Brooklyn Beckham faces backlash over ‘disrespectful’ Native American tattoo

Brooklyn Beckham has been branded ‘disrespectful’ after getting a tattoo of a Native American on his arm.

The eldest of the Beckham brood came under fire when he posted an Instagram snap of his first inking over the weekend, gaining a mixed reaction from followers.

While some described the body art as ‘beautiful’, others found it to be ‘culturally insensitive’, with a number of negative comments appearing under the post.

“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,” wrote one follower.

Another commented: “Why u gotta go and disrespect Indigenous people like that?”

“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...,” posted someone else.

But some of Beckham’s followers failed to see what all the fuss was about, insisting that the tattoo was a homage to a Native American culture.

“Why is it culturally insensitive? 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?” a fan posted.

Beckham, 18, is a keen photographer and decided to share a picture of the inking process on his public account over the weekend.

He later posted a snap of the finished design as he held his arm out of a car window.

The teenager is reportedly set to study photography when he attends university in the US next year.

Evening Standard Online has contacted Beckham’s representative for comment.