Hi everyone, Back when I was making this video (early 2023!), I was looking specifically for nepo babies that *responded* to nepotism because I thought that highlighting their class consciousness (or lack thereof) is much more important than commenting on whether or not they "deserve their position" or are "good enough." Unfortunately, the data pool for these responses was overwhelmed with responses by women more than men. I posted this video back when I had a very low average view count and my subscribers were no more than 2k people, so I definitely left out nuances that I’ve learned to be more conscious of. In regards to ‘nepo baby’ being a neutral term… What I meant is that it *should* be used as a neutral term-it simply describes someone with industry connections due to family. While it can carry a negative connotation depending on context, it's not inherently an insult or comparable to a slur. I think "second generation actor" is a "kinder' term that I've heard thrown around lately, but the meaning remains the same regardless of the phrasing. Here’s a response I gave to a comment down below, just so my thoughts on this subject are clear: "I don’t expect or require anyone, with any kind of privilege, to “apologize” for their privilege. I think what’s important, especially when I ranked these celebrities, is that they genuinely acknowledge it *when asked about it* (no, I don’t need them to tattoo ‘nepo baby’ on their foreheads). I absolutely understand and empathize with their legitimate feelings of imposter syndrome, especially on a level that we can’t fathom. Like I mentioned in the video, having some sort of privilege does not mean you don’t face any adversity in life nor does it mean you can’t possibly have a hard life. I am truly disappointed in the people who have used “nepo baby” to bully and degrade these celebrities because all it does is hurt them and distract from the conversation that others are trying to have about nepotism. This video was really what I prefaced it to be, comedic commentary/not too serious. Because the concept of nepotism and how it relates to class, race, gender, and our other institutions is far too layered to cover in one video (and also not the kind of content I made this channel for). That being said, the reason why I don’t particularly like many of the responses that talk about their personal feelings is because of the simultaneous lack of awareness of their privilege or some kind of comment that is out of touch. I think Elizabeth Olsen is a good example of someone who acknowledged these privileges, but also spoke genuinely to how she feels. However, Gwyneth Paltrow, while acknowledging these advantages and talking about her feelings of others trying to bring her down, made that comment about working twice as hard and needing to be twice as good. It’s an out of touch comment to make considering she’s never known what it’s like to not be rich or to be a person of color in Hollywood. I don’t think that any of them need to make a grand political commentary. In fact, none of them really do besides Lilly Allen. But a huge let down for people is learning that these celebrities are born into wealth and advantages that a lot of others work their entire lives towards just to not even come close to it. It’s also been a huge letdown for people to learn that this industry isn’t truly a meritocracy. And I think those issues are a lot more important than the personal feelings these celebrities have. And to answer your last questions: I had seen responses from some of these celebrities (like Lily-Rose Depp and Kaia Gerber) make headlines, so I added them, but I also really just chose the first 20ish people I found that actually responded to the "nepo baby" label/conversation. I noticed the women being asked more about it by journalists, which I would bet is sexism at play like you suggested. But I also want to point out that the majority of the people in this video, and the majority of "nepo babies" in Hollywood, are white (generational wealth has always been very white!!). "
If you're doing a part 2, please include Colin Hanks, Cassey Affleck, Donnie Wahlbergh, Will Smith's kids, Micheal Jackson's kids, David Beckham's son, Miley Cyrus, Noah Cyrus, Jamie Spears, Hillary Duff's sister, Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson (Kate and Oliver have spoken about this in depth on their podcast and they have had other nepo babies as guests on their show), drew Barrymore
New subber cuz this vid is pure genius... As a retired white uni prof, the only nepo baby that you graded here is JamieLee; however, the topic, categories, and analysis seemed spot-on to this cultural anthropologist! Thanx
Her response shows her nepotism because the whole family waxes poetic about their "WorK etHic" which is a narrative that was probably written by a publicist or Kris Jenner herself. They think it sounds empowering but mostly they sound defensive and insecure.
Kendall’s was so 😭 “I ran all over Europe trying to find jobs.” Girl, the amount of privilege in that statement itself. Most of us don’t have the time or income to just run all over the continent of Europe.
Also; "I ran all around Europe". No, you flew to expensive cities like Paris, Berlin or Milano with your private jet and stayed in 5 star hotels, you did not "run around Europe".
Many people work a 40 hour week and struggle to pay the rent for their tiny apartment. Most children of celebrities would never have experienced anything remotely like that.
"You're only a doctor because your parents are doctors." No lily it's "you're only a doctor because your parents are rich doctors and donated to the medical school you were accepted into."
Lily-Rose really thought she did something with that comment 😂 It's no secret that coming from a family of doctors makes it easier for someone to become a doctor. It's a completely different experience than someone who, for example, is a first generation student with no savings. Having parents that are doctors can help a lot with things like shadowing opportunities, internships, and recommendations...all things that someone without those connections would have to work twice as hard to get. Even at the minimum level, having parents that are financially well off and able to support you ensures that tuition, rent, food, flights to med school interviews, and applications will get paid for. I think her comment just goes to show you how out of touch a lot of nepotism babies are, unfortunately 😕
And made you never fail exams even though you don’t even go to lessons (Last year of med school and I have 3 subjects studying with me that fits this they don’t even try to hide somehow hahahah)
i know a girl who is a doctor and like her dad was a filthy rich business owner who not only paid for her entire tuition, but he bought her an apartment right next to school and supplied her life so she never had to work, just study, plus he donated to her med school so like...wealth speaks! most of the ppl i know who became doctors came from wealthy families/families of doctors to begin with!
@cydney1545 yea and then saying oh no that has nothing to do with how i got these roles like you were raised in an environemnt to thrive in these areas.
Also noticed we tend to pick on female nepo babies more, most of the male ones go under the radar or are held up as amazing talent so it’s okay they’re a nepo baby.
very true, the women have been pressured a lot more into responding to the whole nepo baby thing and this is a very noteworthy observation that I missed! just so my intentions aren’t misunderstood, I never want to tear into someone else and seem like a “hateful” person. hence why I’ve picked on their *responses* that are ignorant to their class and white privilege and not on their talent. I was looking specifically for nepo babies that responded to nepotism because I thought that highlighting their class consciousness (or lack thereof) is much more important than commenting on whether or not they "deserve their position" or are "good enough." unfortunately, the data pool for these responses is overwhelmed with responses by women more than men (which doesn't excuse their ignorance, but still is disappointing). I wish journalists would ask the men about nepotism just as much as the women :/
exactly! This is so dumb and i'm glad people are starting to see it. women have to work 2x as hard to get their talent noticed or appreciated! Men can just walk up there and smile and it'll be all "he's so talented!" like... why do we only care if its women? Yes, acknowledge the privileged (which isn't inherently bad) but let's also bring each other up!!
Lily-Rose was a whole brand ambassador for CHANEL at 16 with no prior work in the industry, literally nothing at all. zero modeling experience and barely a single minor acting role. This simply never happens for anyone else. She got this opportunity because her mom has the biggest connexions in the French fashion industry and especially Chanel!!She got a first campaign with the house at 19 while she was already a massive celebrity in France. I'll never understand how Lily can be be so disconnected from this reality
@blackLILheartOinker402 That comment negates the topic are hand, sure she has influence but she would not have that same opportunity if not for her upbringing. One leads to the other
Back when she was 12 she had to go to every casting. She got cocky and started to remove her name tag to see if she could do it by herself, but everyone knew her face ahead and by 17 she was cherry picking jobs. *this is not an educated guess I’m just simply guessing
Like she said she works so hard la blah blah it's wild because her other interview she's like yeah I like could cherry-pick the shows that I went and she end up going to like five exclusive shows before she was named like a model or some dumb shit
There were layers of stupidity to that comment. She wasn't just denying nepotism in her case, but she was denying the whole existence of nepotism in the world. Imagine being that blindingly ignorant. It truly is astounding. Aside from nepotism being pervasive amongst doctors and virtually every other field and industry you can think of, she seemed to think it was fair to compare herself to anyone who went through 4 years of pre-med, another 4 years of medical school and 3-7 years of residency before they can even call themselves a doctor. She was calling herself an actress and model as a teenager who had not even graduated high school. I bet she took one acting class... one-on-one with an A-lister who's a friend of her dad. The level of fame, wealth and prestige she has compared to the scant amount of work she needed to do to get there is so insane, it's more privileged than being born into royalty. It's really not comparable to nepotism in any other industry, even, since in most other industries the kid still has to at least get a degree or two or three to do what the parent is doing, and probably won't be famous. Probably won't make as much money, either. I mean, the allure of casting Johnny Depp's daughter, especially when she looks so much like him, is irresistible to many casting directors and this was guaranteed from the minute of her birth. She is one of the biggest nepo babies the world has ever seen. I am not exaggerating. I'm not surprised by her response, though. She does not strike me as intelligent at all. She's obviously been offered a ton of roles, and pretty much every project she's chosen has been a dud.
Yeah. But it’s also not easy to become a doctor. It takes at least 6 years of studying and no parent can do that for you. Unlike acting for movies where anyone with zero experience can do it.
I think most of these people just don't realize how little their 'hard work' and 'talent' would help them without their family giving them credibility and access. Like, there are so many extremely talented actors out there who will never be on mainstream media because they can't break in like this
Yeah that's the problem. Like I only recently realized just HOW privileged I am compared to my peers. I'm from a country where connections are EVERYTHING in ANY job, even doctors have a hard time finding a job without connections here. I am in the same field as my dad, and he has a LOT of connections, so the fact that I've had so many opportunities for internships compared to my classmates is definitely something I realized I'm privileged about, because they had to get interviewed and be rejected for the smallest of things, whereas I just showed up to the work places and started working immediately. I'm deeply grateful for the opportunities tho, but I am sad that my friends cannot experience the life I do. I wish I could work in the same place as my friends tbh, that would be really fun :')
I'm also a nepo baby. On a less larger scale, but one of the places my mom is a cleaner at is a pub. She is well loved and respected there by everyone. I got a job there purely because I'm her daughter. I didn't have an interview or an appointment, I never even talked to the boss before working there. I just showed up and started working there. Though as of right now all my peers also love and respect me and I do my job very well, there is no doubt that I got the job easier compared to the others.
Literally, there’s a reason why there’s a stereotype of people who pursue acting in school working in coffee shops/restaurants. It’s almost impossible to find an acting role and it’s not a stable job unless you either have 1) connections or 2) already made a name for yourself. You don’t know when you’ll get a next role and you don’t know if they film/show/whatever you’re starring in will be a success.
i think it’s funny how they’re immediate response is always “well just because im a nepo baby doesn’t mean im untalented” like no one is saying that .. maybe projection? 🤷🏻♀️
Eh, a lot of the discourse around nepo babies is "they'd have never got that job/done that thing" if they weren't connected, they don't deserve their opportunities at all, could never do xyz on talent alone... I'm sure it gets to those people
Yeah exacly! I think this is actually the reason why they get so defensive when they're called nepo-babies. Also, I think that the discourse is much more focused on Hollywood's mechanism rather than the people themselves who benefit from it, because at the end of the day, they just take advantage of a good opportunity that is handled to them and there's nothing inherently wrong with that (just aknowledge you're privileged thoush! Because it's factual!)
Oh come on, let's be real here. People do say that ALL the damn time. They're not projecting. It's a KNOWN FACT. This happens to regular people too, you don't know how many times I've heard "Oh he just got that promotion because his uncle/dad/aunt/mom/cousin/god father is the Manager. He isn't really that good." In the work place. I've also seen comments about how Kendal Jenner don't deserve to be top paid model because she has no talent. Let's stop pretending that these things don't happen. Okay.
@Jane00223i wouldn’t say that’s calling them untalented or undeserving, but it’s more so to point out that there are probably more qualified and skilled people out there who don’t even get looked at because they don’t have those family connections. there is some degree of question to their credibility as to “would they have gotten into that position/field had they not had that fast pass in?” kendall jenner is not that different from other models imo, nor does she have any unique features. she just happens to be a jenner who had access to professionals to get a model face and high-end gigs.
Right like that confused the hell out of me, there are so many blacksmiths that….don’t have the last name black? What the hell was that supposed to mean?
