She Grew Up With A Lot Of Nepo Babies In Los Angeles, And She’s Giving Some Interesting Insight Into What It Was Like
The subject of ‘nepo babies’ has been coming up a lot these days.
If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a nepo baby, or nepotism baby, is someone who is famous or influential because they have famous and influential parents. For instance, filmmaker Sofia Coppola is referred to as a nepo baby because she is the daughter of the renowned director Francis Ford Coppola.
Nepo babies have become controversial these days as some people get angry over their success, believing they wouldn’t have the careers they do if they didn’t come from famous parents. However, many believe that if they’re genuinely talented and deserving of recognition, it shouldn’t matter who their parents are.
One TikTok user who grew up and went to school in Los Angeles with a lot of nepo babies gave some interesting insight into what it was like.
“I’m from Los Angeles, so I grew up with a lot of nepo babies,” says Izza (@izzarose).
“I went to school with them [and] I dated them.”
One of the things Izza noticed about the kids she grew up with that had famous parents was how some of them overcompensated for their parents’ status. For instance, the kids she knew who were the children of big A-list celebrities were not too flashy and were more laid back in general.
On the other hand, kids whose parents were a bit less famous, like B or C-list celebrities, felt like they had more to prove and acted worse.
“I think that’s why from a very young age, I learned that it doesn’t matter who your parents are or what connections you have, like, if you’re not a good person, then I’m not gonna want to be friends with you,” explains Izza.
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Although some may believe having famous parents sounds really fun and easy, Izza elaborates on the dark family lives many of these kids had.
Izza explains that she didn’t know a single nepo baby whose parents were still together. The majority of them had divorced parents. Additionally, because so much attention was always given to their parents, they’d often act out in school because they somehow needed to get attention for themselves.
When it came to dating a few people with famous parents, Izza found that most of them were emotionally unavailable and had a hard time with the concept of love.
Izza notes that many of the nepo babies she knew didn’t want to work in the same industry as their parents and didn’t want to achieve their parents’ high level of fame. Of course, there were some that still felt they didn’t need to work because they were already secure financially.
She also noticed that some of the nepo babies that did end up going down the same career paths as their parents often did it because their parents encouraged them to do so.
Have Izza’s observations on nepo babies changed your perspective on the subject?
https://www.tiktok.com/@izzaroze/video/7194195879593561387
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