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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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?
The line of reasoning that I have is this: there are many artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, etc out there, but few of them have the financial security and connections via their wealthy family to chase those careers that someone like Taylor Swift had growing up. Financial security in this case being a family there for you that can fully support you if your life goes sideways.
The issue that I see when we put people like Taylor Swift on the success pedestal, and they don't acknowledge the privilege and luck that it took to get there, it feels disingenuous.
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.
Of course it'll be nominated, nothing makes these people feel better than pretending they're supporting "the issues". It'll lose Best Documentary to one about how Thatcher had a puppy she didn't strangle or something
The revolution will be achieved with the support of good capitalists who say the good things as opposed to bad capitalists who say bad things
This is kind of weird timing, because "No Other Land" just won an Oscar.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/09/no-other-land-film-shared-palestine-solidarity
Lmao