Romeo Beckham has copied David’s old hairstyle and fans are not happy

He's been accused of cultural appropriation

Romeo Beckham

by William Marriott |
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Footballer David Beckham was known for his outrageous and different hairstyles back in the day.

Every week he had a new 'do, and he just seemed to pull each and every one of them off, setting cool hair trends, as him and wife Victoria Beckham paved the way for new iconic celebrity couples.

Yet, David's hair legacy has not disappeared as it seems to have inspired his 17-year-old son Romeo Beckham, as the Burberry model has taken to Instagram to show off his hairstyle, and it's giving us all the 00's feels.

Posting a photo of himself, alongside his elder brother Brooklyn and younger sister Harper, Romeo uploaded a picture of him rocking his new 'do, captioning the post with a love heart.

It quickly gained over 300,000 likes and hundreds of comments, but some fans weren't too pleased.

CHECK OUT: The Beckhams' best couple moments ever

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David and Victoria Beckham's best couple moments ever

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1997

David and Victoria land at Heathrow serving absolute airport outfit goals. Good to see David's sunglasses are all over Urban Outfitters rn, too. It all comes back around, eh?

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January 1998

The happy couple announce their engagement.

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June 1999

David and Victoria leave Down Hall Hotel with their newborn son Brooklyn.

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June 1999

Who could forget the ICONIC matching leathers at the opening of Versace Couture Jeans Boutique in London?

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July 1999

Becks and Victoria Adams (yup) leave her parents' Hertfordshire home and head to Ireland for their wedding.

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August 2000

David supports Victoria at the Virgin Megastores signing of her debut solo single Out of Your Mind with True Steppers and Dane Bowers. Cute.

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April 2003

Oh hey, baby Romeo Beckham. The couple's second son was born on 1st September 2002.

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May 2003

Not so much a relationship milestone, more a prime example of David and Victoria's hilariously-noughties matchy-matchy looks at the MTV Movie Awards in LA.

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November 2003

David picks up his OBE at Buckingham Palace. Victoria then totally took the piss out of press claiming she was jealous of his award in the video for her single Let Your Head Go.

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February 2005

David arrives at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid with flowers after Victoria gives birth to the pair's third son Cruz.

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June 2006

Just a hilarious pic of Brooklyn Beckham. AS YOU WERE.

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July 2007

Remember VB's ITV2 show Victoria Beckham: Coming to America? Classic.

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August 2008

Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz join dad David on stage at the Teen Choice Awards in LA. Adorable.

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September 2008

His and hers 'Signature' fragrance, anyone?

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December 2010

Obsessed with Victoria's look at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2010, tbh.

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September 2012

David's photographed carrying daughter Harper, who was born on 10th July 2011.

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December 2012

David, Victoria and the boys attend the launch of Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! (but VB refused to arrived with her four bandmates, awks.)

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May 2014

The pair give their matchy '03 MTV Movie Awards look a 2014 update at the Met Gala.

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November 2015

Lookin' all sophisticated at the British Fashion Awards.

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May 2018

The jammy buggers only went and got an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, didn't they?

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David rocked the braided look ©Getty Images

Commenting on his post, some users accused Romeo of cultural appropriation, with one writing, "You're not black stop braiding your hair", while another commented, "I won't play I won't play guyyyy don't please."

However, others were loving Romeo's new style, with one fan saying, "Damn I love this" and another added, "I don't know what looks better - the food or you!"

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David opened up about his hairstyles in 2015, when he appeared on The Graham Norton Show.

Admitting he was embarrassed about some of his hairstyles in the past, the former England footballer said, "I hadn't thought them through. The topknot wasn't too bad, but the cornrows were a bad decision.

"It was bad timing as well as I was going to South Africa at the time with England and ended up meeting Nelson Mandela – so that's why I regret that one!"

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