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Plenty of struggling actors have a good work ethic but don’t have powerful/successful mommies and daddies giving them a foot in the door, Meg.
It’s not dismissive to call him a nepo baby. It’s just a reflection of reality. It doesn’t make him a bad actor, it’s just acknowledging he was privileged by being the son of two very famous actors. Besides, [puts on Jeff Foxworthy mustache] If the biggest hardship you face in your life is being called a “nepo baby” then you just might be a nepo baby
This whole thing is fucking dumb on both sides. I'm not sure why she is defending so much. I've heard Jack on a few podcasts taking jokes/comments about it in stride, so clearly he's not offended despite your weak attempt at a derisive Jeff Foxworthy reference.
On the other side, why does it matter now. The leg has been upped for these kids, that's already done. It's done in every industry the world over (born into a family farm? You're a nepo baby). Nothing to do now but judge their actual work product to see if the success is somewhat warranted. Jack has a pretty good track record of his own and he is humble about it. That's good enough for me compared to many other nepo babies.
Oh no some rando didn't like my Jeff Foxworthy joke!
Good rebuttal.