But one of the theories about the origin ot the surname Black is that it is a shortened version derived vom blacksmith. It's not the only theory about its origin and maybe not the most popular one but it isn't that farfetched
I think you were very nice because a handful of the people under “you were so close” made me want to categorize them under “I need a deep cleanse of my brain”
I would’ve put Gwenyth under “need to cleanse my brain” for the sheer audacity of saying she had to work TWICE AS HARD and be twice as good. Ma’am where???
It's mostly just the fact that when they choose you for your name they expect you to immediately live up to and surpass your already incredible relatives. But then again don't take jobs you aren't ready for just bc your parents got you in
@SH-wn9xhehhhhhhhhhhhh shakespeare in love was a Weinstein joint. He lobbied the academy hard. Do you honestly believe the SIL is a better movie than Saving Private Ryan or that Judy dench deserved an Oscar for 8 mins of screen time. She won because she had miramax and the Weinstein's (honestly no terrible pun intended) behind her.
Lily Rose's doctor comparison is so weird.... I have two doctors for parents and you're right, it didn't mean anything when actually getting into medical school (in fact, we're actively told NOT to mention our parents if they're doctors during our entrance interviews) because I had to study hard and do the work, but the fact they had money from being doctors to send me to a good school, knew what to do to prepare me to get into med school, and were able to give me their textbooks and other resources once I got in immensely helped. I have many friends in med school who don't have the support I do, who have to pay for their own subscriptions to resources and have parents who don't understand the struggle. Not everyone has the privilege of ringing their mum for help when they're trying to study a condition. I do the work and have to prove myself + the only way I'd have gotten as far in as I have now is my own passion and motivation, but I'd be braindead if I didn't acknowledge that I have a lot more knowledge and support by having doctors for parents. Nepotism doesn't mean you can't earn your keep or have talent; you've just got a leg up that the average person doesn't.
Absolutely. One of my parents is a professor, so while I've been in university, I've had free tuition and knowledge on how to make connections with professors for references, how to get student jobs at the university, etc. These are seemingly "small" advantages that seem invisible but are an enormous help and leg up for someone who has those resources compared to someone who doesn't.
Yep. People don't realize how important that basic knowledge is. My parents were both children of large, poor families, one a first generation immigrant family from Mexico and the other a second generation family from Germany. My dad dropped out of high school and worked full time, only getting his GED in his 40s. My mom also worked full time after graduating and was a mother since age 18. Neither were able to help me with SAT prep or my FAFSA application (this was in the early 2000s) and I didn't have the money to attend college anyway, so I just didn't fill it out. I also was needed at home, since my dad was disabled. My nieces and nephews and second cousins were the first to go to college in my family.
Also there's no test for being an actor. You had to actually sit down and study, while nothing is stopping producers to cast untalented people if it'll sell the move better.
The people who are like “I’m not a nepo baby because I still had to audition for the part” obviously don’t understand that it was a HUGE privilege to even KNOW there was an audition in the first place???? A lot of auditions for these big Hollywood movie parts don’t have open casting calls. High-end agents prove their worth by their ability to even get you that audition. So if you’re Emma Roberts or whatever and your family member can just ask connections to get you into the audition room for XYZ big budget movie/show, you’re already 10000000000000 light years ahead of everyone else who doesn’t have a well-connected family.
lilly depp rose should've been put in "i need a deep cleanse on my brain" and that last one should have her own tier above "i like you, have a cuppcake" honestly, because after all that im just... wow.
@demetriaaaa they spelled it right, the order is just wrong lmao. Also a typo doesn't change the fact that she's a massive nepo baby and refuses to even fathom or acknowledge that
@Demi yes, you dmb poor people, can't you just shut up and let people in power enjoy themselves and get richer?! like, go work for your minimum wage or something...
6:58 The Lily Rose Depp one honestly I felt like I needed a decleanse on my brain because if you know anything about the healthcare industry, specifically with doctors and med school, the nepotism is SO LOUD. The elitism at these institutions, both academic and socioeconomic is insane. It’s no surprise that most people who are there are people who come from at least some money. It costs a lot to go through undergrad, take MCAT prep courses, get the books, apply to a million med schools out of the hope you get into ONE. Sure, it’s still a lot of work to get through med school, and technically that sort of stuff is just “getting your foot in the door”, but with an average of 40% acceptance rate for med schools across the US that “foot in the door” is EVERYTHING. Edit: not to mention doing all these things require a lot of time which you may not have if you have to work to support yourself and/or other people.
fr there are so many rich doctors and lawyers that " generously donate" to ivy leagues just to get their dumbass kids in to follow the same career path as their parents
As somebody who's in med school now (and neither of their parents went to college)...this speaks SO MUCH to my experience. It's hard finding other students who relate to me...bc they don't get the struggle.
Yup! If you don’t have any family in the medical field it’s so much harder because you go into college blind on what expectations will be for med school apps
Relived to hear that Maya, Elizabeth and Dakota are aware and pretty level headed. Kinda disappointed about Jamie Lee, but not at all surprised about Emma Roberts 😂
I worked at a coffee shop in Los Angeles circa 2016. JLC came in regularly, I was wearing my Bernie Sanders pin on my apron (to the annoyance of my bosses) but anyway, Jamie came in and ordered her almond milk latte and shes staring at me, giving me kind of a side eye. I hand her her latte and she says "so you're not going to vote for Hillary?" "No, I really respect Sanders transparency about the wealth inequality and frankly Hillary will not do that." "I mean, you don't want a female president?" I shit you the fuck not. I was stunned into silence honestly so I just shrugged and laughed it off. No she didnt think it was funny. Lowkey this situation was memorable enough because it was JLC but also because it was to this day one of the most awkward customer interactions ive ever had.
@alias2122 this isn’t really what she said tho, she said she assumed she just came from Cuba (like literally just arrived) therefore she thought she didn’t have experience prior. Then she went on talking about how she was blown away by her talent and made sure to help her connect to Steven Spielberg and the Gyllenhaals. They are good friends now
@felixculpa3488 typical brain dead liberal take, I’m talking about JLC. No critical thinking, all optics. Smh. How disappointing. I can only watch freaky Friday with disgust now. Lol But fuck yeah to you being able to express your views in a clear and succinct way to an intimidating celebrity customer no less. You’re going places. I remember I had my Bernie sweatshirt on at the airport and the stewardess behind the counter asked me to explain my position. I did, but also being put on the spot like that isn’t exactly fun lol, especially if it’s not like you’re someone who does it professionally (like an activist or something), you can find yourself getting pretty flustered! So I can only imagine the extra pressure of a well known celebrity asking you about it (at least for a people pleaser like me. Smh. Lol)
6:15 wow this one is really frustrating. She’s not acknowledging that getting accepted into med school / getting your foot in the door is like, a LOT of the battle.
The fact that she doesn’t understand the foundation and dedication you need to have to get to medical school. Foundations are A LOT of the equation. Hence why when you buy a house, that is one of the things you assess. A kid who grew up in a financially stable home has resources and access to knowledgeable parents AND tutors, etc. Their ONLY realistic problem is getting the grades to get to med school. I’m not saying anyone cannot get into med school, but you have parents that have done it and can guide you towards that goal than someone that has to figure it out on their own. yeah, her answer is very obtuse.
Kaia Gerber saying “no artist is going to sacrifice their vision for someone’s kid” is crazy because her first job was with Ryan Murphy who is notorious for casting nepo baby’s 😭 she should probably keep quiet on this conversation after the horrendous performance she gave lol 😊
Yeah, Ryan Murphy doesn't care how bad someone is at acting because his stuff is supposed to be over the top, cheesy, and camp. Don't get me wrong, there's a handful of PHENOMENAL actors in AHS for example but... Kaia Gerber and Kim Kardashian are not some of them. Emma Roberts is also not very good at playing anyone that's not just a total bitch lol
yah but what she is not realizing is, her parents are literally paying the companies to hire their kids! It's call saving my look a like kid from getting a real job and preserving my own image through her!
Lily Rose has walked the runway for Chanel at just 5’3. People look up to her because they’re short and see that if she can do it, so can they. Except… Lily’s mother had a close relationship with Chanel/Karl Lagerfeld ☠️ I’m pretty sure Karl knew her as a little girl too. It’s sad to see videos of “short models” and people in the comments saying it makes them hopeful that they could be short models yet 99% of them are all there because of nepotism
Some of these celebs are delusional. The vast majority of people aren’t saying they need to apologize to their privilege or they don’t deserve their jobs, but just acknowledge it, some of them straight up deny it. Success happens when hard work and opportunity meet, these celebs were all handed opportunities just by being born, that doesn’t mean they haven’t worked hard.
Exactly. And it's funny how this kind of response coming from them makes them look like pretty much the opposite of how they wanted to look in the first place. Frankly, it's embarrassing. Acknowledging your privilege means you're socially aware. Also naming things as they are is what's gonna make you look more authentic regardless, never denying them.
@snowpoler exactly! They look worse and completely out of touch, but that’s because they are. They are in denial of their privilege because they feel the public thinks that means they didn’t have to work hard.
Idk it really does seem like most of the people that talk about it want an apology. Like let’s be real none of you guys give a singular fuck about the societal injustices that come from nepotism it’s just fun to be mean to the rich people
For real they could really just use it as an opportunity to say 'yeah I have a really awesome parent who helped me in my career and I'm so grateful for their support, and I'm giving it my everything to honour that' or something along the lines. Like your parent worked their ass off for you and set you tf up, don't be ungrateful 😂
Drew Barrymore makes me so happy she said in an interview, i think it was on Ziwe, "Its been so hard recognizing i was so incredibly lucky to do what i do, but also grapple with how hard my life has been." She just talks alot about acknowledging the privelidge she has and how she's learned that her bad childhood didn't negate that even if in the moment it can feel like it does
Drew strikes me as someone who's likely had a lot of therapy, and I can imagine a big part of that might have been reaching a place where she can acknowledge the good and the bad of her history as not negating each other and that she's allowed to hate some things she's been through while still loving and enjoying other things brought about by the same situation. The rest of these people - the ones making wishy-washy comments about how hard they've worked and how no, really, everyone has the exact same chances as them it's just that they're more naturally talented and work harder, honest - should probably also get therapy, because the way they're talking smacks of deflection and self-justification
nepo babies who defend themselves cannot understand that this doesn't undermine their talent. in the most simple way, it's about access to resources that allow them to nurture that talent. some people are naturally gifted in some ways but they can't pursue a job in that talent if it's anything in the arts field. when you grow up in a financially insecure household where you might not have safe spaces to practice, no money for learning, and no support system, you're expected to then pursue a career where money is unstable and guaranteed? ya, no. recognizing nepotism is just so we can make efforts to help marginalized people get the same access and paint a more clear picture as to why our top Hollywood stars are so homogeneous (white with quite a few having generational wealth from the slave trade).
How can acknowledging or recognizing nepotism help marginalized people get similar access as those nepo babies? This isn't me being sarcastic or anything, I genuinely want to know.. cause just because a problem is getting acknowledged, doesn't necessarily mean that people are gonna get off their ass and fix it. Especially if the ones who have the power or opportunity to fix them are the same ones who are profiting from them, so it would be more to their benefit to maintain the status quo.
@mariellem7820 Acknowledging alone is not enough to help at all, but it is impotant. Acknowledging is literally the first step to any problem, so the fact that people don't want to even do that tells us how far we are right now from doing something about it. And yeah, it'd be really hard, 'cause as you say the people who have the power to fix it benefit from it and a lot of them don't even understand the concept, as we saw in the video, so just starting a conversation is a challenge on itself.
You actually got it wrong. A lot of people overlook the talent of nepo babies because they come from wealth. I was just watching a reel about models who came from wealthy families and those who are self made, guess what the comments said? They said there was a big difference in how privileged models walked versus how self made models worked. Every single comment said that. Yet some facts were incorrect because two the models in the reel were said to come from wealthy homes was actually not true. People just want to nick pick them.
