# Victoria Beckham Shamed for Photo Kissing Her Daughter on the Lips

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/victoria-beckham-shamed-for-photo-kissing-her-daughter-on-the-lips/
- Published: 2016-07-13T14:18:50+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _Victoria Beckham has�received backlash from critics online for posting a photo of her kissing her daughter on the lips._

It was supposed to be a harmless photo and a beautiful moment between�Victoria�and
her five-year-old daughter, Harper, on the girl’s birthday, but some critics have
called it “inappropriate”.

Victoria posted�the[ photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/BHrJmVwB1hZ/?taken-by=victoriabeckham)
on her [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/victoriabeckham/), which almost immediately
got slammed by people on social media, shaming the�British music and fashion celebrity.

[⌊Mother and daughter share a tender kiss during a sunny outdoor swim⌉⌊Mother and daughter share a tender kiss during a sunny outdoor swim⌉ ](https://i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/victoria1a.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1)

Some critics have commented, “So lesbian”, while another one described it as, “Inappropriate.”
However, despite this, other people showed their support for Victoria.

It’s a “beautiful display of motherly love,” wrote one, and “nothing wrong or impure
about kissing your child,” said another.

In a�Kiss 1011 FM report just last year, Dr Charlotte Reznik caused�a stir after
�claiming parents kissing their children on the lips was sexual.

“If you start kissing your kids on the lips, when do you stop? It gets very confusing,’
she said. “As a child gets to 4 or 5 or 6 and their sexual awareness comes about(
and some kids have an awareness earlier – as when we notice they start masturbating
at 2 or 3 sometimes – they just discover their private parts and it feels good),
the kiss on the lips can be stimulating to them.

“Even if that never occurs to a child, it�s just too confusing! If mummy kisses 
daddy on the mouth and vice versa, what does that mean when I, a little girl or 
boy, kiss my parent on the mouth?”

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Victoria’s husband, David also posted a[ kissing snap](https://www.instagram.com/p/BHrHufghagG/?taken-by=davidbeckham)
to celebrate Harper’s fifth birthday “� but this time, the little girl was just 
kissing his cheek.

Victoria’s photo has now been liked more than 560,000 times.

Source:�[Kidspot.com.au](http://www.kidspot.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-news/victoria-beckham-slammed-for-kissing-daughter-on-lips)

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