Urethra Franklin
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Mar 29, 2013 23:47:43 GMT -5
Kid sounds like a young Q-Tip. I'm impressed:
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Post by psychokiller on Mar 30, 2013 0:14:07 GMT -5
This sounds horrible to me.
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Post by Cela on Mar 30, 2013 0:56:04 GMT -5
In acting, yes.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Mar 30, 2013 7:58:10 GMT -5
He has a talent at scrunching up his eyebrows constantly as well.
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Post by The OP on Mar 30, 2013 8:13:07 GMT -5
No matter how talented he might be, it's hard for me to respect the kid as a performer when I know he didn't really have to work for it.
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Post by King Ghidorah on Mar 30, 2013 10:00:38 GMT -5
Seeing Jaden in any type of hood is hilarious.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Mar 30, 2013 10:02:52 GMT -5
This is all kinds of bad...wow. Expected more from the son of The Fresh Prince to be honest.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 10:45:19 GMT -5
No matter how talented he might be, it's hard for me to respect the kid as a performer when I know he didn't really have to work for it. I never understood this logic. Yes, he is being helped by his parents, but is that really a bad thing? There's plenty of people who get their jobs from some form of nepotism or by knowing the right people. With that said, I think he'll do better if he sticks with acting. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 10:49:00 GMT -5
That nasally hello
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Mar 30, 2013 10:49:58 GMT -5
No matter how talented he might be, it's hard for me to respect the kid as a performer when I know he didn't really have to work for it. I never understood this logic. Yes, he is being helped by his parents, but is that really a bad thing? There's plenty of people who get their jobs from some form of nepotism or by knowing the right people. With that said, I think he'll do better if he sticks with acting. Yes it's a bad thing because it stops the people who are good at their jobs and who work hard moving upwards because someone who is feeling the benefits of nepotism steals the spot from them. I've never understood the logic that just because there's "plenty" of people getting something unfairly then it suddenly becomes okay. It's still bullshit and it needs to stop, not that I think it ever will. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 11:03:46 GMT -5
But who is he really taking jobs away from?
As I said, nepotism is apparent in all aspects of life. My uncle got his job because both my aunt and grandmother put in a good word for him at their job. There might have been a better qualified person, I don't know, but their word helped him land it.
If you know someone who can help you out in whatever you choose to do, I don't think it's insane to use that.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Mar 30, 2013 11:18:56 GMT -5
But who is he really taking jobs away from? As I said, nepotism is apparent in all aspects of life. My uncle got his job because both my aunt and grandmother put in a good word for him at their job. There might have been a better qualified person, I don't know, but their word helped him land it. If you know someone who can help you out in whatever you choose to do, I don't think it's insane to use that. It's not insane to use it if there is a way but there shouldn't be a way, the employer shouldn't take into consideration personal relationships when dealing with business. As far as who JADEN is taking "jobs" away from? Well he's definitely using his parents money to make more money that could be in the pockets of someone who has worked the circuits and who has honed their craft a lot more than he has. This guy has gotten all the perks he possibly could and probably walked right into a record deal that would be much better served by someone who has worked for what they want. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 11:22:52 GMT -5
It's their money, if they want to fund his rap career(which again, doesn't sound too good), I can't really fault them for that. I can't say I wouldn't do the same for my kid.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Mar 30, 2013 11:28:03 GMT -5
It's their money, if they want to fund his rap career(which again, doesn't sound too good), I can't really fault them for that. I can't say I wouldn't do the same for my kid. Fair enough  Differences is why the world works. Personally I'd give them as much encouragement and moral support as possible but at no point would I hand them everything on a plate. It's up to their talent, skill and perseverance to get them there. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 11:42:14 GMT -5
But who is he really taking jobs away from? As I said, nepotism is apparent in all aspects of life. My uncle got his job because both my aunt and grandmother put in a good word for him at their job. There might have been a better qualified person, I don't know, but their word helped him land it. If you know someone who can help you out in whatever you choose to do, I don't think it's insane to use that. It's not insane, but it is dangerous in the long-term. It's the same reason why no dynasty in the history of monarchies has lasted forever. The rulers who made the dynasty what is is are eventually replaced by people who have no qualifications whatsoever to be in charge, it falls by the wayside, and they get taken over by outsiders or overthrown by their own subjects in an orgy of violence. In the case of business or art, it stifles innovation because the only thing that gets rewarded is the status quo. Look at Walmart, it's owned by a bunch of kids who have nothing in common with Sam Walton. They do very few of the things that he did to make his company as big as it was. They have no creativity or business acumen, and their only means of competing with other businesses is to just poop out money on everything. They have this massive commercial blob that will take decades before it dies even with the worst mismanagement imaginable, just because of the near-endless warchest their dad amassed. But...can't take it away from them either, because they're the heirs who've taken control in the old man's passing. Sorry to go on a near-rant there, but the long and the short of it is that nepotism puts unqualified people in charge eventually. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 11:44:53 GMT -5
Then that's their mistake. I don't want it to seem like I believe nepotism is a flawless practice. It's not. There's countless examples of bad nepotism. But for this example of helping someone get their foot in the door, I don't see a problem with it.
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Post by salsashark on Mar 30, 2013 14:08:59 GMT -5
Wow, that was trash. The Pinkett-Smith children are among some of the most annoying people alive. Ugh. All I can think when I see them is that they're being entered into some giant talent show at their parents' behest. Anyway, nepotism makes sense from a practical standpoint, but that doesn't necessarily make it right. There are the kids of famous people I have a soft spot for (Hank III, Sean Lennon is OK, and he's a no one now but Young Dirty Bastard is vaguely endearing), but for the most part, you should really cultivate your own lineage or go out on a new name if you want to be more than just a pale imitation. It builds character that way, plus you are then less likely to hover around in someone else's shadow. What Jaden does is not building a real career of his own. He is just starring in boring-ass movies and making boring-ass music that's clearly coming from his parents' connections. If he wants to be serious about it, he should do something bold and interesting. He has all the money in the world and no pressure to do what he wants, and instead he sticks to trite kinda shit? Pretty laughable. Seeing Jaden in any type of hood is hilarious. Also, this all the way. Why is this offspring of mainstream multimillionaires fronting so hard? He would probably be better as a 50 Cent/Jay-Z sort who is playing up the fact that he has money coming out of his ass instead of being some pseudo-indie rapper. What a joke. |
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Post by salsashark on Mar 30, 2013 14:11:11 GMT -5
Oh, for another good example of nepotism, check out Elvis Perkins in Dearland. That guy (who is the son of Psycho's Anthony Perkins) is just so astoundingly good at what he does, it's easy to completely forget about the connections to a famous person.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Mar 30, 2013 14:17:07 GMT -5
We need a Chet Hanks/Jaden Smith freestyle battle
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Post by salsashark on Mar 30, 2013 14:22:36 GMT -5
We need a Chet Hanks/Jaden Smith freestyle battle Wow, how did I forget that clown? In Chet's favor, at least he is just a regular pervert kinda dude (Check out the time he went on Reddit's nude-posting section and started hitting on girls) with some personality, even for as dumb as he is. Jaden Smith doesn't even have that. BTW, this reminds of Colin Hanks, who is actually a pretty solid actor and has chosen a good variety of roles. |
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Differences is why the world works. Personally I'd give them as much encouragement and moral support as possible but at no point would I hand them everything on a plate. It's up to their talent, skill and perseverance to get them there.