I understand why defend themselves though. Let's be real here, to a lot of people, Nepo-baby has always been synonymous to "no talent kid who got handed everything." That's just how it is. And hearing that from a young age can have it's effects on people. Even regular people experience this; the amount of times I've heard "oh he just got the job because his (insert family member here) is the manager." in the work place is enough for me to understand how much people look down on Nepo-babies. And most people will have the urge to defend themselves when they feel they're being looked down upon. Yes it doesn't change the fact that they had an advantage, but it is undeniably hurtful.
dakota johnson is an internet favourite i just cannot get behind. i feel like no one paid attention to her casually defending men who were being called out, like she said she's "sad for the loss of great artists" like ma'am what. they are being accused of crimes
Cant she mean that whilst not defending their crimes. Like "it's a shame were losing so mnay great artists because they turn out to be.." is how I feel she meant it.
14:01 “Like you’re not marginalized” EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING QUEEN!!!! It’s crazy that some people genuinely act like “nepo baby” is a slur instead of just a regular label
Even if these nepo babies changed their names and genuinely kept their relatives completely under wraps, the ability to have experienced industry professionals guiding you is invaluable. That isn't even mentioning how much of a privilege it is to be able to go to all of those auditions without needing a job to actually support themselves.
Well, these responses are a good way to tell which nepo babies wouldn't have made it without their mother's eyes (and agent)... The scarlet letter comparison. Wow. Just wow. I don't think she even understood Easy A. Opposite of slay.
While it's understandable that nepobabies feel immense pressure to live up to their successful relatives, and probably live with the fear that they get gigs solely because of their parentage, that doesn't mean they don't have a leg up in the industry. Not saying you've never experienced ANY suffering guys, just that when it comes to getting jobs, you have a better shot than people new to the industry. Annoying that almost no one wants to acknowledge that tho.
@oliviae6423 how do we fix this though? Acknowledging that they benefit from nepotism doesn’t help people who don’t. I don’t rly see a way to stop people from benefitting from the connections to this industry that they got from their parents. If I want to be a doctor and my parents are doctors then I’m going to benefit from their expertise and I don’t see a problem with that.
@badnewsbears2868 I think it would genuinely be hard to fix(but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try)! I'm not in the acting industry, but perhaps blind auditions? Other people probably have a better sense of how to address this than me. And it's not so much as benefiting from your parents' expertise as it is having a leg up on others because, say, your dad is friends with the producer (or, using her example, just being handed an agent without having to really work for it). In this situation, you're selected because of your connections, not necessarily your merit (though this might not mean you are without any talent yourself. But there's A TON of super talented people out there, and name recognition/connections is such a game changer), and if you believe art should be purely merit based as I do, then this is a flawed system worth fixing. And the first step toward fixing problems is acknowledging they're there. We don't want industries like Hollywood which purport to be artistic industries to be insular environments only accessible to a select few. Anyways, regardless of how you view it, by failing to acknowledge problems you act as if they don't exist, and just because some problems might be tricky to solve doesn't mean they're not worth the trouble of finding solutions. That's all I was trying to say :)
So, I studied film and the one thing they hammered into our brains was "NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!". What gets you a job in the entertainment industry is people knowing you, and in case you don't have "a name" it's knowing you and how good of a worker you are. It bothers me how some of those celebs say "we have talent, we got our jobs solely because of it" - I call bull$hit! There are sooo many extremely talented people who cannot find work in film, music etc. because they don't have the connections. Sure, some of the nepo babies are very talented but they also got head start and opportunities others did not. And yes, I am jealous of said opportunities, I'll be the first one to say it. But I also can (or at least try to) recognise my own privilege regarding other things and I do respect those who can acknowledge their privilages publicly.
fr! My best friend's an artist & musician, & she's had to network her ass off to get anywhere at all, cos she had ZERO connections- both her parents were born overseas, & she grew up far from the state capital & didn't go to a posh school. But she's white & middle-class, like me, so in that respect we _do_ have privilege- nuance is a thing, people! I can get sexism today & white privilege tomorrow, & neither invalidates the other. I at least do my best to acknowledge my privilege, tho ofc I'm far from perfect, so I get fed up when people with infinitely more privilege than me just flat-out deny it. Talent alone is OBVIOUSLY not enough- there's a _reason_ why a lot of "average" parents shriek "no, you'll never make a living!" if their kid wants an artistic career. Parents in the industry don't have those concerns, cos they don't need to- their kid will have a career handed to them, but I imagine a lot of them wouldn't acknowledge that that's why they're happy for their kid to pursue that career, & would also be like "oh, I just helped them get their foot in the door- they were successful cos of their talent & hard work, not my surname!"
Angelina Jolie is one of the best nepo babies because her award speech literally acknowledges that there are so many other people who could have been in her place, but her privilege allowed her to be where she's at
I honestly get where Maude is coming from though. She knows she’s lucky and is grateful but doesn’t want her talent being equated to her being a nepotism baby. Kinda like being on the honor roll and people equating that to your parent being the principal.
@Benmeover I don’t think I would equate those scenarios because Maude has been featured in films directed by her dad since she was a toddler basically. So unless he made her audition with all the other people who could have filled those roles, by definition, she didn’t earn those roles. She’s even in a Jergens lotion commercial with her mom where the whole point is emphasizing their relationship. She literally could not have gotten that role without being Leslie Mann’s daughter. I would say it’s more like someone going to an Ivy League school and people saying it’s because their parent owns the school. Like maybe you were a good student, but let’s be real, you had your foot and half your body through the door because of your parent. The honor roll comparison doesn’t really work because a student still has to do their own work to get good grades a principal doesn’t have any control over that.
@sawallthat it can equate because Maude auditioned for euphoria 6 times and people constantly say she only got the role because of her parents. She has talent but it’s overshadowed by her dad putting her in his feature films. I personally think she is a great actress and definitely shined as Lexi in euphoria esp in season 2. That’s what I mean with the principal scenario, I got myself on the honor roll. I am a academic student but people constantly say “it’s because your parent is the principal” I would be sad to if that’s all people see me as
I mean they should just accept it, it's not their fault that they were born in rich wealthy famous families.. They should acknowledge their parents hardwork and put efforts into their own craft so that they can make name for themselves on their own based on their talent..
fun fact from an elizabeth olsen hyperfixater. she was actually going to go to brown or an ivy league for finance but she didn't get accepted so she went to NYU for acting instead. she worked her ass off and got martha marcy may marlene which is amazing and was a big deal in the indie film community. she also went to russia to study theatre for a semester or maybe a year (idk american school systems). even though she totally could've stopped her studies she decided to continue because she wanted to prove to people that she could finish even though she was an already established actress. also, she reallyy didn't want to be associated with the olsen name. she almost changed her last name to chase (which is her middle name) so that she could get roles without them feeling influenced by her sisters popularity.
These responses really confirm the heights of privilege nepo babies experience. You know they’re out of touch when they not only whine about being picked on and even mark themselves as some kind of minority being discriminated against (which simply isn’t happening), but also falsely equivocate their careers to jobs that involve learning a practical, often physically demanding craft from a young age - since many of them are not even doing that - and then claiming their hard work cancels out their nepotism somehow because they work twice as hard as others; when they’ve never been in a position to know how hard someone who’s not privileged is working. They get it, but they also get that they probably don’t deserve their jobs and are willing participants in preserving an unfair system that excludes the lesser privileged, which is why they feign ignorance and lean into deflection and defensiveness instead of acknowledging it and moving on
Its interesting that they automatically interpret the label negatively. You can humbly acknowledge that you had the privilege of connections right off the bat. Networking from nothing is rough, so they’re lucky that their parents have solidified themselves so well in a field that being their child is a rec in itself.
She's really not slaying though lol, I mean she does seem pretty reasonable when talking about nepotism and the way she's benefited from it, but she still is a miserably cringeworthy actress and it's hard not to focus solely on how she would absolutely not be in television if her parents hadn't bought her way into the industry.
@Green_Eyed_Monster there are other much worse actors that are more popular than her though (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, etc.), so I think she might've been able to break through if she was born out of the industry. I actually think she has a lot of potential but she's probably not going to be as good as her parents.
I'm pleased to see that you put Emma and Kendall in the lowest tier (where they belong). I liked Mayas and Allison's responds. Celebrities thinking that by admitting to nepotism, it would lead to people or media taking away their work or accomplishments, confuses me. People will think that either way if they respond to nepotism or not. What does impact their public images positively is when they acknowledge their awareness regarding their successses, and that Hollywood is unfair and biased. That, in my opinion is what makes me respect people that comes from celebrity bakgrunds, like Maya Hawk but still can be woke and honest about it.
it doesn't happen with actors or actresses specifically, but more so for singers. People like "underdogs" and "underground artists" a lot. So when it is revealed that they had an upper hand from birth, it takes away from that illusion. Just explaining why.
Nepo baby is at the end of the a slight slur. It insinuates that the person only got the job and maintains their career through connections with no talent. I think that's why some people get super defensive. Like when someone gets a VP job at their parent's company without any experience, expected to learn on the job but they never do and have assistants do their work for them. Nepotism by definition only speaks of how they had a leg up on peers by having connections to start but the way it's actually used is do degrade one's ability in their job. ** Btw the Kendall Jenner not using her real name for castings is true. But only at the beginning when she wasn't that well known. In her early teens and mostly in Europe. Once The Kardashians started blowing up beyond the US, she was unable to hide who she was anymore. I'd say she, as many other Nepo babies, goes with the Nepo babies didn't need to work for what they got definition.
i love maya hawke so much, it’s nice to see someone who actually knows they have privilege and realizes they need to be talented and can’t just rely on family
@biancafunes999 OH fucking well!! They can ask their servants to wipe their tears for all I care, are you kidding??? Why would anyone care about those privileged assholes feeling discredited when they never earned what they have to begin with?
@burntblueberrywaffles agreed, alot of the people on this list are people i rlly love, it's just sad that more people without connections who are likely just as talented cant get a chance in the industry
In the case of Maud Apatow I think when she said "sad" she actually meant "defensive," which I think is an understandable response to the article that came out even though accepts that she is a nepo baby lol. I think Maya Hawke and Alison Williams had the best answers but not everyone is that well spoken with that level of confidence.
I love Allison William's response, it's direct and succinctly captures why this conversation began in the first place. She was also on Andy Cohen's show and equated her start to baseball, she got to start on third base while others with no connections start from first base. She really gets it!
But It is Jealousy, it makes people mad because they want that same luxury. It's just how the world works and it wont ever change because the people complaining about it would change their tone the SECOND they have a connection. people love to point fingers but they would take the benefits just as fast. and these Celebrities Don't own anyone an explanation, they Lucked out in life and that's just how it is.
@katielee7364 This also implies women are jealous of men when talking about sexism, anyone other than white is jealous of white people when they call out racist. Jealousy is very obviously not the correct term, it's an acknowledgment of unfair privileges people have.
@katielee7364 No. That's how this system works, there are other systems possible. The whole point is that nepo babies profit from their priviledges. Being priviledged can only happens if others are being unfairly disadvantage compared to you. Not even recognizing it and basically gaslighting people reinforces this system. By doing that they owe everyone a better system. Who cares if people are jalous or not, the discussion is about having a better and fairer society, not individuals. Stop trying so hard to make diversion.
why would you want someone to acknowledge the fact that their privileged if like literally the whole world already knows it? does it make them less privileged? does it make them not cherry pick their careers? why is everyone so mad about it?
@pranavireddy6498 Cause a lot of them act like they did everything on their own and they have to say it all to the public and think we're gonna believe they did it all themselves? Do you not see the issue?
@prawwnst’s a huge problem when someone who was born with a golden spoon in their mouth acts like they had to fight tooth and nail to make it to the top. Ain’t no shame in being privileged, but don’t pretend like you worked hard when all you had to was be born to famous parents.
Lily Allen’s response was ridiculous. ‘Artists are not the ones stealing opportunities from you, worry about lawyers and doctors uwu’ like yeah sure y’all getting into this multi million slash billion earning business is no biggie. Mean lawyer kids is where it’s at.
Yes, because everyone knows that if your parents own a law firm, you can easily work as a lawyer without having to go to college 4+ years, passing the bar, doing internships, etc… you just put on a suit, say your family’s name (preferably 3 times in front of the mirror 😂), head down to the Courthouse and voilà! A lawyer has been born 😂😂😂
I love when they talk about how being a nepo baby supposedly hasn't helped them at all. How they get rejected from many, many roles. Babes, if you weren't a nepo baby, you wouldn't even be having that interview.
