Borrowing a page from Madonna's guide to instilling shame in your filthy young 'uns, Victoria Beckham took son Brooklyn a tour of America's Poorest Heathens. Their safari found them ending up in the rough wilds of Kentucky. The curated visit was filled with heartbreak, epiphany, and tears. Rumor has it that Beckham had to wrench a Cadbury wrapper from her son's hands, saying, "No you can't have your chocolate now. You didn't bring enough to share with all the other kids. Stop embarrassing mummy, Brooklyn."

While in Clay County, Kentucky--which at a mean income of just under $20,000 per household, is the poorest slice of America--Beckham may have refrained from teaching the kids how to zigazig-ah, but she taught them important life skills. Life skills like how to play football. She also read books aloud to the kids. Ever the consummate cultural ambassadress, Beckham also paid home visits to the kids' parents, to impart nutritional wisdom ("Crushed ice and oranges are an excellent idea for lunch!") and educational advice ("I didn't go to college and look how far in life I got!"). The two-day visit was part of an excellent effort Save the Children charity.

It's also highly rumored that Beckham subjected the town's denizen to an acoustic live version of Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love Of All". But that probably stems from this truer kernel of fact: That Posh wanted to take son Brooklyn to Kentucky to teach him about generational responsibility. Beckham told the Daily Mail, "I'm pleased Brooklyn is learning that, by helping and joining other children, he can play a role in making his generation the greatest yet." She also handed out free Adidas sneakers and backpacks to the kids.

In addition to giving her props for deigning to visit the backwaters of this wide, wondrous country of ours, we have to give more props to Posh for doing the unthinkable: Glamming up the process of dressing down.