To feel sorry for Brooklyn Beckham?

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I just do feel a bit sorry for him. He's completely out of touch with the real world obviously, but he's so young and so gormless. But seems so determined to be famous in his own right, despite no specialist skill set. I wonder do famous parents ever encourage their children to go to uni and get a real job? Or is that not an option? There are plenty of fulfilling jobs he could do, teaching, nursing, even volunteering ( as he clearly doesn't need the money)
I feel bad for him as he gets mocked online, but he still seems determined to put himself out there.
Money aside, I do feel sorry for the children of spectacularly talented parents, it must cast a long shadow. ( I repeat, money aside...😅)

I was just about to post the same, @TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl - when I was 23 I was completely self supporting, as most people have to be.
He's an adult.

Nobody should buy him a restaurant 🙄

I admire him for trying lots of things out. He’s got energy and is open to learning.

So? He’s well out of the age of acting like a tit and saying “oh but he’s young” as an excuse.

Alright Vic!

Can I please get a refund on the shitty VB £150 jeans I bought that split in a few days?

It’s easy to ‘try lots of different things’ when you have all the time and wealth to piss around with. Most 23yo men are having to work, some in 2 jobs, just to stay afloat. They don’t have the means to experiment with being a bloody (shit) chef! It’s not admirable to have loads of time on your hands thanks to the wealth of someone else

oh christ that is the plan isn't it?

Brian May's son is a landscape gardener. Even at that level of fame it is perfectly possible to raise normal, well-adjusted adults who seek out their own purpose/passion in life.

How do you know he isn't self supporting. He has a huge social media following (15 million on IG) and would make a lot of money from that. He had a 1 million pound modeling deal last year. He has a lot of brand deals. He is generating his own income at a much higher level than most 23 year olds.

And do you think he’d have had the £1m modelling deal (a man who is, at best, plain looking) if he wasn’t a Beckham? Or 15m followers? Or a photography book? It’s not self sufficiency if you’re riding on the coat tails of someone else’s fame.

Yes, but why him? There are plenty of rich fish in the sea.

The thing with Jamie Redknapp and Frank Lampard Junior ,was Th at they clearly had talent and they also had famous footballer father's who knew how to nurture the talent and get them.taken seriously at a young age
there will.be thousands of young boys who Have just as much talent as a them but nobody either recognised it or where able to steer them in the right direction
same with the Neville brothers they grew up just around the corner from me (their dad wasent a footballer but he played cricket for the county by and their mum played netball at league level) their parents would have known how to get Gary and Phill known as soon as they started to show talent m

Yes, I think the same. It has a bit of an arranged marriage feel to me. But I can’t quite put my finger on why I think that. Just odd.

That is his reality. He was born rich and grew up rich and as the child of two famous people. You can hate him for that but that is who he is by no choice of his own. Now he is generating his own income and not depending on the bank of mom and dad. He is self supporting. He is figuring out next steps for a career and is in the same place as many 23 year olds. He just gets a lot more press for it because of his celebrity status.

Yes I agree.

Their weird social media posts just look awkward and fake, they aren’t really an obvious match are they!

I don't feel bad for him in the slightest. He seems to think his name entitles him to be some kind of influencer or that he has some sort of clout just for being a Beckham.

He doesn't.

Literally nobody cares what he thinks/does/feels about anything, and rightly so!

At least his siblings have the decency to go a.bout their lives out of the public eye

I don’t hate him. What a weird assumption.

We have no idea if he is paid form the back of mum and dad (even with a lot of Insta followers it’s unlikely he can afford the cards he drives and a £3m wedding so the chances are they do find him) but he still leeches of their good name.

I feel sorry for him. There are lots of people his age doing similar stuff ie floating from interest to interest, putting up videos on social media, etc. Luckily they don't get sarky articles written about them.

I have no idea where you live that is is normal to pay back your parents for any contirbutions to a wedding in order to be considered self sufficient. I have never actually heard of that. I guess the majority of adults I know are not yet self sufficient!

And I am sure he was gifted a car. All those celebs gift their kids expensive cares.

I don't know what you expect from him. He is the rich kid of two celebrities brought up in the press and in the public eye. You come across really angry at him. I am not sure why. He doesn't owe you anything. I don't feel sorry for him - he has it made in life and has a ton of freedom and no financial stress while he figures his life out but I don't dislike him or have disdain for who he happened to be born or the life his parents gave him.

And there are lots actually ... errrmmm... working you know. Building careers, making the best of themselves. Doing voluntary work. Enjoying themselves too, but recognising you get out what you put in.

Slow day 😴

Not my point. I said he's fully an adult.
However, if he is actually self supporting with what he does (which I personally doubt, but he could be). My point is that people are infantilising an adult.

It is tempting for famous parents. Their (typically average looking) DC are offered stupid money for standing around in a few outfits because their parents are famous. Even parents who were previously on record as being anti-nepotism would not dismiss a few million pounds to set up their DC for life, by doing virtually nothing. I don't blame them for exploiting the opportunity when the system is corrupt and they are just benefitting. It is a few days work. There is nothing to stop them achieving an education or a fulfilling career as well. At the very least, it is free money on the side.

Well yy there are. I'm from a big family. We have both types at similar ages. Some focused on careers, studying, etc. Some still floating from interest to interest.
There are entire groups of young people who are taking longer than previous generations to find their feet. I don't see how being sarcastic or mean about them is supposed to help. They'll either work it out eventually ... or they won't. Adult journalists and adult posters on MN being scathing won't make any difference to the outcome.

I don't see anyone infantilizing him. Just that he is still young and a youth. Saying kid is a colloquial way of saying young. It isn't that people actually think he is a child.

Adulthood is 18-100. People grow and change as they age. An 18 year old is not the same as a 30 year old or 55 year old or 80 year old despite all being full adults. Young adults are their own age and stage of people finding their feet, gaining independence, and becoming self sufficient. Yes, one is a full adult at 18 however you will find that the vast majority of 18 year olds are not fully independent and self sufficient. They become so over the next few years. This a completely normal human development in this socio-cultural context.