Zoe Kravitz response is giving "I've lived in this bubble"... But also makes sense. Homegirl been socializing with celebs/socialites since Teen Vogue came out in the 2000s.
Jack Quaid had a cool story about his first job in acting. He was in hunger games, applied for the role under a pseudonym, and didn’t tell his parents about it until he had the role. I thought that was pretty cool.
I think he’s a cool and talented dude but Dennis Quaid did say Jack spent a lot of time on movie sets with his parents. Just that kind of experience helps a whole lot.
I think Maude is valid in feeling a little sad. Bc I think she realizes that no matter how much she strives to prove herself, people will keep crediting her success to her parents.
Yeah I empathize with her because people will never acknowledge her talent without the side of her having privilege from her parents. Her nepotism will always follow her were ever she goes in life and it could suck ass, although it will always be better to be a rich nepo baby than a poor person right? Idk it just feels weird that these videos will always bring up how spoiled she is and disregard the fact that she's just upset, not ignoring her privilege.
@may3877me too I also feeling sorry for Maude Apatow. I don't understand why do people never acknowledge her talent for her parents. What i don't get it is that. People kept on upset her. These videos are spoiled her. When I look at other Nepo babies the likes of Jake Ryan, Sydney Chandler, Emilia Jones, Daisy Edgar Jones, Gracie Abrams, Amber Midthunder, Grace Van Dien. They are so cool and talented.
I also think that just because nepo baby isn't *technically* an insult, that doesn't mean people aren't using it as one. Any word can be an insult if you say it with enough vitriol. If Maude has mostly heard the term in negative terms then her reaction is spot on for someone who knows what nepotism is *and* experienced it being used as an insult.
I agree. I agreed with almost every point but I felt like saying ‘nepo baby isn’t an insult’ is a little untrue. It isn’t one originally, but it definitely is used as one a lot and is often only used for people who aren’t good at what they do, whereas nepo babies who are regarded as good at acting or modeling don’t get the label. That’s not wrong per se but I think it’s understandable that she’d be sad when she was called it.
I actually laughed out loud at Emma Robert's response! Im no longer interested in what she does, but I *am* curious to check out the work of those in the cupcake category! They did slay!
You Need to add Angelina Jolie. She has the best responce in a speech! She explains completely honest that she is so greatful for her position and doesn’t understand why a women with the same abilities is somewhere else fighting for her life. Its just the best answer on privillege without being asked!!!
@forevertoasty no she isn’t? yall literally attack her because that’s the trend now… imagine how you’d feel if everyone attacked you for existing. yall are out there calling yourself feminists too. interesting
@battinsons what kind of logic is that? It’s fine if you like her I just think she’s boring and hasn’t done anything impressive. that’s literally it. it’s impossible to be a celebrity and have everyone like you. also being a feminist does not mean you have to be a fan of every single woman. not liking a celebrity or not being a fan of their work doesn’t mean I hate them.
I think the reason why some celebrities got sad or upset when they were called a nepo baby is because they associate it with being spoiled. I mean anyone would get upset for being called a spoiled brat and I think that's what most people think a nepo baby is.
I just started watching keeping up w the kardashians recently and kendall literally wakes up one day and is like "I wanna model" so her family gets her an audition and training and she acts like she doesnt want to do it the whole time. so that take was kind of braindead of her lmao also so glad i discovered your channel - super fun vid!
Zoe Kravitz - 3:00 Maya Hawke - 3:54 Maude Apatow - 4:28 Lily Rose Depp - 5:45 Lily Collins - 7:03 Lily Allen - 7:58 Kendall Jenner - 9:53 Kate Hudson - 11:13 Kaia Gerber - 11:57 Jaimie Lee Curtis - 12:43 Jack Quaid - 15:10 Hailey Bieber - 15:34 Gwyneth Paltrow: 16: 10 Gigi Hadid - 17:13 Eve Hewson - 18:04 Emma Roberts - 18:56 Elizabeth Olsen - 19:40 Dan Levy - 20:17 Dakota Johnson - 20:45 Charlotte D’Alessio- 21:15 Allison Williams - 22:28 love the vid btw! never knew i wanted to know this ranking🤣
Literally the first thing anyone said when she was starting in big films was, she's the daughter of Lenny Kravitz. It's funny to me how she has blinders on but a lot of people don't recognize how lucky they are.
You put WAY too many people in ‘you were so close’ who weren’t close at all😂and not enough people in ‘I need a deep cleanse on my brain’ lol. Every single person in this knows exactly what nepotism is and they know they’re insanely privileged but most are simply unwilling to acknowledge it, on purpose, and purposefully find ways to not answer it & get wrapped up in their own ego bc they don’t like admitting they have privilege…they’re not confused, their defensive & insecure about it.
Yeah, while in general I agree with the classification decisions I feel like the tiers should’ve been named differently, or at the very least imo the discussion should have identified additional logical fallacies. The middle tiers were more nuanced than ‘just short of S tier’ or ‘misunderstanding the definition’. There were a lot of strawman arguments and instances where the fault mostly lies in being publicist-vetted/editorialized vs. Twitter word vomit. Otherwise a fantastic video idea, and well edited.
yes lily but ur 'training' was literally walking around paris at 16 looking cool and you were given the job of chanel ambassador. and there's so much nepotism in the medical industry its insane. i need a deep cleanse on my brain.
My parents are neither rich, nor famous, but they ARE loving and supporting, and it gave me a lot of opportunities that people from dysfunctional families don't get
Lily Allen's response (idk anything about her) makes her sound like "a smart and well-spoken woman who's chaotically trying to change the subject under the influence of strong emotions"
I thought the same, I thought her response should have been at the lowest tier. Celebrities are one of the main reasons wealth inequality and bad economic distribution exist idk what she was talking about lol
@ivannas5540 i think its more the government… policies… laws that allow these industries & businesses & systems to flourish- and produce these celebrities and people who benefit from it. So… yes kind of. But also not really. Celebrities are in our view to distract us from the ppl who make decisions (politicians!!) Who many of these celebrities are friends w behind the scenes. I dunno. Just an addition.
@confusedpozole406 If her profile picture is her, is probably a teenager who only knows about the world through social media, and that's something ☠️☠️☠️☠️.
I would have put kaia in the same rank as kendall. Unlike most examples given here, she has the additional advantage of practically being her mom's twin
Starting a gofundme for celebrities to go to therapy and also take ethics 101 to learn how to process and make an argument in response to an extremely basic critique
The last person (Allison?) had the BEST response ever omg... I wasn't expecting a response like that. It shows she's really aware, insightful, and thoughtful.
every response that mentions how it's "not like i land every audition bc of this" and they don't realise the nepo part is that they've been getting into closed auditions from the start, they didn't have to work up a portfolio of roles in budget productions they got through cattle calls, that they send to agents who might not even watch them, not to mention most ppl would first of all need to work up enough money to move to travel to LA or where the auditions are. nepo baby is just a descriptor of the opportunities they've been handed, it's not a judgement of how they used said opportunities.
Hi everyone,
Back when I was making this video (early 2023!), I was looking specifically for nepo babies that *responded* to nepotism because I thought that highlighting their class consciousness (or lack thereof) is much more important than commenting on whether or not they "deserve their position" or are "good enough." Unfortunately, the data pool for these responses was overwhelmed with responses by women more than men. I posted this video back when I had a very low average view count and my subscribers were no more than 2k people, so I definitely left out nuances that I’ve learned to be more conscious of.
In regards to ‘nepo baby’ being a neutral term… What I meant is that it *should* be used as a neutral term-it simply describes someone with industry connections due to family. While it can carry a negative connotation depending on context, it's not inherently an insult or comparable to a slur. I think "second generation actor" is a "kinder' term that I've heard thrown around lately, but the meaning remains the same regardless of the phrasing.
Here’s a response I gave to a comment down below, just so my thoughts on this subject are clear:
"I don’t expect or require anyone, with any kind of privilege, to “apologize” for their privilege. I think what’s important, especially when I ranked these celebrities, is that they genuinely acknowledge it *when asked about it* (no, I don’t need them to tattoo ‘nepo baby’ on their foreheads).
I absolutely understand and empathize with their legitimate feelings of imposter syndrome, especially on a level that we can’t fathom. Like I mentioned in the video, having some sort of privilege does not mean you don’t face any adversity in life nor does it mean you can’t possibly have a hard life. I am truly disappointed in the people who have used “nepo baby” to bully and degrade these celebrities because all it does is hurt them and distract from the conversation that others are trying to have about nepotism.
This video was really what I prefaced it to be, comedic commentary/not too serious. Because the concept of nepotism and how it relates to class, race, gender, and our other institutions is far too layered to cover in one video (and also not the kind of content I made this channel for).
That being said, the reason why I don’t particularly like many of the responses that talk about their personal feelings is because of the simultaneous lack of awareness of their privilege or some kind of comment that is out of touch. I think Elizabeth Olsen is a good example of someone who acknowledged these privileges, but also spoke genuinely to how she feels. However, Gwyneth Paltrow, while acknowledging these advantages and talking about her feelings of others trying to bring her down, made that comment about working twice as hard and needing to be twice as good. It’s an out of touch comment to make considering she’s never known what it’s like to not be rich or to be a person of color in Hollywood.
I don’t think that any of them need to make a grand political commentary. In fact, none of them really do besides Lilly Allen. But a huge let down for people is learning that these celebrities are born into wealth and advantages that a lot of others work their entire lives towards just to not even come close to it. It’s also been a huge letdown for people to learn that this industry isn’t truly a meritocracy. And I think those issues are a lot more important than the personal feelings these celebrities have.
And to answer your last questions: I had seen responses from some of these celebrities (like Lily-Rose Depp and Kaia Gerber) make headlines, so I added them, but I also really just chose the first 20ish people I found that actually responded to the "nepo baby" label/conversation. I noticed the women being asked more about it by journalists, which I would bet is sexism at play like you suggested. But I also want to point out that the majority of the people in this video, and the majority of "nepo babies" in Hollywood, are white (generational wealth has always been very white!!). "
If you're doing a part 2, please include Colin Hanks, Cassey Affleck, Donnie Wahlbergh, Will Smith's kids, Micheal Jackson's kids, David Beckham's son, Miley Cyrus, Noah Cyrus, Jamie Spears, Hillary Duff's sister, Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson (Kate and Oliver have spoken about this in depth on their podcast and they have had other nepo babies as guests on their show), drew Barrymore
For me, you didn't need to write the disclaimer! You were very respectful and your ideas were very grounded and reasonable
Kinda unrelated but I just wanted to say good on you for being so mature about this and acknowledging how nuanced the subject of nepo babies really is
New subber cuz this vid is pure genius...
As a retired white uni prof, the only nepo baby that you graded here is JamieLee; however, the topic, categories, and analysis seemed spot-on to this cultural anthropologist!
Thanx
@whydoyouwanttoknowthat Casey Affleck and Hayley Duff are not "nepo babies."
i dont think kendall realises that her being able to fly everywhere to become a model is already a privilege
"I did all the way to fly in my family's private jet to Paris to do an audition. See? I put on the work!"
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING OMG
Her response made me want to gag.
Her response shows her nepotism because the whole family waxes poetic about their "WorK etHic" which is a narrative that was probably written by a publicist or Kris Jenner herself. They think it sounds empowering but mostly they sound defensive and insecure.
I think you can cut your sentence to I don´t think Kendall realises .
I love how Lily Rose Depp doesn't acknowledge her being a 5'3 model as nepotism.
LMAO
You hardly see 5’3 high fashion designer models nowadays. Maybe she is born with it, maybe it’s nepotism.
@soobineffingchoi ofc but she walked on the runway tho
Shhhhh dont jinx it im 5'3 too and praying no one notices so i can sneak in too lmao
@soobineffingchoi there are literally no short runway models- and she walked for dior.
Kendall’s was so 😭 “I ran all over Europe trying to find jobs.” Girl, the amount of privilege in that statement itself. Most of us don’t have the time or income to just run all over the continent of Europe.
For real. She's an airhead 😂
If all it took to follow my dreams was to just go do it, I would have done that too 😂
We barely can move around our city to find a job 😂
Also; "I ran all around Europe". No, you flew to expensive cities like Paris, Berlin or Milano with your private jet and stayed in 5 star hotels, you did not "run around Europe".
