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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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[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world -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”.