To think people are missing the main point that Brooklyn Beckham is trying to reveal ?

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Firstly I know the goings on of this family are not important news and there are more important things to worry about in the world .
But I’m finding it surprising that people are fixating on things like the wedding dress and the dancing . There are a couple of points in his statements when he is clearly saying what I have always believed- that David and Victoria are not a couple as they like to portray . I’ve always thought David’s disdain of her is quite obvious in the way he talks to her and that she appears lost and soulless but intent on preserving the brand .
BB says “ 'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.”
Then - “ media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.'”

To me it seems obvious what he is hinting at ?

Yeah, you're not wrong. He would've needed to be very strong willed. And he seems much more of a passive type so can see why he couldn't really break away in that fashion.

But he could've refused the money they gave him or just handed it over to a homeless person or charity. Nobody forced him to buy millions of quids worth of baseball caps?

Most people do not actually know this.

I have a friend who is very into celebrities and looks up to them - she is youngish 30s and a bit naive still. She looks up to the Beckhams. She thinks their marriage is an example of success and thinks David Beckham really puts Victoria on a pedestal. When I mentioned during one conversation that there are rumours he cheats, she said she doesn't believe that, because the press would print any such stories and it would all be revealed and Rebecca loos was a one off. And even if it did happen the women involved would talk. Thinks Victoria is very independent and strong and would leave if there was any cheating. I must say I'm sometimes sceptical about these rumours myself but tend towards believing them.

It would be shocking news for those not on sites like this though.

The Ramseys aren’t comparable to brand beckhem come on

Exactly. I think some people just get off on being high handed and vicious here. Some unnecessarily nasty comments about a rich kid who, while clearly not the sharpest or most talented, is generally known to be a pretty nice kid. His parents aren't his fault. His lifestyle and upbringing wasn't his choice. And I've no doubt he loved them (then) and wanted to please but his message suggests a whole heap of resentment and pain.

Not everyone has the same personality, not everyone can decide at 16 to have what th high-handed consider a "normal" life or even has a concept of what that is. God knows I didn't. Should I have had people on a public forum slagging off my lack of wherewithall? I don't think it would have helped or changed anything. He's a young man still, he has time, I hope, to learn some lessons, get his life together and make what he wants for himself outside of the 'brand' of his parents.

Omg They are all the same
satin nighties

I don't think the publicity stuff or the relationship between D and V is the main issue at all. If they had been nice and welcoming to his wife I think he'd probably still be talking to them.

The thing about trying to protect the Beckham name when he was about to get married suggests they didn't even want his wife to be able to call herself Mrs Beckham and tried to legally stop her from being able to do so? MIL from hell behaviour.

She must be incredibly naive, not just a bit. David's cheating has been an open secret for years now, there is absolutely zero percent chance that he has ever been faithful to Victoria (except maybe in the very beginning) I actually think they would probably have been much happier if they had had a certain amount of wealth and success but not become 'Brand Beckham'. In the early days, she looked a lot healthier and he looked genuinely attracted to her, but he hasn't for years and years now. There were actually very persistent rumours a few years ago that they were on the brink of divorce, and he seemed to act very coldly towards her. That has been forgotten now with all the Netflix stuff and them being more lovey dovey, but I don't buy it for a moment. There was no way they were going to divorce until he got his knighthood, and they probably won't now anyway. That doesn't mean the marriage is based on love.

Cant see Brooklyn going down the job centre in the future. Married to a billionaire’s money. He is a talentless nepo baby with 16m followers on instagram, have gone from one rich family to an ultra rich family.

He has chosen to do all this in public for his followers and for money which is certainly something he has learnt from brand beckham. Clicks = money.

interesting what happened with Nicola when she dated the Hadid brother.

Why are people commenting "who cares" on this thread! I have no interest in cats but wouldn't mention it on every Litter Tray post.