Many people work a 40 hour week and struggle to pay the rent for their tiny apartment.
Most children of celebrities would never have experienced anything remotely like that.
"You're only a doctor because your parents are doctors." No lily it's "you're only a doctor because your parents are rich doctors and donated to the medical school you were accepted into."
Lily-Rose really thought she did something with that comment 😂 It's no secret that coming from a family of doctors makes it easier for someone to become a doctor. It's a completely different experience than someone who, for example, is a first generation student with no savings. Having parents that are doctors can help a lot with things like shadowing opportunities, internships, and recommendations...all things that someone without those connections would have to work twice as hard to get. Even at the minimum level, having parents that are financially well off and able to support you ensures that tuition, rent, food, flights to med school interviews, and applications will get paid for. I think her comment just goes to show you how out of touch a lot of nepotism babies are, unfortunately 😕
spot on 🤣
And made you never fail exams even though you don’t even go to lessons
(Last year of med school and I have 3 subjects studying with me that fits this they don’t even try to hide somehow hahahah)
She said "all you get is a foot in the door" Im like ma'am I don't even have a door, hell some people don't even have a foot 😂
i know a girl who is a doctor and like her dad was a filthy rich business owner who not only paid for her entire tuition, but he bought her an apartment right next to school and supplied her life so she never had to work, just study, plus he donated to her med school so like...wealth speaks! most of the ppl i know who became doctors came from wealthy families/families of doctors to begin with!
Lily doesnt seem to get that get your foot in the door is THE difficult part in her industry ....
I just love watching rich privileged people get offended when you call them rich and privileged
They get so butt hurt. 😂
i know like they weren't raised in mansions and had access to exclusive shows 🤣
@eternallykai252 honestly. Having access to opportunities we normies could only dream of
@cydney1545 yea and then saying oh no that has nothing to do with how i got these roles like you were raised in an environemnt to thrive in these areas.
Tell me about it, that shit is fucking hilarious lol.
I'd rather be a bullied nepo baby than a poor normal person
Im already bullied atp, I'd rather be bullied with racks in my bank to wipe my tears with.
@sourgrape_s exactly
that whole "i'd rather be depressed in a mansion than depressed in a dingy 1-bedroom apartment with 5 roommates"
@clu691 true, but I would rather be poor and happy than depressed and rich.
LMAO
Also noticed we tend to pick on female nepo babies more, most of the male ones go under the radar or are held up as amazing talent so it’s okay they’re a nepo baby.
very true, the women have been pressured a lot more into responding to the whole nepo baby thing and this is a very noteworthy observation that I missed!
just so my intentions aren’t misunderstood, I never want to tear into someone else and seem like a “hateful” person. hence why I’ve picked on their *responses* that are ignorant to their class and white privilege and not on their talent. I was looking specifically for nepo babies that responded to nepotism because I thought that highlighting their class consciousness (or lack thereof) is much more important than commenting on whether or not they "deserve their position" or are "good enough." unfortunately, the data pool for these responses is overwhelmed with responses by women more than men (which doesn't excuse their ignorance, but still is disappointing). I wish journalists would ask the men about nepotism just as much as the women :/
Yes, it's okay that they are nepo babies..are they not?
exactly! This is so dumb and i'm glad people are starting to see it. women have to work 2x as hard to get their talent noticed or appreciated! Men can just walk up there and smile and it'll be all "he's so talented!" like...
why do we only care if its women? Yes, acknowledge the privileged (which isn't inherently bad) but let's also bring each other up!!
@opiniyon I was looking forward to seeing Colin Hanks in here. A pt. 2 on male nepo babies would be cool.
yeah, like are we forgetting Tim othe shamalama ding dong
Lily-Rose was a whole brand ambassador for CHANEL at 16 with no prior work in the industry, literally nothing at all. zero modeling experience and barely a single minor acting role. This simply never happens for anyone else. She got this opportunity because her mom has the biggest connexions in the French fashion industry and especially Chanel!!She got a first campaign with the house at 19 while she was already a massive celebrity in France. I'll never understand how Lily can be be so disconnected from this reality
Well they aint going to pick an everyday pretty random girl. This industry is to sell. Lily sells
@blackLILheartOinker402
That comment negates the topic are hand, sure she has influence but she would not have that same opportunity if not for her upbringing. One leads to the other
@blackLILheartOinker402You realise this is just a good example of why nepotism is a thing right?
And then her father.. JOHNNY DEPP BRO TF HE'S WHERE I KNOW HER FROM, HE'S ALL THAT.
@blackLILheartOinker402 Her mom sells. She just happens to be younger. Who sells?
The facts that Kendall told that she could travel to every casting in New York and even Europe kinda proves that she had advantage
Kendall literally said she "cherry picks jobs" like.......what's all this "i went to every casting" story?
her being able to go to every casting is a matter of privilege too, like having the money to fly overseas…
Back when she was 12 she had to go to every casting. She got cocky and started to remove her name tag to see if she could do it by herself, but everyone knew her face ahead and by 17 she was cherry picking jobs.
*this is not an educated guess I’m just simply guessing
@robertjenkins9771 lol this sounds about right
Like she said she works so hard la blah blah it's wild because her other interview she's like yeah I like could cherry-pick the shows that I went and she end up going to like five exclusive shows before she was named like a model or some dumb shit
Please talk about other nepotism babies other than kendall because that's the only person mentioned in this entire video
One episode of Greys Anatomy could've told Lily Rose Depp that there is in fact nepotism in medical fields.
Literally what I was thinking too😂
There were layers of stupidity to that comment. She wasn't just denying nepotism in her case, but she was denying the whole existence of nepotism in the world. Imagine being that blindingly ignorant. It truly is astounding. Aside from nepotism being pervasive amongst doctors and virtually every other field and industry you can think of, she seemed to think it was fair to compare herself to anyone who went through 4 years of pre-med, another 4 years of medical school and 3-7 years of residency before they can even call themselves a doctor. She was calling herself an actress and model as a teenager who had not even graduated high school. I bet she took one acting class... one-on-one with an A-lister who's a friend of her dad. The level of fame, wealth and prestige she has compared to the scant amount of work she needed to do to get there is so insane, it's more privileged than being born into royalty. It's really not comparable to nepotism in any other industry, even, since in most other industries the kid still has to at least get a degree or two or three to do what the parent is doing, and probably won't be famous. Probably won't make as much money, either. I mean, the allure of casting Johnny Depp's daughter, especially when she looks so much like him, is irresistible to many casting directors and this was guaranteed from the minute of her birth. She is one of the biggest nepo babies the world has ever seen. I am not exaggerating. I'm not surprised by her response, though. She does not strike me as intelligent at all. She's obviously been offered a ton of roles, and pretty much every project she's chosen has been a dud.
@automnejoy5308perfect comment
@automnejoy5308your comment is exactly my thoughts. Perfectly said
Yeah. But it’s also not easy to become a doctor. It takes at least 6 years of studying and no parent can do that for you. Unlike acting for movies where anyone with zero experience can do it.
I think most of these people just don't realize how little their 'hard work' and 'talent' would help them without their family giving them credibility and access. Like, there are so many extremely talented actors out there who will never be on mainstream media because they can't break in like this
Yeah that's the problem. Like I only recently realized just HOW privileged I am compared to my peers. I'm from a country where connections are EVERYTHING in ANY job, even doctors have a hard time finding a job without connections here. I am in the same field as my dad, and he has a LOT of connections, so the fact that I've had so many opportunities for internships compared to my classmates is definitely something I realized I'm privileged about, because they had to get interviewed and be rejected for the smallest of things, whereas I just showed up to the work places and started working immediately. I'm deeply grateful for the opportunities tho, but I am sad that my friends cannot experience the life I do. I wish I could work in the same place as my friends tbh, that would be really fun :')
I'm also a nepo baby. On a less larger scale, but one of the places my mom is a cleaner at is a pub. She is well loved and respected there by everyone. I got a job there purely because I'm her daughter. I didn't have an interview or an appointment, I never even talked to the boss before working there. I just showed up and started working there. Though as of right now all my peers also love and respect me and I do my job very well, there is no doubt that I got the job easier compared to the others.
exactly! do they not realize how much harder it would be to pursue acting/music as a career if they didn’t have their family’s money?
I agree
Literally, there’s a reason why there’s a stereotype of people who pursue acting in school working in coffee shops/restaurants. It’s almost impossible to find an acting role and it’s not a stable job unless you either have 1) connections or 2) already made a name for yourself. You don’t know when you’ll get a next role and you don’t know if they film/show/whatever you’re starring in will be a success.
i think it’s funny how they’re immediate response is always “well just because im a nepo baby doesn’t mean im untalented” like no one is saying that .. maybe projection? 🤷🏻♀️
Eh, a lot of the discourse around nepo babies is "they'd have never got that job/done that thing" if they weren't connected, they don't deserve their opportunities at all, could never do xyz on talent alone... I'm sure it gets to those people
Yeah exacly! I think this is actually the reason why they get so defensive when they're called nepo-babies. Also, I think that the discourse is much more focused on Hollywood's mechanism rather than the people themselves who benefit from it, because at the end of the day, they just take advantage of a good opportunity that is handled to them and there's nothing inherently wrong with that (just aknowledge you're privileged thoush! Because it's factual!)
Oh come on people are definitely saying that be real
Oh come on, let's be real here. People do say that ALL the damn time. They're not projecting. It's a KNOWN FACT. This happens to regular people too, you don't know how many times I've heard "Oh he just got that promotion because his uncle/dad/aunt/mom/cousin/god father is the Manager. He isn't really that good." In the work place. I've also seen comments about how Kendal Jenner don't deserve to be top paid model because she has no talent.
Let's stop pretending that these things don't happen. Okay.
@Jane00223i wouldn’t say that’s calling them untalented or undeserving, but it’s more so to point out that there are probably more qualified and skilled people out there who don’t even get looked at because they don’t have those family connections. there is some degree of question to their credibility as to “would they have gotten into that position/field had they not had that fast pass in?” kendall jenner is not that different from other models imo, nor does she have any unique features. she just happens to be a jenner who had access to professionals to get a model face and high-end gigs.
I'm always so struck by how good of a gurl Gigi turned out to be despite her mother. She's like an angel dude
Seriously, she had the best response out of all
As awful and toxic as Yolanda is in some ways she is also one of the more down to earth of the housewives in other ways.
I really love her I think she's beautiful and very kind
probably says a lot about her father's character
Especially in comparison to her sisters, Bella Hadid, response.. talking about “I couldn’t get designer stuff until I was in high school” womp womp
"You were a blacksmith if your family was, like, the Black family." .... Holy sh*t. Someone explain to Zoe Kravitz what a blacksmith is.
I was looking for that comment 😭
Right like that confused the hell out of me, there are so many blacksmiths that….don’t have the last name black? What the hell was that supposed to mean?
But one of the theories about the origin ot the surname Black is that it is a shortened version derived vom blacksmith. It's not the only theory about its origin and maybe not the most popular one but it isn't that farfetched
I’m confused, what’s so wrong about what she said?
it doesn’t even make sense bc the surname for blacksmiths were usually Smith 💀💀
I think you were very nice because a handful of the people under “you were so close” made me want to categorize them under “I need a deep cleanse of my brain”
I thought the same. Opiniyon is a nepo baby CONFIRMED
SAME
@ScreenFavorites 😂
sameeeeee
ooh now i do kinda want to know who you mean xD
I would’ve put Gwenyth under “need to cleanse my brain” for the sheer audacity of saying she had to work TWICE AS HARD and be twice as good. Ma’am where???
😂🤣
RIGHT!!!!!
For the Best Actress Academy Award that she won?
It's mostly just the fact that when they choose you for your name they expect you to immediately live up to and surpass your already incredible relatives. But then again don't take jobs you aren't ready for just bc your parents got you in
@SH-wn9xhehhhhhhhhhhhh shakespeare in love was a Weinstein joint. He lobbied the academy hard. Do you honestly believe the SIL is a better movie than Saving Private Ryan or that Judy dench deserved an Oscar for 8 mins of screen time. She won because she had miramax and the Weinstein's (honestly no terrible pun intended) behind her.
