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Extra.ie
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Sabrina Carpenter hits back at criticism of new cover art
Sabrina Carpenter has responded to criticism claiming the cover art of Man's Best Friend would be 'reducing women to pets'. Carpenter announced the release of her seventh studio record on June 11 via Instagram: 'My new album, 'Mans Best Friend' is out on August 29, 2025.' The cover shows the singer on her knees, dressed in black, with her hair being pulled by an unidentified man. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sabrina Carpenter (@sabrinacarpenter) Glasgow Womens Aid, a charity that supports women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, criticised her choice of imagery on the record cover. In a Facebook post (June 12), the organisation said the following: 'Sabrina Carpenters new album cover isnt edgy, its regressive. Picturing herself on all fours, with a man pulling her hair and calling it Mans Best Friend isnt subversion. Its a throwback to tired tropes that reduce women to pets, props, and possessions and promote an element of violence and control.' In a recent interview with Rolling Stone , Carpenter shared her thoughts on the backlash Man's Best Friend received, saying the criticism is unjustified. 'I don't want to be pessimistic, but I truly feel like Ive never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more, and scrutinised in every capacity. Im not just talking about me. Im talking about every female artist that is making art right now,' said Carpenter. 'I'm living in the glory of no one hearing it or knowing about it, and so I can not care,' she added. 'I can not give a fuck about it, because I'm just so excited.' The singer released the lead single of her new record, 'Manchild' on June 5, with Man's Best Friend coming out August 29.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sabrina Carpenter is accused of 'reducing women to pets' by domestic violence charity as she poses on all fours with faceless man pulling her hair on new album cover
Sabrina Carpenter has been accused of 'reducing women to pets' by a leading domestic violence charity as the row over her new controversial new album cover deepens. The popstar, 26, announced the 12-song record titled 'Man's Best Friend' on Wednesday accompanied with a picture of a faceless man pulling her hair as she posed on all fours. While the announcement of new music was met with much fanfare, many have criticised the singer for over-sexualising herself and encouraging the return of 'tired stereotypical tropes' around women. Glasgow Women's Aid, who were established during the second wave of the women's liberation movement, were one of the leading organisations who delivered a scathing verdict on Ms Carpenter's new album cover yesterday. They said: 'Sabrina Carpenter's new album cover isn't edgy, it's regressive. 'Picturing herself on all fours, with a man pulling her hair and calling it 'Man's Best Friend' isn't subversion. 'It's a throwback to tired tropes that reduce women to pets, props, and possessions and promote an element of violence and control. We've fought too hard for this. 'We get Sabrina's brand is packaged up retro glam but we really don't need to go back to the tired stereotypes of women. 'Sabrina is pandering to the male gaze and promoting misogynistic stereotypes, which is ironic given the majority of her fans are young women! 'Come on Sabrina! You can do better!' The 26-year-old herself addressed these criticisms in an interview with American music magazine Rolling Stone this week, where she features on this month's front cover wearing almost no clothes. She said: 'It's always so funny to me when people complain. 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.' The album will feature her latest hit song 'Manchild' in a song widely believed to be aimed at her ex-boyfriend, Barry Keoghan. The single was also accompanied by a music video, during which Ms Carpenter is seen bathing with two piglets she labels as men. The criticisms also come just months after Brit Awards viewers were left outraged at her performance that saw her get down on her knees in front of a 'King's Guard'. Parents of young children watched on in disbelief as the scantily dressed Espresso singer, 25, opened the awards at The O2 in London last night with a steamy set. The criticisms also come just months after Brit Awards viewers were left outraged at her performance that saw her get down on her knees in front of a 'King's Guard' They vowed to immediately contact ITV and Ofcom after Carpenter - dressed in a skimpy red lingerie outfit - crouched down in front of a dancer dressed in a King's Guard uniform. The camera then panned to the 'guard' who looked towards the lens and winked. She had opened the awards ceremony wearing a red sparkly military-style blazer dress in homage to Britain. Surrounded by dancers dressed in King's Guards uniform, she strutted down a red carpet lit up with the Union Flag. Carpenter then changed into a red lingerie outfit to perform song 'Bed Chem' on a large bed where she spread her legs apart.
Fast Company
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
Sabrina Carpenter's new album cover divides the internet: ‘Man's Best Friend' discourse explained
Less than a year after she came out with her Grammy-winning album 'Short n' Sweet,' pop singer Sabrina Carpenter announced the release date of her next project, titled 'Man's Best Friend,' with a new album cover on Wednesday, and it has ignited a headline-grabbing debate. While some fans of the singer are salivating over the mere mention of another ' Sabrina Summer,' others are none too happy with the album cover's messaging. The cover depicts Carpenter in heels and a black minidress, crouching on the floor. An anonymous man holds a handful of her iconic blonde hair. Fans and critics immediately took to social media to voice their support or concerns with the image's messaging, and though many fans staunchly defend Carpenter and the album cover as 'satirical,' 'exaggerated,' and 'ironic,' others, including the domestic violence advocacy group Glasgow Women's Aid, say that the image of a Carpenter kneeling on the ground being dragged by her hair is triggering, regressive, and frankly, distasteful. Pushing boundaries or tired tropes? Discourse about the album's imagery calls to mind a long history of public criticism directed toward women artists. Many women who have challenged boundaries around what was acceptable in music and other artistic disciplines have found themselves on the receiving end of cultural blowback, but this conversation reads differently. The prevalence of social media means that the album cover went viral overnight, as people saw and posted about the new cover, and some critics worry about the impact of the message on young fans. (Carpenter is a former Disney Channel star.) Fans also have the ability insult each other's intelligence overtly via Instagram and TikTok, calling those who don't get it 'dumb' and 'dense.' Comments on the original Instagram post lean both directions, with some expressing their excitement and others telling Carpenter that the cover 'is not the slay you think it is.' One user explained that even if the cover is an ironic joke, it's not an effective one. 'If the fans who know all of her lore are the only ones who can interpret her attempt, that isn't satire,' the user wrote. '[It's] an inside joke that reads misogynistic to everyone else which makes it really harmful.' Still, Carpenter is known for the wry messaging in her music, prompting some TikTok users to call out others whom they claimed just didn't get it. 'The people criticizing Sabrina Carpenter's new album cover for 'Man's Best Friend' are so obtuse,' said one TikToker in a video. 'None of you have ever used context clues in your life and it shows.' However, others accuse Carpenter of not paying attention to context. A common refrain is that Carpenter is acting oblivious to America's current political climate and the deep misogyny that runs through it.
