Victoria Beckham: does anyone get it?
Cats: beauty, culture|I get Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and even Paris Hilton. I don’t particularly admire these celebrities or their antics but I get it.
They are 21st-century post-modern celebs feeding off media attention. Like plants in the jungle, they opportunistically exploit their environments to enhance their survival. It could be argued that LiLo and BriSpo possess more talent that ParHo, but lately their staged life-dramas and not their talent have been the mainstay of their currency.
I get that. Begrudgingly
But Posh Spice, aka Victoria Beckham I don’t get. Yes, she is married to a beautiful and talented footballer who has successfully leveraged his image to sell brands. Yes, she was once in a girlie pop group that had a hit or two. Yes, she’s a British working-class girl done good. Yes, she feeds off the teat of the celebrity-adoring cow.
But I don’t get the appeal. Why do people go for PoSpo with her crushed-in cheeks and the over-sized head on the stick-insect body? Does the word “mutant” come to mind?
She hasn’t said or done anything particularly interesting or outrageous since her Spice Girl days. Spice sista Ginger Spice became a representative for the UN Population fund and travelled the world advocating women’s rights.
And the image of her on that book squatting in the sky-scraper high heels and flashing the gusset of her black underpants. Ugh! Where was her agent when that abomination was created?
I appreciate female beauty and I understand the bad-girl antics of pop stars. But no matter how hard I try, I just don’t get Victoria Beckham.
Please explain. Someone.
August 21st, 2007 at 5:18 am
The appeal has been created by the low-brow American press and the people that lap it up. She has become much more “appealing” since her hubby went to L.A., the hot bed of trash media. Unfortunately she has all the attributes that seem to be cherished these days; wears designer, expensive clothes, drives fast cars, is waayyy toooo skinny and is somewhat mindless. It is a sad commentary on our time.
August 21st, 2007 at 5:55 am
I know that there was a huge cheer and round of applause on this side of the pond when the Beckham’s upped sticks and moved to LA. In my eyes nether of them have any talent or appeal. But she certainly does know how to work the media!!
August 21st, 2007 at 7:09 am
Me no speaka de pop culture. The ‘image of her’ taking a dump would appeal to a select group though.
It’s all about sex and started with Barbie.
August 21st, 2007 at 7:51 am
And she’s got those weird concrete tits.
Are there any pictures of her actually pregnant?
She’s icky.
Although she was mildly funny on her ‘reality’ show the other week.
August 21st, 2007 at 11:42 am
Mare, I suppose you should never underestimate the power of the machine to generate appeal. I still don’t get it tho.
Ro, I would say that he has some talent on the football pitch, but alas they are out of your realm now and have gone global. I bet you will see and hear just as much of the both of them.
Dick, true, it’s all about sex, it’s just that, well, who’s want to have sex with a mutant stick insect. On second thoughts, don’t answer that.
Espanya, icky. hmmmmm. She kinda reminds me of another “icky” person right here in Canada. you don’t suppose….
August 21st, 2007 at 3:58 pm
HAHAHAH! That’s funny! Ickler indeed…
August 21st, 2007 at 4:46 pm
There’s not much point to poor Posh but I hope she’s a good mother. Her ‘Coming To America’ show did highlight her sense of humour well but otherwise, she and I are through.
August 21st, 2007 at 5:29 pm
How can she say anything? She never opens her mouth, never cracks a smile. Hell, if I bedded Becks nightly, my cheeks would bust from the stretched muscles.
August 21st, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Beth, hahaha! As long as Becks doesn’t say anything (that squeaky helium voice he has is so wrong…)
August 21st, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Beth, true, she pouts. All the time.
Espanya, he’s a Chipmunk.
Dale, Posh’ll be devastated.
August 21st, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Am I the only one who thinks that the minute the photographer snapped that picture she toppled right over? I know I would have.
August 21st, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Chelene, gives new meaning to ‘cow tipping’. har har!
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:20 am
She was by far the most untalented Spice, and the most boring one since they broke up. I can’t stand her, and yet on the reality special a few weeks ago, she was very funny and self-deprecating, so now I hate her slightly less.
When she was asked if there were any celebrities she didn’t like, she replied: “Yes, Beverly Hills Cock, Eddie Murphy.” This was in allegiance to Scary Spice. That was pretty funny.
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:32 am
Chelene, I kept thinking that’s why they made her squat for that shot; to get her centre of gravity down far enough so she would topple in those five-storey stilettos.
Jacy, you gotta love Brit self-deprecation. If she can laugh at herself, then maybe there’s hope.
Or maybe not.
August 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
To think I had managed to avoid seeing that photo till now. Many thanks. I’ve been scratching my head over her “coming to America” launch thinking I may have missed some world shattering news about something she may have, you know, achieved… but no. It seems I’m just obtuse.