Lily Rose's doctor comparison is so weird.... I have two doctors for parents and you're right, it didn't mean anything when actually getting into medical school (in fact, we're actively told NOT to mention our parents if they're doctors during our entrance interviews) because I had to study hard and do the work, but the fact they had money from being doctors to send me to a good school, knew what to do to prepare me to get into med school, and were able to give me their textbooks and other resources once I got in immensely helped. I have many friends in med school who don't have the support I do, who have to pay for their own subscriptions to resources and have parents who don't understand the struggle. Not everyone has the privilege of ringing their mum for help when they're trying to study a condition.
I do the work and have to prove myself + the only way I'd have gotten as far in as I have now is my own passion and motivation, but I'd be braindead if I didn't acknowledge that I have a lot more knowledge and support by having doctors for parents. Nepotism doesn't mean you can't earn your keep or have talent; you've just got a leg up that the average person doesn't.
Absolutely. One of my parents is a professor, so while I've been in university, I've had free tuition and knowledge on how to make connections with professors for references, how to get student jobs at the university, etc. These are seemingly "small" advantages that seem invisible but are an enormous help and leg up for someone who has those resources compared to someone who doesn't.
Yep. People don't realize how important that basic knowledge is. My parents were both children of large, poor families, one a first generation immigrant family from Mexico and the other a second generation family from Germany. My dad dropped out of high school and worked full time, only getting his GED in his 40s. My mom also worked full time after graduating and was a mother since age 18. Neither were able to help me with SAT prep or my FAFSA application (this was in the early 2000s) and I didn't have the money to attend college anyway, so I just didn't fill it out. I also was needed at home, since my dad was disabled. My nieces and nephews and second cousins were the first to go to college in my family.
It's also just a ridiculous comparison because you don't need a degree to become an actor.
Also there's no test for being an actor. You had to actually sit down and study, while nothing is stopping producers to cast untalented people if it'll sell the move better.
The people who are like “I’m not a nepo baby because I still had to audition for the part” obviously don’t understand that it was a HUGE privilege to even KNOW there was an audition in the first place????
A lot of auditions for these big Hollywood movie parts don’t have open casting calls. High-end agents prove their worth by their ability to even get you that audition.
So if you’re Emma Roberts or whatever and your family member can just ask connections to get you into the audition room for XYZ big budget movie/show, you’re already 10000000000000 light years ahead of everyone else who doesn’t have a well-connected family.
lilly depp rose should've been put in "i need a deep cleanse on my brain"
and that last one should have her own tier above "i like you, have a cuppcake" honestly,
because after all that im just... wow.
@demetriaaaa they spelled it right, the order is just wrong lmao. Also a typo doesn't change the fact that she's a massive nepo baby and refuses to even fathom or acknowledge that
@demetriaaaa damn they probably don’t know her! it’s not that serious…. lily will be just fine trust me
@Demi yes, you dmb poor people, can't you just shut up and let people in power enjoy themselves and get richer?! like, go work for your minimum wage or something...
the fact that she opened up about her struggles with the guilt of privilege and the way she responded to those feelings is just so honorable
6:58 The Lily Rose Depp one honestly I felt like I needed a decleanse on my brain because if you know anything about the healthcare industry, specifically with doctors and med school, the nepotism is SO LOUD. The elitism at these institutions, both academic and socioeconomic is insane. It’s no surprise that most people who are there are people who come from at least some money. It costs a lot to go through undergrad, take MCAT prep courses, get the books, apply to a million med schools out of the hope you get into ONE. Sure, it’s still a lot of work to get through med school, and technically that sort of stuff is just “getting your foot in the door”, but with an average of 40% acceptance rate for med schools across the US that “foot in the door” is EVERYTHING.
Edit: not to mention doing all these things require a lot of time which you may not have if you have to work to support yourself and/or other people.
You can clearly see it at GP clinics where a lot of the doctors "coincidentally" have the same last name
fr there are so many rich doctors and lawyers that " generously donate" to ivy leagues just to get their dumbass kids in to follow the same career path as their parents
literally
As somebody who's in med school now (and neither of their parents went to college)...this speaks SO MUCH to my experience. It's hard finding other students who relate to me...bc they don't get the struggle.
Yup! If you don’t have any family in the medical field it’s so much harder because you go into college blind on what expectations will be for med school apps
Relived to hear that Maya, Elizabeth and Dakota are aware and pretty level headed. Kinda disappointed about Jamie Lee, but not at all surprised about Emma Roberts 😂
I worked at a coffee shop in Los Angeles circa 2016. JLC came in regularly, I was wearing my Bernie Sanders pin on my apron (to the annoyance of my bosses) but anyway, Jamie came in and ordered her almond milk latte and shes staring at me, giving me kind of a side eye. I hand her her latte and she says "so you're not going to vote for Hillary?" "No, I really respect Sanders transparency about the wealth inequality and frankly Hillary will not do that." "I mean, you don't want a female president?" I shit you the fuck not. I was stunned into silence honestly so I just shrugged and laughed it off. No she didnt think it was funny. Lowkey this situation was memorable enough because it was JLC but also because it was to this day one of the most awkward customer interactions ive ever had.
What did Jamie Lee Curtis said about Ana de Armas? 😮 I didn’t get that part
@alias2122 dang she’s a horrible person for that
@alias2122 this isn’t really what she said tho, she said she assumed she just came from Cuba (like literally just arrived) therefore she thought she didn’t have experience prior. Then she went on talking about how she was blown away by her talent and made sure to help her connect to Steven Spielberg and the Gyllenhaals. They are good friends now
@felixculpa3488 typical brain dead liberal take, I’m talking about JLC. No critical thinking, all optics. Smh. How disappointing. I can only watch freaky Friday with disgust now. Lol
But fuck yeah to you being able to express your views in a clear and succinct way to an intimidating celebrity customer no less. You’re going places.
I remember I had my Bernie sweatshirt on at the airport and the stewardess behind the counter asked me to explain my position. I did, but also being put on the spot like that isn’t exactly fun lol, especially if it’s not like you’re someone who does it professionally (like an activist or something), you can find yourself getting pretty flustered! So I can only imagine the extra pressure of a well known celebrity asking you about it (at least for a people pleaser like me. Smh. Lol)
“if you trust your own skill it becomes simple to acknowledge” was FIRE
6:15 wow this one is really frustrating. She’s not acknowledging that getting accepted into med school / getting your foot in the door is like, a LOT of the battle.
The fact that she doesn’t understand the foundation and dedication you need to have to get to medical school. Foundations are A LOT of the equation. Hence why when you buy a house, that is one of the things you assess. A kid who grew up in a financially stable home has resources and access to knowledgeable parents AND tutors, etc. Their ONLY realistic problem is getting the grades to get to med school. I’m not saying anyone cannot get into med school, but you have parents that have done it and can guide you towards that goal than someone that has to figure it out on their own. yeah, her answer is very obtuse.
Kaia Gerber saying “no artist is going to sacrifice their vision for someone’s kid” is crazy because her first job was with Ryan Murphy who is notorious for casting nepo baby’s 😭 she should probably keep quiet on this conversation after the horrendous performance she gave lol 😊
But she's only interested in aRt 😂
Yeah, she was terrible in AHS. Flat as cardboard. She could have at least given Paris Jackson and made some effort.
Yeah, Ryan Murphy doesn't care how bad someone is at acting because his stuff is supposed to be over the top, cheesy, and camp. Don't get me wrong, there's a handful of PHENOMENAL actors in AHS for example but... Kaia Gerber and Kim Kardashian are not some of them. Emma Roberts is also not very good at playing anyone that's not just a total bitch lol
yah but what she is not realizing is, her parents are literally paying the companies to hire their kids! It's call saving my look a like kid from getting a real job and preserving my own image through her!
Lily Rose has walked the runway for Chanel at just 5’3. People look up to her because they’re short and see that if she can do it, so can they. Except… Lily’s mother had a close relationship with Chanel/Karl Lagerfeld ☠️ I’m pretty sure Karl knew her as a little girl too. It’s sad to see videos of “short models” and people in the comments saying it makes them hopeful that they could be short models yet 99% of them are all there because of nepotism
Ain’t nobody looking up to a 5’3 model
Very well put! I’ve only recently started seeing models under 5”7 modeling for select clothing brands - not high fashion 😂
@MrNanomonkey 😭😭
Some of these celebs are delusional. The vast majority of people aren’t saying they need to apologize to their privilege or they don’t deserve their jobs, but just acknowledge it, some of them straight up deny it. Success happens when hard work and opportunity meet, these celebs were all handed opportunities just by being born, that doesn’t mean they haven’t worked hard.
Exactly. And it's funny how this kind of response coming from them makes them look like pretty much the opposite of how they wanted to look in the first place. Frankly, it's embarrassing.
Acknowledging your privilege means you're socially aware. Also naming things as they are is what's gonna make you look more authentic regardless, never denying them.
@snowpoler exactly! They look worse and completely out of touch, but that’s because they are. They are in denial of their privilege because they feel the public thinks that means they didn’t have to work hard.
Idk it really does seem like most of the people that talk about it want an apology. Like let’s be real none of you guys give a singular fuck about the societal injustices that come from nepotism it’s just fun to be mean to the rich people
interesting.. fun
For real they could really just use it as an opportunity to say 'yeah I have a really awesome parent who helped me in my career and I'm so grateful for their support, and I'm giving it my everything to honour that' or something along the lines.
Like your parent worked their ass off for you and set you tf up, don't be ungrateful 😂
Drew Barrymore makes me so happy she said in an interview, i think it was on Ziwe, "Its been so hard recognizing i was so incredibly lucky to do what i do, but also grapple with how hard my life has been." She just talks alot about acknowledging the privelidge she has and how she's learned that her bad childhood didn't negate that even if in the moment it can feel like it does
Drew strikes me as someone who's likely had a lot of therapy, and I can imagine a big part of that might have been reaching a place where she can acknowledge the good and the bad of her history as not negating each other and that she's allowed to hate some things she's been through while still loving and enjoying other things brought about by the same situation.
The rest of these people - the ones making wishy-washy comments about how hard they've worked and how no, really, everyone has the exact same chances as them it's just that they're more naturally talented and work harder, honest - should probably also get therapy, because the way they're talking smacks of deflection and self-justification
“I just got my foot in the door” like that isn’t the hardest part
nepo babies who defend themselves cannot understand that this doesn't undermine their talent. in the most simple way, it's about access to resources that allow them to nurture that talent. some people are naturally gifted in some ways but they can't pursue a job in that talent if it's anything in the arts field. when you grow up in a financially insecure household where you might not have safe spaces to practice, no money for learning, and no support system, you're expected to then pursue a career where money is unstable and guaranteed? ya, no. recognizing nepotism is just so we can make efforts to help marginalized people get the same access and paint a more clear picture as to why our top Hollywood stars are so homogeneous (white with quite a few having generational wealth from the slave trade).
yes, this, thank you🙏
How can acknowledging or recognizing nepotism help marginalized people get similar access as those nepo babies? This isn't me being sarcastic or anything, I genuinely want to know.. cause just because a problem is getting acknowledged, doesn't necessarily mean that people are gonna get off their ass and fix it. Especially if the ones who have the power or opportunity to fix them are the same ones who are profiting from them, so it would be more to their benefit to maintain the status quo.
@mariellem7820 Acknowledging alone is not enough to help at all, but it is impotant. Acknowledging is literally the first step to any problem, so the fact that people don't want to even do that tells us how far we are right now from doing something about it. And yeah, it'd be really hard, 'cause as you say the people who have the power to fix it benefit from it and a lot of them don't even understand the concept, as we saw in the video, so just starting a conversation is a challenge on itself.
You actually got it wrong. A lot of people overlook the talent of nepo babies because they come from wealth. I was just watching a reel about models who came from wealthy families and those who are self made, guess what the comments said? They said there was a big difference in how privileged models walked versus how self made models worked. Every single comment said that. Yet some facts were incorrect because two the models in the reel were said to come from wealthy homes was actually not true. People just want to nick pick them.
