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sweetpeapickle t1_j9uyi5z wrote

Reply to comment by Lost_Hunter3601 in ‘Sherlock’ Star Amanda Abbington Says “Nepotism” Helped Her Land Role In BBC Drama by Neo2199

It's called family business, which was the backbone of this country. So why it is a "thing" now when there is a whole lot of actual bad things going on in the world, & people keep bringing this up....

BTW, I grew up in a family business, as did my parents(different business industry). And it's how I learned from that experience along with going to school for it-to have my own for over 25 years.

Her getting this role, due to being in a relationship is one thing that makes sense for the role she played. People always go one about how this or that couple have "no chemistry". Well this is one way to obtain it onscreen.

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QuintoBlanco t1_j9v91k6 wrote

There is a difference between a family business, and people getting hired for jobs in a business that is not owned by their family because of personal relationships.

Also, not caring about a thing, because there are other things that are worse isn't a sign of great intelligence.

And if you do want to us that argument: nepotism is part of a bigger problem, people gaining power and influence because of social background rather than knowledge and skill.

That would be less of a problem is society made it easier for people who don't have a support network to get ahead in life.

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gong_yi_tan_pai t1_j9v0ah9 wrote

I mean there’s nothing necessarily “wrong” with it per se. As you said family businesses are a thing and there’s nothing necessarily wrong with those.

I believe what people have issue with is when people who were a product of nepotism or got where there are because they were in a family business act like they did it all on their own or were somehow better than others etc.

Using the term “nepo baby” is calling out those people. It’s like saying “no you didn’t get to where you are because you’re so much better than other qualified people, you just had help from your family.”

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