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“Nicki Minaj is more talented than Taylor Swift. Sorry.”

- Libby Warren ’23

“Cottage cheese is a top-tier food.”

- Eva Spak ’24 is constantly judging them just because of who their parents are.

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Talented parents also do not guarantee successful children. Take Brooklyn Beckham, son of soccer star David Beckham, for example. He has attempted to gain fame by using the platform he was given but has brutally failed multiple times, and his attempts at modeling and creating his own cooking show have not been received well by the media.

“The pineapple pizza debate is overrated and does not matter.”

- Tanvi Josh ’26

While it’s necessary to acknowledge some of our favorite stars did get to where they are through privileged backgrounds, we cannot ignore their accomplishments simply because they received a leg up. It can even be argued that being a nepotism baby actually makes it harder to succeed in the industry since everyone

No matter how much scrutiny nepotism babies come under, they are always going to exist as long as famous people have children. Nepo babies are inevitable, so can’t we just let them gain their platform in peace? Believe me, I think it’s just as unfair as anyone else, but a lot of my favorite stars have famous parents and their talent may have gone unnoticed without the advantage their parents provided.

“I don’t want to meet my grandkids.”

- Leila Tarighi ’24

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