Brooklyn Beckham 'disrespectful' over Native American ink

Brooklyn Beckham has come under fire over his 'disrespectful' first tattoo.
The forearm inking, which directly mimics his father David's, is an illustration of a Native American in traditional headdress, which he showed off on Instagram on Sunday.
And while some called it 'awesome', 'beautiful' and 'great,' some accused the teenager, 18, of 'disregarding the violent history of indigenous people' for a 'cool' aesthetic.

Brooklyn has yet to reveal the meaning behind his landmark first inking, and David's rib cage replica is similarly one of the few he has ever disclosed the story of.
A representative for the family has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.

'Why u gotta go and disrespect Indigenous people like that?' One fan asked on Instagram.
'It's not enough to wear our headdresses and our war paint to Coachella, y'all have to get a tattoo of a brown person on your arm because we're "stoic and strong" and apparently can't represent ourselves? Yikes dude.'

Another offended user added: 'Ignorant white people with no regard for the violent history of indigenous peoples, for genocide that is still perpetuated today by society and government alike.
'We are not fictional characters from some far away time. We are not sensationalized and generalized images for you to tattoo onto your privileged white arm.'
Another user concurred, adding: 'Native Americans are not an "Aesthetic".. they're real people and you're using them as a design for your skin because it looks nice...'
Many commenters were simply inquisitive about Brooklyn's heritage: 'Hello Brooklyn, Have you Native origins?' another said: 'Does he have native origins?'
Another explained: 'Indian is what white people called pretty much anyone who wasn't white and civilised. It was used as a derogatory term like how the word 'gay' is used. So a Native American is a Native American, if you don't want to call them that call them by their tribe then.'
Brooklyn lived and went to school in America for most of his childhood while parents David and Victoria built their Stateside business.
In the United States, people from the Pre-Columbian indigenous population are considered Native Americans, according to the Collins dictionary.

Nevertheless, even commenters from native origins disagreed with the negative opinions on Brooklyn's picture posts.
Love that you got a native tattoo,' one user said. 'Makes me happy my people are getting more recognition and that our dark past is coming to light.'
'Native American right here lol I love this,' another fan added and, 'It's pretty nice to see someone who likes my culture.'
In his defense, another fan suggested that it was simply a tribute to his father, David, who is known to have over 40 other inkings dedicated to family, travel and experiences.
'He most likely got the tattoo because his dad has it and 'it looks cool' not to show recognition,' the fan insisted.
Perhaps it was inspired by Justin Bieber, another fan said, asking: 'Doesn't Justin Bieber have the same one?'
Justin got a very similar Native American chief tattoo on his shoulder in 2013, risking a backlash similar to the one he faced in 2012, when he discussed his heritage.
'I'm actually part Indian,' he told Rolling Stone magazine. 'I think Inuit or something? I'm enough per cent that in Canada I can get free gas.'
Afterwards, Natives were indignant to the suggestion, insisting that there is no free gas understanding in Canada.
'Why is it culturally insensitive?' another fan argued. 'What's the difference between a tattoo and hanging a piece of art in your home? Am I not allowed to have Native pieces in my house? Wear a dream catcher necklace? It's not a mockery.
'It's a beautiful tasteful tattoo of a chief. My father had quite a few Native tattoos and he was definitely not Native American. Why isn't this seen as loving someone's culture so much that you get it tattooed on your body?'
One other fan agreed, adding: 'No idea why you're all getting offended. It's a tattoo, so what if there's a symbolic reasoning behind it or not, so what if he isn't from the native land or not.

'I don't see any of you complaining when someone gets something tattooed in Chinese when they have no relation to the language, or for that matter..anything else.
'Even if he just likes the image-he appreciates it. It's not being disrespectful, there isn't any racism or slander surrounding it. I think it looks awesome. You all just need to appreciate art and stop finding any little reason to moan.'
Joining the argument, one other fan questionned: ''Here's a few questions for anybody complaining about this wonderful tattoo.

'Does I'd directly hurt you? (sic) Is it on your body? Do you know his meaning behind it? Is it any of your business? And lastly, does your opinion REALLY matter? If you answered 'no' to any of these