Why the animosity??

[sp1814]

Why do people hate David and Victoria Beckham so much?

Have a look a some of the responses here:

http://www.dailymail....gham-Palace-sale.html

I could understand it if the article were about Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr, but this is just a footie player and his fashionista wife.

I've not seen anything about them sacrificing the blood of newborn babies or robbing pensioners of their savings...so why the hate???

[Ankou]

you are asking us to understand and comment on the mentality of your average daily mail reader ......

lol

[jake-the-peg]

Sqad I didn't say it had just that people might easilly think that.

I don't know nearly enough about football to even begin to comment.

Some people do achieve success by being in the right place with the right face at the right time.

This is especially true in the career of celebrity - and let's face it that is a career now.

A lot of people decry the fact that many celebrities appear to have no talent and some - like you it seems - turn the logic on it's head and think that because they are famous and successful therefore they *must* have talent.

I think this is to miss the point.

It is precisely because people are seen as ordinary and without talent that they become interesting to a certain crowd of wannabes - after all it's much easier to fantasise of your own success if there are role models who seem to be no more talented than you.

But therein lies the rub - when people start to realise that they never will achieve that goal it's easy to be embittered

It's the dark underbelly of the celebrity industry.

Andy Warhol was more of an oracle of the future than George Orwell ever was

[reefer]

David Beckham

Honours
Club
Manchester United
Premier League (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Cup (2): 1995–96, 1998–99
UEFA Champions League (1): 1998–99
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FA Community Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
FA Youth Cup (1): 1992
Real Madrid
La Liga (1): 2006–07
Supercopa de España (1): 2003
Los Angeles Galaxy
Western Conference (1): 2009
Individual
Premier League Player of the Month (1): August 1996
PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 1998–99
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1): 1998–99
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02): Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade, Goal of the Decade, vs. Wimbledon (17 August 1996)
BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2001
FIFA 100[141]
ESPY Award – Best Male Soccer Player: 2004[142]
ESPY Award – Best MLS Player: 2008[142]
English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
Orders and special awards
Officer in the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II: 2003
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador (2005–present)
"Britain's Greatest Ambassador" – 100 Greatest Britons awards[143]
The Celebrity 100, number 15 – Forbes, 2007[144]
Number 1 on the list of the 40 most influential men under the age of 40 in the UK[145] – Arena, 2007
Time 100: 2008[146]
Gold Blue Peter Badge winner, 2001.


How many people have got a Gold Blue Peter Badge

[Ankou]

pah, bet he never appeared on jim'll fix it though, eh

[jake-the-peg]

When I said just being in the right place at the right time with the right face I wasn't really thinking about David Beckham!

[reefer]

David was in a lot of right places at the right times to get them medals

[Sqad]

jake...yes I noticed my mistake after replying.

[modeller]

People whose single talent is the ability to kick a ball around a field better than the rest of us are liable to be criticised . I think irritation in the fact that these people are paid so much for such a single ability is a major reason why they attract such criticism. Most of these celebs disappear soon after the age of 30 because they have nothing else to offer. Those with good looks or a modicom of intelligence like the Beckhams hang on a bit longer.

[McMouse]

I read the DM piece in the link and didn't find any references to "hate" or "animosity". Maybe I just missed it. David B plays soccer and the salaries are huge........he also makes a mint out of sponsorships because he looks good. Lucky bloke. Victoria B has similarly earnt her money as a member of the Spice Girls despite seeming to have little or no talent. Can't comment on her fashion designs though if she is successful then good luck to her. I dno't find her attractive and think she takes herself too seriously..........mistaking wealth for class.

[sp1814]

McMouse

I was referring to the readers' posts.

And it seems that the most vitriol is saved for football players. The word 'overpaid' is an adjactive which always lurks somewhere near the word 'footballer', but it's never applied to other 'single talent' celebrities - golfers, actors, F1 drivers, basketball players, theatre directors etc etc.