Romeo Beckham gets £45 grand for a days work.

[Pollyteacakes]

How much does this family need. Burberry have paid 12 year old Romeo £45.000 for one days work modeling. I don't wear Burberry myself but if I did that would probably put me off ever buying it again. How far will this family go for publicity and money. Small change to them though. But isn't there something wrong when a 12 year old gets in one day what it might take most of us a year or two to earn?

Romeo Beckham turning down £45k for a coat ad isn't however going to make the job and £45k go to a child from a less privileged background though. Sadly that child is not worth the same amount because he's not going to get the same coverage. Same logic behind daniel radcliffe getting "only" $250k for the first harry potter film, but $20m for the last ones.

YABU

The Beckhams have worked hard to get where they are. Yes they have found themselves in the right place at the right time, which is probably partly down to luck, but I honestly think that they have worked for their money and good luck to them.

Of course we all know why Romeo has been paid so much for so little. It is because of celebrity, big business, the pursuit of profits by these businesses etc.

This does not justify the twisted values in society whereby he can be paid more in one day than a junior doctor earns in a year or a poor family in other parts of the works can earn in a lifetime.

I get where you are coming from OP

World not works

To those who are saying: "They have more than enough money already" - what are you suggesting? That they never work ever again, so they don't make any more money and you don't get any more jealous?

Or they should work and accept no payment?

they're always going to be paid huge amounts because of who they are. It's either that or they don't work at all. They will be massively slated for either.

I would imagine the earnings are secondary. VB likes to make dresses and DB likes to model his undercrackers. They do it because they enjoy it. Presumably?

hear hear MrsDeVere.

MrsDeVere like you (it seems) I know a few people who are 'in the public eye' (in my case because I went to uni with people who subsequently made careers in arts/entertainment and also because some of the people I knew when I was really young (pre uni even) found their niche 'laughable' hobby to suddenly become a viable 'above the parapet' career in recent years). And it does give you a different perspective. I know people who have been excoriated in the most horrible way on 'fan' websites. For no apparent reason. It's vile. And it makes me very about people who find it necessary to comment at all about 'slebs'. This is probably the main reason why I have never sought out sleb culture (which of course is very easy to avoid).

Well said MrsDevere, though I have no idea who your niece is.

Catsarebasterds have you always been so argumentative, or are you just trying to twist my words. Where have I said that I wouldn't like to encourage my kids to go to uni or wear nice clothes. There is a difference between looking and dressing nice to being obsessed by clothes and wanting to wear designer stuff.
Alicelidi .....You're wrong, my post is about inequalities and the injustice between the rich and the poor. I used the Beckhams as an example. I can't help it if you decide to misinterpret and nitpick over my post.Imo it was a perfect analogy of what is wrong with the world.

Polly do you not see how hypocritical you are?
Why is it ok to wear 'nice' clothes and nit designer ones? Why do you get to draw the line at (for example) top shop or all saints?

And your op is ALL about the Beckhams. Nothing about "inequalities and the injustice between the rich and the poor" whatsoever.

There is a difference between looking and dressing nice to being obsessed by clothes and wanting to wear designer stuff.

who is obsessed by designer stuff?

You said about the Beckhams "I'd rather kids grow up to be unconcerned about designer clothes and want to achieve something worthwhile with their lives." Implying that their children wont achieve anything worthwhile with their lives because one of them has modelled clothes a few times. Well this couple who you say arent good role models both came from wc class families and worked their way to where they are now, one in sport and then modelling, the other through music and then fashion. They are now supporting their DCs to achieve their own goals, which unsurprisingly might resemble their parents' paths like many other 'normal' children because that is where their parents have the most experience and contacts. They are a hard working family and you can see that has been fed down to their children.

However, for you this is bad role modelling and you would prefer yours not to achieve as these people have which leads me to wonder if you wont be encouraging your children to chase their dreams to the best of their ability as the Beckhams do because you deem it not worthwhile enough.

Aye, MrsDevere, you do have the knack of stating it plainly.

Sorry if it has already been said, but this thread growed like Topsy!

Then there is the charity work. For him:
CHOC Children's
Comic Relief
Elton John AIDS Foundation
FC Harlem
Help for Heroes
Malaria No More
mothers2mothers
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Peace One Day
Prince's Trust
Raising Malawi
Red Cross
Sport Relief
UNICEF
Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust
WildAid

For her
BeatBullying
Cancer Research UK
Children in Need
Comic Relief
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Eva Longoria Foundation
Love Our Children USA
Malaria No More
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Prince's Trust
Red Cross
Sport Relief
UNICEF
Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust

UN Ambassadorship, his Academy, which, despite the co sponsorship having been pulled, facilities bulldozed down and redeveloped, is still being mulled over - may go mobile, or may remain closed.

They certainly made their 'slebness' work for them. And they are at least real slebs, not just reality TV bimbettes. They had careers, they worked hard to ensure that, unlike some of their peers, they would not lose their earning power at about 30 years old.

I can't see why they aren't being feted as working class success stories. Oh yes! Stamp on the underdog if it has the temerity to make good - Sorry I forgot!

Of course there's a difference between nice clothes and design or clothes. What on earth is hypocritical about that. Shall we all go round in sacks then.
Of course my post is about the Beckhams, I was using them as an example.
What do you mean "nothing about the inequalities of the poor whatsoever"?
The whole damn post was, good grief I couldn't have made it much plainer.

Why do you get to say where the line is drawn? Why shouldn't you and your family go around in sacks?

Your op is nothing like you describe.

Of course there's a difference between nice clothes and design or clothes.

What is the difference?

How much does this family need. Burberry have paid 12 year old Romeo £45.000 for one days work modeling. I don't wear Burberry myself but if I did that would probably put me off ever buying it again. How far will this family go for publicity and money. Small change to them though. But isn't there something wrong when a 12 year old gets in one day what it might take most of us a year or two to earn?

All about criticising the Beckhams, nothing about the inequalities between rich and poor. MAYBE your last line touched on it and would have made for a less vicious op. This "How far will this family go for publicity and money" especially was unpleasant.

How far will this family go for publicity and money

Bloody hell , is this still going on?

How come the bitchy thread about Lily Allen got pulled but the Keira Knightley hate thread didn't and this is still standing?

Cats ......I don't know if you're purposely misconstruing but when I said about not wanting kids to grow up bring obsessed by clothes I was not implying anything about their kids. I was referring to the fact that VB is not a role model in that she comes across as being obsessed by clothes. Obviously this has digressed from the original point but that's how these threads often go. She recently said she wanted to "empower women through my clothes" ?
As I said, hardly a role model. Obviously you won't agree as you seem to be quite captivated by the Beckhams.

It's called plain speaking Slithy......or are we supposed to adore everything and everybody. I used them as an example of what is so wrong in our society, if you see that as bitchy...tough.

'Bitchy'? Hardly. I see a thread that's quite well-balanced in posters views .