Brooklyn Beckham gets second tattoo in a week

The famous offspring showed off his photography passion by getting a camera etched on his arm
Number two: Brooklyn Beckham with his second inking
Instagram/ Brooklyn Beckham
Emma Powell10 April 2017
The Weekender

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Brooklyn Beckham is fast following in the footsteps of his father David after getting a second tattoo in the space of a week.

The 18-year-old showed off his passion for photography by getting a camera on his left arm.

Brooklyn sought the help of Los Angeles-based artist Dr Woo just days after getting a Native American-inspired inking on his right arm.

He posted a picture on Instagram with the caption: “Great second tattoo by Dr Woo.”

Fans were quick to praise the artwork with one branding it “awesome” while another said it was “fabulous” that he had “tattooed your love on your arm”.

Others were sceptical and told him he’d “better stop” before he gets too many.

Brooklyn faced a backlash over his Native American inking which was branded “disrespectful” and “culturally insensitive” by some.

The eldest of the Beckham siblings posted a series of black and white images to document the process of getting the tattoo etched on to his forearm by his father's friend, Mark Mahoney, at the Shamrock Social Club in Los Angeles.

He posted the finished result on Instagram with the caption: “Thank you so much Mark x just like dads.”

Brooklyn Beckham through the years

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One user posted: “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....”

Another wrote: “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.”

But others were quick to defend the budding photographer, with one commenting: “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?”

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