Plenty of struggling actors have a good work ethic but don’t have powerful/successful mommies and daddies giving them a foot in the door, Meg.

It’s not dismissive to call him a nepo baby. It’s just a reflection of reality. It doesn’t make him a bad actor, it’s just acknowledging he’s privileged by being the son of two very famous actors. Besides, [puts on Jeff Foxworthy mustache] If the biggest hardship you face in your life is being called a “nepo baby” then you just might be a nepo baby

Unpopular opinion - sure, it’s fair to point out the privileges that offsprings of Hollywood elites enjoy, but let’s not pretend the term “nepo baby” is not a backhanded sound bite to demean this particular group and devalue them in some way.

Personally if I’m a Hollywood elite, I’d be less offended if my kid is called “privileged” rather than “nepo baby”, but people choose the latter for this exact reason.