Teletubby 150,363 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 During the 30-minute clip for Visit Qatar - Beckham explores the sights and sounds of the country, where he is filmed on a sailing boat and visiting a spice market. "Qatar really is an incredible place to spend a few days on a stopover," Beckham says in the clip. "This is perfection. I cannot wait to bring my children back here." The former football star's appearance in the video has sparked criticism, as campaigners highlighted concerns over Qatar's human rights record - including laws prohibiting LBTQ+ relationships, and its treatment of women and migrant labourers. Critics are accusing Beckham of a "naive" endorsement ahead of the state's controversial FIFA World Cup hosting duties. After the video was posted online, Beckham - who is an ambassador for UNICEF - faced widespread criticism on social media. Human rights advocates also questioned Beckham's decision to appear in the video. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell previously urged David to ‘think again’ before promoting the country, saying: ‘His work for Qatar could cause grave damage to his reputation.’ Mustafa Qadri, the CEO of a human rights and labour rights charity - said "We’ve known for at least the beginning of the year that David Beckham has reportedly been paid £150 million to promote Qatar, but frankly given all the news that’s coming out about the human rights situation in Qatar it really is quite galling." Mr Qadri added that Beckham is missing an opportunity for his platform to be used to spread awareness about social issues in Qatar. source "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOOK 76,406 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Shame on him. & why face backlash when you could just face ME. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I think many rich folks are blinded by these countries they love the atmosphere the luxury. Some don’t really think about human rights. I can’t personally visit a country that’s too far gone in terms of rights, but each to their own. Now to promote is another thing but u know there’s gonna be world cup in Qatar People don’t care, many don’t i mean 😭 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan 2,079 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 The issue is it’s not just him promoting it is it, it’s the fact millions of football fans don’t care and will support watching the FIFA games in the country.. despite all the throusands of workers who died to build the stadium. Is so sad, people (including him) has no morals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 50,086 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 why does dan wootton suddenly care about human rights lol mother, what must i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,476 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, COOOK said: Shame on him. & why face backlash when you could just face ME. So that you could spit in his face and call him trash, right? It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWeirdo 4,277 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Intelligence and morality are way sexier than just aesthetics. Periodttt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levine 23,682 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 A white privileged, good looking and millionaire man facing backlash? Wooooow that will TOTALLY ruin him!!1111 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCHofficial 5,293 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Okay but why is the world pretending the whole homosexuality ban in Qatar is a new thing? We already knew this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAstroLeo 14,432 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 If he said he was against Qatar because of human rights, he would get bashed for whatever reason so I'm not very surprised.. today you get bashed by saying anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiddleGround 3,278 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Nathan said: The issue is it’s not just him promoting it is it, it’s the fact millions of football fans don’t care and will support watching the FIFA games in the country.. despite all the throusands of workers who died to build the stadium. Is so sad, people (including him) has no morals A different set of morals isn’t the same as having no morals at all. the world isn’t that black and white. I agree with the rest you said Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,476 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, iAstroLeo said: If he said he was against Qatar because of human rights, he would get bashed for whatever reason so I'm not very surprised.. today you get bashed by saying anything Can't tell if this is sincere or a troll... If it's sincere, this comment is very stupid... if it's a troll, eh, I've seen bigger It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addison Rae 16,845 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Teletubby said: We’ve known for at least the beginning of the year that David Beckham has reportedly been paid £150 million to promote Qatar i had no idea he still had this much pull as a celebrity to get paid hundreds of millions for endorsements, especially since he’s way past his peak sitting on his lap sipping diet pepsi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudraCNG 15,173 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, YCHofficial said: Okay but why is the world pretending the whole homosexuality ban in Qatar is a new thing? We already knew this. It's not only homosexuality and women rights, but yeah, that's also an issue, since FIFA pretends to be gay-friendly any other day of the year. Apart of that, thousands of workers were treated as slaves and died just to have everything ready. So yeah, anyone praising them is just as guilty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan 2,079 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 32 minutes ago, TMM90 said: A different set of morals isn’t the same as having no morals at all. the world isn’t that black and white. I agree with the rest you said I guess you could say the same things about David, just a different set of morals so this is a non story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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