I understand why defend themselves though. Let's be real here, to a lot of people, Nepo-baby has always been synonymous to "no talent kid who got handed everything." That's just how it is. And hearing that from a young age can have it's effects on people. Even regular people experience this; the amount of times I've heard "oh he just got the job because his (insert family member here) is the manager." in the work place is enough for me to understand how much people look down on Nepo-babies. And most people will have the urge to defend themselves when they feel they're being looked down upon. Yes it doesn't change the fact that they had an advantage, but it is undeniably hurtful.
Hailey is constantly giving us nothing, tho
Lmaooooo
And why should she " give " you anything 🤔
@Maria-rc1ro oh hush and eat some oatmeal
At least shes consistent🥰🥰
I love her 🤷🏾♀️ people give her shit and she gives them nothing.
dakota johnson is an internet favourite i just cannot get behind. i feel like no one paid attention to her casually defending men who were being called out, like she said she's "sad for the loss of great artists" like ma'am what. they are being accused of crimes
THANK U!!!
@cocteautwin I DID NOT KNOW THIS JHEBEFKWENF that is very disappointing
Omg I forgot about this you’re right ali
@opiniyon a lot of ppl don’t know the effed up things celebs have defended so i understand
Cant she mean that whilst not defending their crimes. Like "it's a shame were losing so mnay great artists because they turn out to be.." is how I feel she meant it.
23:10 UGH so incredibly well put, this is all people are asking of these celebrities
14:01 “Like you’re not marginalized” EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING QUEEN!!!! It’s crazy that some people genuinely act like “nepo baby” is a slur instead of just a regular label
Even if these nepo babies changed their names and genuinely kept their relatives completely under wraps, the ability to have experienced industry professionals guiding you is invaluable. That isn't even mentioning how much of a privilege it is to be able to go to all of those auditions without needing a job to actually support themselves.
The Nicolas "Coppola" Cage method
Well, these responses are a good way to tell which nepo babies wouldn't have made it without their mother's eyes (and agent)...
The scarlet letter comparison. Wow. Just wow. I don't think she even understood Easy A. Opposite of slay.
i'm still recovering from that one
While it's understandable that nepobabies feel immense pressure to live up to their successful relatives, and probably live with the fear that they get gigs solely because of their parentage, that doesn't mean they don't have a leg up in the industry. Not saying you've never experienced ANY suffering guys, just that when it comes to getting jobs, you have a better shot than people new to the industry. Annoying that almost no one wants to acknowledge that tho.
yup!!
Why should they have to acknowledge that
@badnewsbears2868 Because until problems are acknowledged, we have no way of solving them.
@oliviae6423 how do we fix this though? Acknowledging that they benefit from nepotism doesn’t help people who don’t. I don’t rly see a way to stop people from benefitting from the connections to this industry that they got from their parents. If I want to be a doctor and my parents are doctors then I’m going to benefit from their expertise and I don’t see a problem with that.
@badnewsbears2868 I think it would genuinely be hard to fix(but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try)! I'm not in the acting industry, but perhaps blind auditions? Other people probably have a better sense of how to address this than me. And it's not so much as benefiting from your parents' expertise as it is having a leg up on others because, say, your dad is friends with the producer (or, using her example, just being handed an agent without having to really work for it). In this situation, you're selected because of your connections, not necessarily your merit (though this might not mean you are without any talent yourself. But there's A TON of super talented people out there, and name recognition/connections is such a game changer), and if you believe art should be purely merit based as I do, then this is a flawed system worth fixing. And the first step toward fixing problems is acknowledging they're there. We don't want industries like Hollywood which purport to be artistic industries to be insular environments only accessible to a select few. Anyways, regardless of how you view it, by failing to acknowledge problems you act as if they don't exist, and just because some problems might be tricky to solve doesn't mean they're not worth the trouble of finding solutions. That's all I was trying to say :)
6:40 yes thank you! I work in medical field and there are nepo babies here too
13:52 “Our right to exist?” Wha
So, I studied film and the one thing they hammered into our brains was "NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!". What gets you a job in the entertainment industry is people knowing you, and in case you don't have "a name" it's knowing you and how good of a worker you are. It bothers me how some of those celebs say "we have talent, we got our jobs solely because of it" - I call bull$hit! There are sooo many extremely talented people who cannot find work in film, music etc. because they don't have the connections. Sure, some of the nepo babies are very talented but they also got head start and opportunities others did not. And yes, I am jealous of said opportunities, I'll be the first one to say it. But I also can (or at least try to) recognise my own privilege regarding other things and I do respect those who can acknowledge their privilages publicly.
fr! My best friend's an artist & musician, & she's had to network her ass off to get anywhere at all, cos she had ZERO connections- both her parents were born overseas, & she grew up far from the state capital & didn't go to a posh school. But she's white & middle-class, like me, so in that respect we _do_ have privilege- nuance is a thing, people! I can get sexism today & white privilege tomorrow, & neither invalidates the other. I at least do my best to acknowledge my privilege, tho ofc I'm far from perfect, so I get fed up when people with infinitely more privilege than me just flat-out deny it.
Talent alone is OBVIOUSLY not enough- there's a _reason_ why a lot of "average" parents shriek "no, you'll never make a living!" if their kid wants an artistic career. Parents in the industry don't have those concerns, cos they don't need to- their kid will have a career handed to them, but I imagine a lot of them wouldn't acknowledge that that's why they're happy for their kid to pursue that career, & would also be like "oh, I just helped them get their foot in the door- they were successful cos of their talent & hard work, not my surname!"
Angelina Jolie is one of the best nepo babies because her award speech literally acknowledges that there are so many other people who could have been in her place, but her privilege allowed her to be where she's at
The disilliusion within some of them it just blows me. I expected more from Maude tbh and nothing less from Allison Williams because she is an icon
fr!!
I honestly get where Maude is coming from though. She knows she’s lucky and is grateful but doesn’t want her talent being equated to her being a nepotism baby.
Kinda like being on the honor roll and people equating that to your parent being the principal.
@Benmeover I don’t think I would equate those scenarios because Maude has been featured in films directed by her dad since she was a toddler basically. So unless he made her audition with all the other people who could have filled those roles, by definition, she didn’t earn those roles. She’s even in a Jergens lotion commercial with her mom where the whole point is emphasizing their relationship. She literally could not have gotten that role without being Leslie Mann’s daughter. I would say it’s more like someone going to an Ivy League school and people saying it’s because their parent owns the school. Like maybe you were a good student, but let’s be real, you had your foot and half your body through the door because of your parent. The honor roll comparison doesn’t really work because a student still has to do their own work to get good grades a principal doesn’t have any control over that.
@sawallthat it can equate because Maude auditioned for euphoria 6 times and people constantly say she only got the role because of her parents. She has talent but it’s overshadowed by her dad putting her in his feature films. I personally think she is a great actress and definitely shined as Lexi in euphoria esp in season 2.
That’s what I mean with the principal scenario, I got myself on the honor roll. I am a academic student but people constantly say “it’s because your parent is the principal” I would be sad to if that’s all people see me as
I roll my eyes so hard when they're like "being called a Nepo baby makes me sad 🥺" like cry me a river
Lol so true.
I mean they should just accept it, it's not their fault that they were born in rich wealthy famous families.. They should acknowledge their parents hardwork and put efforts into their own craft so that they can make name for themselves on their own based on their talent..
I had no idea Lilly Collins was the daughter of Phil Collins. Imagine having an absolute legend of a dad.
"Strong in our belief for or our right to exist" I audibly laughed. "There's people that are dying, Kim"
fun fact from an elizabeth olsen hyperfixater.
she was actually going to go to brown or an ivy league for finance but she didn't get accepted so she went to NYU for acting instead. she worked her ass off and got martha marcy may marlene which is amazing and was a big deal in the indie film community. she also went to russia to study theatre for a semester or maybe a year (idk american school systems). even though she totally could've stopped her studies she decided to continue because she wanted to prove to people that she could finish even though she was an already established actress.
also, she reallyy didn't want to be associated with the olsen name. she almost changed her last name to chase (which is her middle name) so that she could get roles without them feeling influenced by her sisters popularity.
These responses really confirm the heights of privilege nepo babies experience. You know they’re out of touch when they not only whine about being picked on and even mark themselves as some kind of minority being discriminated against (which simply isn’t happening), but also falsely equivocate their careers to jobs that involve learning a practical, often physically demanding craft from a young age - since many of them are not even doing that - and then claiming their hard work cancels out their nepotism somehow because they work twice as hard as others; when they’ve never been in a position to know how hard someone who’s not privileged is working. They get it, but they also get that they probably don’t deserve their jobs and are willing participants in preserving an unfair system that excludes the lesser privileged, which is why they feign ignorance and lean into deflection and defensiveness instead of acknowledging it and moving on
Its interesting that they automatically interpret the label negatively. You can humbly acknowledge that you had the privilege of connections right off the bat. Networking from nothing is rough, so they’re lucky that their parents have solidified themselves so well in a field that being their child is a rec in itself.
Many nepo babies seem to focus on how being called a nepo baby makes them feel instead of simply accepting they are privileged
Exactly just accept it and work on your own craft to make a name for yourself on your own based on your talent..
maya slaying as she should
i love maya
She's really not slaying though lol, I mean she does seem pretty reasonable when talking about nepotism and the way she's benefited from it, but she still is a miserably cringeworthy actress and it's hard not to focus solely on how she would absolutely not be in television if her parents hadn't bought her way into the industry.
@Green_Eyed_Monsteri enjoy her acting a lot, she was my favorite character in the season she was introduced in in stranger things
@Green_Eyed_Monster there are other much worse actors that are more popular than her though (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, etc.), so I think she might've been able to break through if she was born out of the industry. I actually think she has a lot of potential but she's probably not going to be as good as her parents.
I'm pleased to see that you put Emma and Kendall in the lowest tier (where they belong). I liked Mayas and Allison's responds. Celebrities thinking that by admitting to nepotism, it would lead to people or media taking away their work or accomplishments, confuses me. People will think that either way if they respond to nepotism or not. What does impact their public images positively is when they acknowledge their awareness regarding their successses, and that Hollywood is unfair and biased. That, in my opinion is what makes me respect people that comes from celebrity bakgrunds, like Maya Hawk but still can be woke and honest about it.
exactly!
it doesn't happen with actors or actresses specifically, but more so for singers. People like "underdogs" and "underground artists" a lot. So when it is revealed that they had an upper hand from birth, it takes away from that illusion. Just explaining why.
Nepo baby is at the end of the a slight slur. It insinuates that the person only got the job and maintains their career through connections with no talent. I think that's why some people get super defensive. Like when someone gets a VP job at their parent's company without any experience, expected to learn on the job but they never do and have assistants do their work for them.
Nepotism by definition only speaks of how they had a leg up on peers by having connections to start but the way it's actually used is do degrade one's ability in their job.
** Btw the Kendall Jenner not using her real name for castings is true. But only at the beginning when she wasn't that well known. In her early teens and mostly in Europe. Once The Kardashians started blowing up beyond the US, she was unable to hide who she was anymore. I'd say she, as many other Nepo babies, goes with the Nepo babies didn't need to work for what they got definition.
@tkim2320 you don't know what a slur is lol. a random insult with a bit of truth is not a slur.
Allison had the hands down best response, and then Ewe (?). Which makes me like them more, funny how that works.
i love maya hawke so much, it’s nice to see someone who actually knows they have privilege and realizes they need to be talented and can’t just rely on family
And the fact that she IS talented.. She can act and sing really well...
I didn’t even know a lot of these nepo babies were nepo babies.
It’s actually sad to see how many there are in the industry.
I hope this is not a generalization. Opinions like this make many baby nepos feel discredited by their work.
I mean it’s not necessarily sad, a lot of these people ARE talented... what’s sad is that there’s not more non-nepo babies in the industry
@biancafunes999 OH fucking well!! They can ask their servants to wipe their tears for all I care, are you kidding??? Why would anyone care about those privileged assholes feeling discredited when they never earned what they have to begin with?
@burntblueberrywaffles agreed, alot of the people on this list are people i rlly love, it's just sad that more people without connections who are likely just as talented cant get a chance in the industry
Weirdly tho, not sad that most farmers are from generations of farmers?
