Nepo babies, because everyone is talking about it

“Nepo babies, nepo babies everywhere” one could say quoting the famous meme with Buzz Lightyear. In 2022 the world (of the web) has coined this term, perhaps yet to understand the extent of the phenomenon. But what does it mean? THE nepo babies they are what we have always alternatively defined as “sons of the arts” or “sons of dad”: the American woke culture went down harder and coined a term that sounds like the “children of nepotism”. Well yes because in recent months many parts of the online universe, especially online, have done nothing but talk about how the world of American entertainment is dominated, even in an often unsuspecting way, by people who have parents, and sometimes even grandparents or great-grandparents who worked or still work in the entertainment world.

Just look around for a moment to find them everywhere: Cooper Hoffmanson of Philip Seymour, was in Licorice Pizza; Maya Hawkdaughter of Ethan Hawk and Uma Thurman, in Stranger Things; Lily Collinsdaughter of Phil Collins, in Emily in Paris; Lily-Rose Deppdaughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, in the upcoming The Idol; Ever Gabo Andersondaughter of Paul WS Anderson and Milla Jovovich, in the future Peter Pan; John David Washingtonson of Denzel Washington, in keeper; Margaret Qualleydaughter of Andy MacDowell, in maid. It’s still Scott Eastwood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rumer Willis, Colin Hanks, Jack Quaid, Alexander Skarsgardthe list could be endless.

On the other hand, dynastic temptation has always been fashionable in Hollywood: Lisa Minelli is the daughter of Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland, as well as are sons of stars too Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Kate Hudson, Robert Downey Jr. (the Jr. already smells like nepo kilometers away), George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller and many others. Not to mention the family-clan gods Coppola. In some ways it is natural that, especially in closed and elitist systems, children follow in their parents’ footsteps more easily. It also happens in other areas, such as in the world of fashion: “I have many nepo baby friends that I respect”, the model wrote in a rant on Instagram a few weeks ago Victoria Cerettiwhich instead made itself: “But I can’t stand being compared to me. I wasn’t born on a sexy, comfortable pillow with a view”.