Popular figure Temi Otedola has said she will never deny being a nepo baby. She recently had her say while speaking on a recent episode of The How Far Podcast, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Sharing her views on privilege and the ongoing conversation around nepotism, Temi argued that acknowledging the advantages that come from family connections does not diminish an individual’s achievements.
She added that privilege extends beyond fame and includes growing up with opportunities like financial stability, education and a supportive environment.
Her words, “So this is my take on it. You don’t have to be famous to be privileged. I feel like privilege is purely growing up in a circumstance where your parents made a certain amount of money, you didn’t have to struggle, and you had access to education, food and a foundation in life that not everybody gets.
If our kid wanted to be an artist, you would introduce them to a producer and you would do their music video. That is an unfair advantage. That is nepotism.
You can never catch me, on camera or off camera, saying I’m not a nepo baby. I find it crazy when people don’t admit to the advantage. It would be so unfair to say that.”
