Nepotism Has Been Around Forever. Why Are People So Bothered by It Now?

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Internet culture has spawned a new offspring: “Nepo babies”... the children of celebrities who have joined the family business whether that be movies, modeling, music, or sports. But nepotism isn’t limited to celebrities. We see it in small businesses, in college admissions, and political families like the Kennedys, Bushes, and Trumps. Nepotism has been around forever, but lately it seems to be bugging everyone. We’ll talk about why, and hear from you: how has nepotism affected your life? Guests: Nate Jones, Senior writer, Vulture - Jones wrote the anchor story "How a Nepo Baby Is Born" for New York Magazine's issue on nepotism in celebrity culture Alison Schrager, economist and senior fellow, Manhattan Institute - Schrager is also an opinion columnist for Bloomberg and wrote the recent piece "Open Your Mind to the Benefits of Nepotism" Professor Keith Harrison, professor, DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program, University of Central Florida - Harrison is the research leader of the NFL's annual diversity and inclusion report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.5	Internet culture has spawned a new offspring, so-called nepo babies, nepo short for nepotism,
0:59.0	and nepo babies being the celebrity children of celebrity parents in movies, modeling, music, or sports.
1:06.0	They've recently become the target of social media scorn for their presumably inside track to
1:11.4	jobs and fame.
1:13.5	But what are we really mad about?
1:15.8	Nepotism has been around forever and everything from politics to small family businesses,
1:20.8	which doesn't make it right, but does it always make it wrong?
1:25.1	We discuss on Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Welcome to Forum.
1:39.0	Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Kravitz, Jeff Bridges, Jamie Lee Curtis, Maya Hawke.
1:45.2	They're all celebrity kids working in the same industry or similar as their famous parents.
1:50.8	And internet culture has two words for them, nepo babies, to call out the family that likely gave them an unfair advantage.
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