another supporter wrote, “So y’all don’t kiss/hug your children? OR, your parents never gave y’all any affection? Because it shows. This is a beautiful video.”

One commenter also noted, “Looks like the daughter exhale her air and the mother gave her air back.”

Coco Austin isn’t the only celebrity whose parenting choices have stirred debate. Even David Beckham has explained why he kisses his daughter Harper on the lips, and many have praised his openness.