Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, 31, has never read a book

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

She is an idiot. She is even crap at pouting.

Pip

[wondergirl9847]

Perhaps she is illiterate. I mean really, fashion magazines...LOL

[GateandGarden]

I can believe that she read books in elementary school but then found ways to avoid reading them afterward. I certainly knew people in high school who read Sparknotes, etc. and the backcovers of books and somehow wrote essays on them for tests. That has always baffled me. Maybe she hasn't read her own autobiography. Maybe she just dictated it to a ghost writer and that person actually wrote it.

I still can't believe she would admit such a thing, though.

When the Spice Girls came out, I was a huge fan, but I never got into her at all. First off, I wouldn't be drawn to one who is known for...being posh? To me it seems that they couldn't think of what she was to represent when the others actually had personalities. God knows Geri and the Melanies were big on personality. I watched plenty of interviews and that crazy movie they made and I have to say that she always came off as the least intelligent of all of them. Also, she seemed to be the worst singer of the bunch, and there was some stiff competition for that, especially after seeing them perform "Say You'll Be There" on "Saturday Night Live" with Mel C belting "I've given you everything!!!" flat as a board.

[DrummerDeanna]

Yeah - I don't think (sadly) that is all that hard NOT to read books and still pass in school - I mean maybe these folks aren't straight A students...but in high school? I didn't read a few of the books we were supposed to - and in college I took one class that I HATED - I didn't read one of the books we were supposed to (they were novels) and I managed to get a C in the class

I'm embarassed to admit even that - but it's possible..and the dude I mentioned in an above post..I just don't think it's all that hard to BS your way through the education system.

[amber]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

I can believe that she read books in elementary school but then found ways to avoid reading them afterward. I certainly knew people in high school who read Sparknotes, etc. and the backcovers of books and somehow wrote essays on them for tests. That has always baffled me. Maybe she hasn't read her own autobiography. Maybe she just dictated it to a ghost writer and that person actually wrote it.

I still can't believe she would admit such a thing, though.

When the Spice Girls came out, I was a huge fan, but I never got into her at all. First off, I wouldn't be drawn to one who is known for...being posh? To me it seems that they couldn't think of what she was to represent when the others actually had personalities. God knows Geri and the Melanies were big on personality. I watched plenty of interviews and that crazy movie they made and I have to say that she always came off as the least intelligent of all of them. Also, she seemed to be the worst singer of the bunch, and there was some stiff competition for that, especially after seeing them perform "Say You'll Be There" on "Saturday Night Live" with Mel C belting "I've given you everything!!!" flat as a board.

I agree, she was always my least favorite, and she sucked. And Mel...uh....scary spice was awesome.

[ryan8472]

You people are suprised by this?

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Lux

Yes, I feel so much better about admitting to it after reading this thread. I haven't read a book in 8 years and back when I did it was a big deal to me and one of only a few I'd ever read. It being Catcher In The Rye took me many occasions to get through. Small newspaper articles are ok but even the larger ones are incredibly hard to read. I passed school never reading the books but I certainly tried to. It's an attention thing, films are about the maximum I can stand but if viewed at home it's always in about five parts. I don't like fashion magazines or really any magazines but I did try to read the Lindsey article from Acoustic Guitar (something you would imagine would spark my interest) and it took me quite a few sessions. I can't even read most of the articles you guys post here, if I persist it makes me literally restless ( to the point of drawing blood from my scalp) and I can easily start hyperventilating. Dammit, this post has consisted of two breaks even.

Lux, I can never tell when you're being serious, but if you are, your situation sounds entirely different to Victoria Beckham's to me, as you are obviously one of the most intelligent people on here.
I just found it odd that Victoria Beckham appeared to be boasting about it that's all.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Lux

Ah, the artifice was a success! No it's ok, not anyhing you said. But still, regardless of cause, the resulting situation is the same in that I'm still one of those sad people who bluffed their way through the education system. In an indirect way I was made to leave university because of it and I've encounted a number of avid readers who think their reading is so high and mighty in comparison to the despicable nature of never reading. Boasting would be a cause for question for sure, it's just annoying as the claim itself is treated as disgusting.

You're right, of course. I really don't mean to look down on anyone who doesn't read, so I'm sorry if it came across that way.

I think I just have a problem with Victoria Beckham in general (and those like her) and how she embraces the superficial. You know, of course she doesn't want to read a book when she can be reading a fashion magazine. She has time to go shopping every day for designer clothes, work on her fake tan and to take part in another publicity stunt though. It's quite a sad example to be setting for her kids in a way.

Does that make sense? I'm probably rambling now...

[WELSH WITCH]

Originally Posted by sparky

Evidently she HAS learned how to put on makeup and spread her legs. From what I have seen and heard about her, that pretty much takes care of the main things she appears to be put on this earth to do.

Do you need a book to learn that

I knew it, underneath the black wig she is a blond