I very much agree with the OP and actually think this is news worthy, the Beckhams were one of the first families to monitorise their famiily for the social media age, they patented their names and handles at birth, trot them out for every post, use Harper to promote the make up etc. They have been instrumental in the cashing in of other influencers etc on their kids and this raises significant ethical questions.

As it says in the Guardian today, there is a price and Brooklyn just handed them the bill.

Attachment theory dicatates that he wasn't going to go off and defy his parents at 16 and become a plumber, it just wasn't on his radar and he was being told by the people he trusted that he had to go along with the whole show. Poor lad wasn't encoraged at school as, like his siblings, was endlessly being pulled out for media oppertunities. So it's no wonder he's not the brightest, none of the Beckham kids have decent qualifications despite their wealth.... I guess just not a priority for D&V.

I also thought the bit was significant about how he was having to drop everything to turn up at his parents events just so they could tag him - that's much more damaging than a dance at a wedding.

I realise the Beckhams aren't the most significant global news this week but it is interesting to see behind the facade of social media and propaganda we are being spun to flog a few eyeliners.

I don’t think the underlying message is clear, as it’s not clear to me! I took from this that the real issue was them wanting him to give up rights to use the name Beckham on marriage. I’m not even sure how you would make that an enforceable ban, in legal terms, unless they paid him off to do so. Even then I’m not too sure it would work.

I think the Beckhams seem like relics of another age these days. The covering up for affairs constantly, the glamour and family photo calls - it's all very late 90s 00's and a million miles from how young celebs operate today.
Anyone who knows anything about the Beckhams knows he will fuck pretty much anything that moves, there is no way his kids aren't aware and have a view.

I hope he's ok, it's a huge thing to publicly state your boundaries and I applaud him for saying it with chest. It sounds like he felt put in a position to choose between his family of origin or his future family and he's chosen his future. Families that are brands aren't families, they're businesses and he clearly isn't enjoying being answerable to that idea. He can't help who he was born to but he can choose distance if he wants, at least for now. People harping about wealth etc have never had money and it shows, because ultimately it means nothing without inner peace.

@Louielovecharlotte The Ramsays are just one example that sprang to mind. My point is that he can do whatever he wants with his life, he can become far more anonymous if he wants to.

I take it the 'inauthentic relationships' he's referring to are the countless so called 'celebrity friends' that they court in order to further their own brand rather than their own relationship with each other.

Lets not get started on Gordan Ramsay and his alleged 6/7 year affair. Money trumps morals in these circles and the kids of the family have to pretend it's all good and dandy as long as the pounds roll in

I think we can all read between the lines in regards to the comment to preserve their own facade.

The brand as it is, is now over, but their desire to be in the public eye will not be so they shall reinvent themselves

I don't think so. That is the 'plausible deniability' answer, but there is nothing juicy in that whatsoever, all celebrities do that so it isn't at all noteworthy.

but everyone knows what he looks like

and your naive to think it’s that easy - it would be like changing your culture

Yeah I do think he’s saying that and there is more to come BUT if they didn’t build and maintain this brand he would have had to get a real job so he shouldn’t moan too loud.

People saying they don’t care - so boring!!! Just scroll on!!!
I care - it’s very entertaining and a welcome distraction.

There is a woman on the Daily Mail comments who comments constantly on stories about GR. She claims to be his discarded mistress Sarah Symonds and never seems to have a good word to say about him. Of course, she could just be a liar but I don't think so, she is too persistent.

No but they're BETTER THAN EVERYBODY 😂

David made a statement that you have to let kids make mistakes

completely minimising and not listening

if it were my child I’d be going towards them
not minimising and asking what can I do

Agree OP, I have thought for ages that the Beckham’s don’t actually live in the UK that much and the social media here is very much arranged and staged. All their friends seem to live in the states. They may live separately or one parent is around in the UK much more than the other.

People in certain parts of the media will know what the actual story is. If an arrangement has been going on for years then being a child of a happy family which actually is an illusion must be stressful.

Certainly I think she wrote a book about it. I don't think he ever sued her so there's that.