• 50_centavos@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Then they portray us peasants in their movies. They also hide the fact that the majority of them were born rich and used mommy and daddy’s money to buy their way to fame. (Looking at you Taylor Swift)

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      1 month ago

      I see this opinion often enough, so I have to ask. How much money do you think Swift’s parents put into her career? How big do you think a parental college fund should be to give their kids a solid leg up? How does that initial financial backing discredit her as she continues writing a massive catalog of successful songs?

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        1 month ago

        So I have no issues with parents setting their kids up for success. The problem is that almost every wealthy person that was “born on third base” acts like they came from middle class or lower. Good example is that video where the David Beckham meme came from. His wife comes from generations of royalty, and during an interview she said she came from a middle class family who had to drive her to school because the bus wouldn’t come to her house.

        The bus couldn’t come because she lived in a fucking castle and her dad drove her to school a Bentley.