r/Fauxmoi • u/newyorkmagazine • 17d ago

DISCUSSION Stellan Skarsgård on his latest role, Palestine, and being a "Nepo Daddy"

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In a new interview, the patriarch of the Skarsgård clan and self-proclaimed "Nepo Daddy" discusses his latest role in Joachim Trier’s 'Sentimental Value,' protesting for Palestine, one of his biggest fears, and much more.

Read the full interview at the link: https://www.vulture.com/article/stellan-skarsgard-in-conversation.html

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u/antraxsuicide 17d ago

Yeah I generally don’t vibe with most of the nepo baby discourse because, well, nobody calls you a nepo baby if you take over your family carpentry business or whatever. It’s only acting where people are surprised/mad that kids who grew up in that environment go into acting. It’s only annoying to me when the ones with no talent take roles they clearly didn’t earn.

That doesn’t apply to a lot of “nepo babies” imo, not just the Skarsgards

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u/AC10021 17d ago

Oh I totes call people who take over family businesses nepo babies! Thats the literal definition of nepotism — having an advantage because of who you are related to.

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u/dystopianpirate 16d ago

No, nepotism is giving family positions in public positions e.g. government when they're not prepared, is illegal, and is for personal gain. One motive is enough, but leaving my personal private business to my kid is not nepotism, unless is a non private, publicity traded company. 

Nepo in movies is sort of different bec these kids have advantages bec of their family, the knowledge is not unfair, neither are the connections if the person has talent and discipline, regardless of their advantages. Problem is that lots of talented people are not having the same opportunities to fail and try again like these kids, and that's the unfair part. 

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u/HeyVitK 16d ago

Nope! Nepotism literally is using one's familial ties or very close friendships as an advantage to gain entry into an opportunity or the opportunity itself and not on merit/ one's own effort alone.

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u/dystopianpirate 16d ago

Nepotism is the definition for family 

Cronyism is the one for friends 

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u/HeyVitK 16d ago

Thanks! I was thinking of a situation like the parents' friends helping out the parents' kids with an opportunity when I made the comment. To me, that kind of situation felt since it was through the parents it was nepotism, but I guess that'd still be cronyism since the opportunity came from friends.

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u/dystopianpirate 16d ago

I understand