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Meg Ryan Defends Son Jack Quaid Of ‘Nepo Baby’ Label: “That Nepo Stuff Is So Dismissive Of His Work Ethic” (deadline.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I don’t see “without merit” in the definitions of nepotism I looked up. Calling someone a “nepobaby” is forcing them to confront their privilege, but also calling out a system that gives advantage to the children of privileged people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did he have to wait tables and suck dick until he got his big break?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

That’s not what I meant when I said you have to show some gumption to get into the biz.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

https://www.wordnik.com/words/nepotism

The whole point of “nepotism” as a term is that someone is getting favoritism based on their relation rather than their actual merits. Look up the etymology and history of the word. It comes from the same root as “nephew”.