![]() Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Presented by SAG AFTRA - ARRIVALS 2, Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA January 29, 2017. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2015 - ARRIVALS, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 10, 2016. Photo By: Jason Mendez/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for 21st Annual Critics'' Choice Awards, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA January 17, 2016. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for ROCKETMAN Premiere, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY May 29, 2019. Photo By: James Atoa/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas at arrivals for PETE''S DRAGON Premiere, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA August 8, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2016, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, ON September 11, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard in the press room for The Huading Global Film Awards - Press Room, The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA December 15, 2016. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard in the press room for The Huading Global Film Awards - Press Room, The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA December 15, 2016. Binuya/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2015 - ARRIVALS, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 10, 2016. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Tom Bernard, Mia Wasikowska, Gus Van Sant, Bryce Dallas Howard, Michael Barker at arrivals for RESTLESS Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Ryerson Theatre, Toronto, ON September 8, 2011. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for Variety''s 2014 Power of Women Event in LA, Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA October 10, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Bryce Dallas Howard at arrivals for Variety''s 2014 Power of Women Event in LA, Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA October 10, 2014. It’s similar to when white people acknowledge their privilege to me as if I benefit in any way from knowing that they’re self-aware.Manderlay Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Photos Bryce Dallas at arrivals for PETE''S DRAGON Premiere, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA August 8, 2016. Even Twitter fave Allison Williams’ initially well-received remarks about her nepo-baby status have grown a bit tiresome. I also know the internet gets similarly annoyed when actors go out of their way to address their nepotism. And I’m sure some budding actors out there would rather have some (albeit very obvious) advice from Howard about building communities and “being your own boss,” if it’s readily available. ![]() I’m not going to dig into all of that, though, because Howard’s post is ultimately harmless-just ill-advised. ![]() Putting aside the obvious disparity between average folks and people with rich, well-connected parents, there’s plenty of other factors that determine the success or failure of someone in Hollywood, including race, gender, sexuality, size, etc-not to mention, the current flop state of Hollywood itself, with fast-disappearing shows and soon-to-be AI-generated projects. Many of the comments under her Instagram post are similarly critical. Twitter was quick to call out Howard for her tone-deaf post, labeling her comments as “nonsense” and pointing out her illustrious surname. Nonetheless, I must acknowledge the absurdity of this very goofy post that fails to mention her nepo-baby privilege and has way too many mentions of “we” and “us” when describing the career trajectory of most actors. I even thought she was good in The Help, for Christ’s sake. I appreciate her contributions to the Twilight saga and thought her controversial, high-heel running in Jurassic World was actually subversive. ![]() Listen, I’m not the type of Very Online pop-culture person who pokes fun at Howard for somehow being both a C-list actress and a serial blockbuster star. Howard goes on to write that it’s her “mission to empower newcomers with the same strategies that observed and practiced,” because “there IS a path to ‘making it.’” She then shares that she’s planning on offering “tips, ideas, & stories” to help budding actors “navigate the showbiz landscape.” Presumably, we can expect some sort of MasterClass-type course from Howard in the near future. ![]()
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