Sabrina Carpenter in sassy comeback amid 'over-sexual' album cover backlash
Sabrina Carpenter has finally shared her thoughts on the backlash she received after revealing the album artwork for her new project Man's Best Friend.
Sabrina shared the album cover on June 12, posting two images, one of a dog wearing a collar which reads Man's Best Friend and the second shows the pop star on her hands and knees, as a mysterious figure standing over her is seen pulling her hair.
Instantly, the commentary around the album artwork began online, as people dissected what the deeper meaning is behind this sort of imagery and what effect this could have on other women.
One TikToker shared their views about the controversial cover, saying: "I'm excited to hear the music! Just not so keen on the cover. Seeing this alongside the Sydney Sweeney stuff and Bonnie Blue's petting zoo, I just really have to question what on earth is going on at the moment."
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Another commented, writing: "I feel like the undertone of violence in this cover is so triggering," while someone else shared that they felt the pop star was "hypersexualising herself for the male gaze" and, as a result, "setting us so far back".
It sparked an interesting conversation online around 'choice feminism' and female sexuality. After five days of discourse, Sabrina clapped back at the fury online with couple of quick-witted posts. In response to a post on X that read "Does she have a personality outside of sex?", the ex-Disney star wrote: "girl yes and it is goooooood."
The album cover reveal came with the release of her first single from the new project, titled 'Manchild' in what many believe is a dig at her ex Barry Keoghan. The song caused quite a stir but went straight to number one.
An account called Chart Data shared some stats about Manchild, confirming its success, writing: "Manchild is the first new solo #1 hit on the Hot 100 by a female artist since Please Please Please. Both by Sabrina Carpenter. In response to her success and seemingly the backlash the song faced, Sabrina simply wrote: "I had a funny response, but I'm just going to say thank you <3."
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Sabrina went into more detail about the constant flood of comments she receives about her sexualisation after receiving backlash from her racy performances on tour. She said: "They're like, 'All she does is sing about this.' But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly you love sex.
"You're obsessed with it," she continued. "It's in my show. There are so many more moments than the 'Juno' positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. I can't control that."
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