Lily Allen Compares 'Nepo Baby' Label to Being Called a 'Karen'

[hewontgo]

Lily Allen Compares 'Nepo Baby' Label to Being Called a 'Karen': 'Almost Exclusively Used for Women' https://t.co/eovbEoz8JV
- People (@people) May 7, 2024
Lily Allen (daughter to actor Keith Allen) has thoughts on being labeled a "nepo baby

Comments

[skyler_white_yo]

I somewhat agree that the nepo baby label tends to get used slightly more toward women than men. Kate Hudson is called out more for being a nepo baby than Wyatt Russell. I also get her point about using baby being infantilizing, I never saw it that way, but I can see how it can be perceived that way.

That said, I’m getting tired of nepo babies keeping the nepo baby conversation going. It seems like the only time the nepo baby discourse is brought up, it’s by a nepo baby being mad that they are being called a nepo baby.

[lamppost1911]

I agree to an extent. Kate is known to be Goldie’s daughter, etc while who is checking for Wyatt Russell? (And I like him!)

When the nepo baby discourse became more mainstream people were shocked *Phoebe Buffay SHOCKED* by some of the nepo babies they didn’t know of.

[silverstarry]

Kate's brother Oliver Hudson was called out for being a nepo baby quite often around his Rules of Engagement era.

Lily Allen must not be a secret ONTDer or she would see that a lot of boys are referred to as nepo babies here. While I understand a 40 year old adult feeling infantilized by being called a baby, that is the smallest part of any nepo baby's defense. You know the thing that REALLY bothers them is the nepo part of "nepo baby." Even if we agreed to formally refer to them as "adult beneficiaries of nepotism," they would still be complaining about how they work so hard so that they can keep ignoring the fact that having industry connections IS a real advantage that they don't want to acknowledge.

[skyler_white_yo]

Oh yeah, Lily is grasping at straws to shift the discourse. She has a semi valid point, but is purposefully ignoring the main argument.

[arellaj]

Her brother was the secret ontder.

[pop_squash]

I personally think of Brooklyn Beckham as being the dictionary definition of the term nepo baby.

[fernandocolunga]

In both cases lily and Kate are more famous ain’t no one checking for wyatt

[rabbitncavylove]

I was gonna say the same. These women are more high profile. Only heard of Wyatt when he was cast in marvel. I didn’t know Oliver was Kate’s brother until recently. Didn’t watch GOT. Didn’t know that was Lily’s brother either.

[fernandocolunga]

Didn’t even know wyatt was cast in marvel 😭😭😭😭

[littlebones]

she's also way more famous than him, so people actually talk about her.

i've seen wyatt in a grand total of 3 things - the marvel show, interviews with his dad, and the nhl all star game. who's checking for him?

[blazingeternity]

Me binging "Monarch" last week: Wow, that dude they cast as the younger version of Kurt Russel's character looks quite similar to him. Great casting!
My cousin: That's his son...
For a second, I was afraid to have my ONTD membership revoked for not knowing K.R. had a son at all 🥲

[lamppost1911]

You should see “Ingrid Goes West”! Not because of him (he’s well casted though), it’s just such a good movie.

[coralphish]

I think that's because most people have not a clue who Wyatt Russell is and that he is Kate's half-bro, where as Kate Hudson is a household name who has been repeatedly compared to her mother throughout her career--well before the nepo baby talk began

[digitalqueens]

i had no idea wyatt existed until this comment so that's probably why

[kerosene_pill]

say nepo baby again