In the case of Maud Apatow I think when she said "sad" she actually meant "defensive," which I think is an understandable response to the article that came out even though accepts that she is a nepo baby lol. I think Maya Hawke and Alison Williams had the best answers but not everyone is that well spoken with that level of confidence.
Nepo babies response to nepo babies feels very All Lives Matter
I love Allison William's response, it's direct and succinctly captures why this conversation began in the first place. She was also on Andy Cohen's show and equated her start to baseball, she got to start on third base while others with no connections start from first base. She really gets it!
It’s so much easier to tell themselves that it’s jealousy rather than acknowledging their status 💀
It IS jealousy. Change my mind.
But It is Jealousy, it makes people mad because they want that same luxury.
It's just how the world works and it wont ever change because the people complaining about it would change their tone the SECOND they have a connection.
people love to point fingers but they would take the benefits just as fast.
and these Celebrities Don't own anyone an explanation, they Lucked out in life and that's just how it is.
@katielee7364 This also implies women are jealous of men when talking about sexism, anyone other than white is jealous of white people when they call out racist. Jealousy is very obviously not the correct term, it's an acknowledgment of unfair privileges people have.
@katielee7364 No. That's how this system works, there are other systems possible.
The whole point is that nepo babies profit from their priviledges. Being priviledged can only happens if others are being unfairly disadvantage compared to you.
Not even recognizing it and basically gaslighting people reinforces this system. By doing that they owe everyone a better system.
Who cares if people are jalous or not, the discussion is about having a better and fairer society, not individuals.
Stop trying so hard to make diversion.
Tl;dr 99% of nepo babies: "I put in *some* amount of effort and so I'm not a nepo baby"
i think youre being very kind lolll they def know what nepotism is and don't think their case is the same so theyre just in denial
some of these celebs istg. they aren't being hatecrimed, they are being asked to acknowledge the fact that they are privileged. how hard can it be?
why would you want someone to acknowledge the fact that their privileged if like literally the whole world already knows it? does it make them less privileged? does it make them not cherry pick their careers? why is everyone so mad about it?
@pranavireddy6498
Cause a lot of them act like they did everything on their own and they have to say it all to the public and think we're gonna believe they did it all themselves? Do you not see the issue?
Same reason white people hate being told about white privilege.
@prawwnst’s a huge problem when someone who was born with a golden spoon in their mouth acts like they had to fight tooth and nail to make it to the top. Ain’t no shame in being privileged, but don’t pretend like you worked hard when all you had to was be born to famous parents.
@Miscellaneous_master that makes alot of sense, couldnt have said it better.
Allison literally deserves a whole new top tier just for her
wow gigi actually slayed. didn't expect that
3:14 you need another category called "ok so you don't know what a blacksmith is" lol
Lily Allen’s response was ridiculous. ‘Artists are not the ones stealing opportunities from you, worry about lawyers and doctors uwu’ like yeah sure y’all getting into this multi million slash billion earning business is no biggie. Mean lawyer kids is where it’s at.
Most of them were ridiculous though. The disconnect with reality is pretty crazy.
Yes, because everyone knows that if your parents own a law firm, you can easily work as a lawyer without having to go to college 4+ years, passing the bar, doing internships, etc… you just put on a suit, say your family’s name (preferably 3 times in front of the mirror 😂), head down to the Courthouse and voilà! A lawyer has been born 😂😂😂
She's gonna have to be _very_ generous with her wallet if she ever needs those doctor's or lawyer's help 💀
Classic deflection.
I love when they talk about how being a nepo baby supposedly hasn't helped them at all. How they get rejected from many, many roles.
Babes, if you weren't a nepo baby, you wouldn't even be having that interview.
Zoe Kravitz response is giving "I've lived in this bubble"... But also makes sense. Homegirl been socializing with celebs/socialites since Teen Vogue came out in the 2000s.
Jack Quaid had a cool story about his first job in acting. He was in hunger games, applied for the role under a pseudonym, and didn’t tell his parents about it until he had the role. I thought that was pretty cool.
I think he’s a cool and talented dude but Dennis Quaid did say Jack spent a lot of time on movie sets with his parents. Just that kind of experience helps a whole lot.
14:36 i have seen a lot of arguments saying that nepo babies shouldn’t exist tbh
I think Maude is valid in feeling a little sad. Bc I think she realizes that no matter how much she strives to prove herself, people will keep crediting her success to her parents.
Yeah I empathize with her because people will never acknowledge her talent without the side of her having privilege from her parents. Her nepotism will always follow her were ever she goes in life and it could suck ass, although it will always be better to be a rich nepo baby than a poor person right? Idk it just feels weird that these videos will always bring up how spoiled she is and disregard the fact that she's just upset, not ignoring her privilege.
@may3877me too I also feeling sorry for Maude Apatow. I don't understand why do people never acknowledge her talent for her parents. What i don't get it is that. People kept on upset her. These videos are spoiled her. When I look at other Nepo babies the likes of Jake Ryan, Sydney Chandler, Emilia Jones, Daisy Edgar Jones, Gracie Abrams, Amber Midthunder, Grace Van Dien. They are so cool and talented.
That's why use them like an armour instead like a knife
I also think that just because nepo baby isn't *technically* an insult, that doesn't mean people aren't using it as one. Any word can be an insult if you say it with enough vitriol. If Maude has mostly heard the term in negative terms then her reaction is spot on for someone who knows what nepotism is *and* experienced it being used as an insult.
I agree. I agreed with almost every point but I felt like saying ‘nepo baby isn’t an insult’ is a little untrue. It isn’t one originally, but it definitely is used as one a lot and is often only used for people who aren’t good at what they do, whereas nepo babies who are regarded as good at acting or modeling don’t get the label. That’s not wrong per se but I think it’s understandable that she’d be sad when she was called it.
Lmfaooooo I had no idea Lilly Collins was Phil Collins’ kid
I actually laughed out loud at Emma Robert's response! Im no longer interested in what she does, but I *am* curious to check out the work of those in the cupcake category! They did slay!
You Need to add Angelina Jolie. She has the best responce in a speech!
She explains completely honest that she is so greatful for her position and doesn’t understand why a women with the same abilities is somewhere else fighting for her life. Its just the best answer on privillege without being asked!!!
The fact that 3 nepo babies in a row was named Lily ☠️
the way none of them know what nepotism is, is actually soooo fucking crazy like its not even a hard concept..
Hailey’s shirt is giving Melania Trump’s “don’t care” jacket 👀
and she switched her shirt after getting the pics lol
nah yall just want to hate her
@battinsons I definitely don’t hate her I just think she’s lame
@forevertoasty no she isn’t? yall literally attack her because that’s the trend now… imagine how you’d feel if everyone attacked you for existing. yall are out there calling yourself feminists too. interesting
@battinsons what kind of logic is that? It’s fine if you like her I just think she’s boring and hasn’t done anything impressive. that’s literally it. it’s impossible to be a celebrity and have everyone like you. also being a feminist does not mean you have to be a fan of every single woman. not liking a celebrity or not being a fan of their work doesn’t mean I hate them.
I think the reason why some celebrities got sad or upset when they were called a nepo baby is because they associate it with being spoiled. I mean anyone would get upset for being called a spoiled brat and I think that's what most people think a nepo baby is.
I am nepo baby. My mom cleaned offices and that’s how I got my first job cleaning an office.
Nepotism: It's not about what you know, it's about *who* you know.
I just started watching keeping up w the kardashians recently and kendall literally wakes up one day and is like "I wanna model" so her family gets her an audition and training and she acts like she doesnt want to do it the whole time. so that take was kind of braindead of her lmao
also so glad i discovered your channel - super fun vid!
Zoe Kravitz - 3:00
Maya Hawke - 3:54
Maude Apatow - 4:28
Lily Rose Depp - 5:45
Lily Collins - 7:03
Lily Allen - 7:58
Kendall Jenner - 9:53
Kate Hudson - 11:13
Kaia Gerber - 11:57
Jaimie Lee Curtis - 12:43
Jack Quaid - 15:10
Hailey Bieber - 15:34
Gwyneth Paltrow: 16: 10
Gigi Hadid - 17:13
Eve Hewson - 18:04
Emma Roberts - 18:56
Elizabeth Olsen - 19:40
Dan Levy - 20:17
Dakota Johnson - 20:45
Charlotte D’Alessio- 21:15
Allison Williams - 22:28
love the vid btw! never knew i wanted to know this ranking🤣
thanks
thank youuu
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No Riley keough 😭
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The fact that most of them are sooo defensive is saying a lot
Lily and everyone “who doesn’t know what nepotism is” should’ve been in deep cleanse if Kendall’s was
This was simultaneously relevant and hilarious, love it!
I had no idea about Lilly Allen’s parents tbh
I remember Hailey Bieber talking about models these days and how they didn't have to work as hard as she did... She's bottom tier nepo baby in my book
Zoe Kravitz said that she didn’t get auditions when she wasn’t using her Dad’s name. She just changed and became big in industry! Like magic.
Literally the first thing anyone said when she was starting in big films was, she's the daughter of Lenny Kravitz. It's funny to me how she has blinders on but a lot of people don't recognize how lucky they are.
You put WAY too many people in ‘you were so close’ who weren’t close at all😂and not enough people in ‘I need a deep cleanse on my brain’ lol. Every single person in this knows exactly what nepotism is and they know they’re insanely privileged but most are simply unwilling to acknowledge it, on purpose, and purposefully find ways to not answer it & get wrapped up in their own ego bc they don’t like admitting they have privilege…they’re not confused, their defensive & insecure about it.
Yeah, while in general I agree with the classification decisions I feel like the tiers should’ve been named differently, or at the very least imo the discussion should have identified additional logical fallacies. The middle tiers were more nuanced than ‘just short of S tier’ or ‘misunderstanding the definition’. There were a lot of strawman arguments and instances where the fault mostly lies in being publicist-vetted/editorialized vs. Twitter word vomit. Otherwise a fantastic video idea, and well edited.
yes lily but ur 'training' was literally walking around paris at 16 looking cool and you were given the job of chanel ambassador. and there's so much nepotism in the medical industry its insane. i need a deep cleanse on my brain.
My parents are neither rich, nor famous, but they ARE loving and supporting, and it gave me a lot of opportunities that people from dysfunctional families don't get
Let's go see M3gan to celebrate Allison's slay!
YES
Lily Allen's response (idk anything about her) makes her sound like "a smart and well-spoken woman who's chaotically trying to change the subject under the influence of strong emotions"
I thought the same, I thought her response should have been at the lowest tier. Celebrities are one of the main reasons wealth inequality and bad economic distribution exist idk what she was talking about lol
@ivannas5540 i think its more the government… policies… laws that allow these industries & businesses & systems to flourish- and produce these celebrities and people who benefit from it. So… yes kind of. But also not really. Celebrities are in our view to distract us from the ppl who make decisions (politicians!!) Who many of these celebrities are friends w behind the scenes. I dunno. Just an addition.
@ivannas5540 …celebrities??? Really? Not politicians? CEO’s? The government? Nah, it’s the artists we watch on TV
@confusedpozole406 If her profile picture is her, is probably a teenager who only knows about the world through social media, and that's something ☠️☠️☠️☠️.
@ivannaspringa7799 industries are the main reason for wealth inequality not celebs. They're just puppets tbvh
You have such a nice soothing voice, very pleasant to listen to!
I just find it funny that these celebrities find being called what they are, nepo babies, as such a crucifixion like girl its not that deep jdxidud
I would have put kaia in the same rank as kendall. Unlike most examples given here, she has the additional advantage of practically being her mom's twin
Starting a gofundme for celebrities to go to therapy and also take ethics 101 to learn how to process and make an argument in response to an extremely basic critique
The last person (Allison?) had the BEST response ever omg... I wasn't expecting a response like that. It shows she's really aware, insightful, and thoughtful.
every response that mentions how it's "not like i land every audition bc of this" and they don't realise the nepo part is that they've been getting into closed auditions from the start, they didn't have to work up a portfolio of roles in budget productions they got through cattle calls, that they send to agents who might not even watch them, not to mention most ppl would first of all need to work up enough money to move to travel to LA or where the auditions are. nepo baby is just a descriptor of the opportunities they've been handed, it's not a judgement of how they used said opportunities.
Getting an ad about the Kardashian’s while watching this is hilarious