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'Calling him racist is wrong': Daughter defends Robin on 'PGT' controversy

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/18/robin.jpg"/><figcaption>Queenie Padilla doesn&#x27;t think what her father did on &#x27;PGT&#x27; can be considered racist. <em>Photos from Queenie&#x27;s Instagram page and Star Creatives</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Robin Padilla&#x27;s eldest daughter has defended the &quot;Pilipinas Got Talent&quot; judge after he <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/13/18/pilipinas-got-talent-korean-magician-keeps-composure-amid-awkward-audition">insisted</a> that a Korean contestant should learn Tagalog first before auditioning -- saying that her father is not racist.</p><p>Queenie Padilla spoke out after her father sparked mixed reactions from fans of the talent show when he refused to talk to Kim Jiwan, a magician, unless he spoke to him in Tagalog. </p><p>On Instagram this Wednesday, Queenie explained that her dad meant no disrespect towards Jiwan when he called him out for not learning Tagalog despite living in the country for most of his life. </p><p>&quot;Calling my father a racist is wrong,&quot; she began her note. &quot;My father called Jiwan &#x27;anak&#x27; and hugged him. Is that an act of racism?&quot; </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeDJPBIH7OF/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeDJPBIH7OF/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Queenie Padilla (@queeniepadillarevert)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-01-17T11:36:29+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 17, 2018 at 3:36am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>She also downplayed the &quot;harsh tone&quot; Robin used, sharing that the action star sounded no different from when he was disciplining her and her siblings when they were kids. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s not because my dad is hating on him; my dad just expected more from him since he grew up in the Philippines,&quot; she wrote. </p><p>In trying to explain why her father got riled up, Queenie pointed out that he may have found Jiwan&#x27;s &quot;improper&quot; way of asking for his help insulting. </p><p>She was referring to when Jiwan asked Robin, &quot;Can I use you?&quot; as he tried to showcase his sleight of hand tricks. </p><p>&quot;That in itself is disrespectful whether or not my father is who he is, Jiwan is younger than him,&quot; she reasoned. </p><p>&quot;We should show respect to our elders. The right way would have been to ask, &#x27;Can you please help me?&#x27;</p><p>The incident happened on last Saturday&#x27;s episode of &quot;Pilipinas Got Talent.&quot; </p><p>Robin caught many off-guard when he sternly refused to let Jiwan perform his tricks on him unless he spoke Tagalog. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fl7JxmtC6Cg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>He eventually caved, impressed by Jiwan&#x27;s composure amid the tension, and gave him a nod to move on to the next round.</p>

<p>Robin Padilla's eldest daughter has defended the 'Pilipinas Got Talent' judge after he insisted that a Korean contestant should learn Tagalog first before auditioning --saying that he is not racist.</p>

Robin Padilla's eldest daughter has defended the 'Pilipinas Got Talent' judge after he insisted that a Korean contestant should learn Tagalog first before auditioning --saying that he is not racist.