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Sabrina Carpenter triggers backlash with racy photos ahead of her new album
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has raised eyebrows by posting some very racy photos ahead of the release of her new album.
Her seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend, will be out on 29 August.
Fans of the 26-year-old singer, who just released the single, Manchild from the upcoming album, have been divided on the recently posted album art – a photograph of Sabrina, on her hands and knees, wearing a short black dress with heels, as an unseen man grabs her hair.
'Am I the only one who thinks this is dehumanising for women?' a social media user wrote.
Another said she believed in women owning their sexuality and feeling powerful in their bodies, 'but a woman on all fours with a man pulling her hair isn't empowering. It mirrors the very objectification we're trying to break free from'.
Sabrina responded to one X user after the person retweeted her album art and asked, 'Does she have a personality outside of sex?' saying, 'Girl yes and it is goooooood.'
Sabrina has also faced backlash for her recent Rolling Stone cover where she poses nude with pair of white stockings as her long blonde hair and arms cover her.
The former Disney child star has also been accused of being over-sexualised and inappropriate during her current Short n' Sweet tour which runs until November.
For her concerts Sabrina wears glittery corsets, garter belts, lacy baby doll nighties and has very intimate choreography.
When she performs her song Juno, she sings, 'Wanna try out some freaky positions? Have you ever tried this one?' and acts out sex positions.
At the end of the song, Bed Chem, she lies on a heart-shaped bed, staging intercourse with a male dancer behind a curtain.
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'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,' she told Rolling Stone.
'Clearly you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show. There's 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.'
Sabrina says she finds irony and humour in all the criticism and that she isn't bothered by people's opinions.
'I don't want to be pessimistic but I truly feel like I've never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more and scrutinised in every capacity. I'm not just talking about me. I'm talking about every female artist that is making art right now,' she said.
'It's definitely not always great and I don't always feel like I know what's happening. I feel like I have some clarity on what I want, at least for the near future, which is rare. I'm so lucky to be in a place right now where I feel present.'
