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A Nepo Baby Who Thinks Everyone Else Should Just Work Harder, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'

Molly Bradley
Molly Bradley
A Nepo Baby Who Thinks Everyone Else Should Just Work Harder, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
This week we've also got a guy mad that no women are cooking for him and a very angry Mets fan.
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Every day somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on Twitter from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.



This week’s characters include a guy mad that no women are cooking for him, a very angry Mets fan and a nepo baby who thinks that non-nepo babies should just try harder.



Friday

Jackson Hinkle

The character: Jackson Hinkle, host of “The Dive,” self-proclaimed “most censored man on YouTube,” guy who doesn’t like women very much

The plot: One of the most prevalent types of exhausting posts on Twitter — an evergreen bad take, if you will — is where someone logs on and proudly proclaims that they neither like nor respect women, despite an utter lack of data points that lead them to say so.

Last Friday, the culprit was Jackson Hinkle, a YouTuber who not only seems to yearn for the days when women were relegated principally to the kitchen, but also thinks that men uniquely have the right to hold their alcohol.



Just a lot going on here. Very cool!


The repercussion: People not only set Hinkle straight on the facts, but rightly roasted him for suggesting that he neither interacts with women enough to know better, nor seems to be able to cook for and take care of himself. People also pointed out that if we’re comparing genders to the standards of their historical roles, men aren’t doing so hot themselves.



Molly Bradley




Wednesday

David Axelrod

The character: David Axelrod, Senior Political Commentator at CNN, author, Mets fan???

The plot: In sports, you either win or lose. Well, in American sports, in other countries you can tie and they tie a lot. But fans want to see their teams win, and that usually incorporates spending money. Because in business, you have to spend money to make money. And the more you spend, the more you win, most of the time. Now, the owners and governors of teams are usually billionaires, and it’s their money being used. And if you ask any fanbase, they want their team to spend the most to win the most. This is not controversial.

Until David had something to say about my beloved Mets loading up on free agents this winter (which is objectively awesome and I love to see us spend the big bucks).



The repercussion: Us Mets fans got real angry at him and we dunked all over him. I can say this, not on the behalf of my employer nor Digg, but as a lifelong Mets fan: he sucks and he should pick another team to root for. We are not the evil empire, or the Yankees; this is a time to celebrate and not one to whine for no reason. Eat it, Axelrod; you’re wrong, buddy!



Jared Russo




Lottie Moss

The character:  Lottie Moss, model, defensive nepo baby

The plot: This week’s Twitter discourse is nepotism — specifically, the offspring of the rich and famous, known (not very) affectionately as “nepo babies.” The conversation appears to have been sparked by Vulture’s “definitive taxonomy” of Hollywood’s nepo babies, and has seen a number of privileged public figures embarrass themselves trying to defend having their careers pretty much handed to them.

One such figure is Lottie Moss, sister of Kate Moss, a.k.a one of the most famous models of all time. Lottie, who is a model (a fact totally unrelated to her sister’s success, I’m sure), took to Twitter to offer a confusing but definitely annoying take. (Note the below is a screenshot, because Lottie Moss appears to have since deactivated her Twitter account.)


lottie moss nepotism tweet


In her tweet, the 24-year-old expresses her frustration at having to recognize the role nepotism has played in her career. She does acknowledge life isn’t fair — but then says you can achieve your dreams if only you “put your mind to it.” Thanks for the advice!

It’s incredibly frustrating to see someone who was handed opportunities telling other people they just need to work hard to accomplish the same. Meritocracy is not a thing, we all know that, please stop pretending you don’t.

Also, why wade into the discourse at all? You could just say nothing and continue to enjoy your life, or acknowledge your privilege (that’s all many people are asking for) and most will respect you for it. Nepo babies aren’t the victim here; yes, people pointed out that your parents are wealthy and/or successful, but that won’t stop you benefiting from it.


The repercussion: Twitter users were not impressed with Lottie’s take.



Others pointed out that despite Lottie taking it upon herself to defend nepo babies everywhere, they didn’t actually know who she was.



Darcy Jimenez



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Read the previous edition of our One Main Character column, which included a Twitter account that thinks 35-year-old women are old crones, a rock star dunking on The Doors and more.

Did we miss a main character from this week? Please send tips to [email protected].

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