Personally I think the Sabrina Carpenter saga is more cynical than this. Being dismissive of criticism sent the message that she exists outside of culture wars, which broadens her audience. Refusing to engage outright with socio-political discourse (whilst dropping oblique hints of a progressive-ish pop-feminist position) is how Taylor Swift maintains both progressive AND Conservative audiences. This could also be seen as a deliberate way to alienate more politically inclined fans who expect their favourite celebrities to hold firm political positions: not having those people in your fan base means you're never drawn into controversial conversations, so it de-risks your product and grows your potential audience.
2025-09-16 07:24:59
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_may.re :
i just found your account and I LOVE your content, brb binging all your videos!!!
2025-09-16 14:25:05
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James :
I think this could be a shift in politics with gen z and gen alpha being more 'conservative' (with a lower case c), and its a display in those shifts for a younger audience
2025-09-15 23:07:10
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Petal :
I just miss that wink to the audience in her cover that is so prevalent in all of her other media. This cover and her weak explaination of its intended meaning really missed the mark for me
2025-09-16 11:52:54
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AvantGuard :
Hasn’t the hyper feminine/femme fatal power play always been the subtle art of topping from the bottom?
2025-09-17 00:57:35
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sooldelosandes :
totally agree! but I also think the debate around her album cover was really U.S coded, in the sense that Latin music is always more sexual (with the good and the bad of that). The response of some people seem a little "prude" to me, as someone not from the U.S. At the same time, I think new generations are too sometimes too literal and struggle to read between lines when it comes to artists
2025-09-15 23:17:12
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VolcanDeChocolate :
I think everyone got mad at her for the wrong reasons, in her Mexico tour she said, and I translate this as a native Spanish speaker, “I’m full grown but look like a kid, come put something neat in my little house”, that plus the Lolita photoshoot makes it seem like she’s trying to lean into pdfiles fantasies
2025-09-16 01:59:22
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Internet Anthropology :
Curious to know your thoughts on if this addresses the controversy or if it creates new problems or just comment unc
2025-09-15 22:52:08
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amsam :
I think it wasn’t «lost», but not communicated before
2025-09-16 05:31:25
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a single duck :
i was so flabbergasted by the negative reactions to the album cover, if you know sabrina’s work it was very obvious what she was trying to say
2025-09-23 19:56:38
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it wasnt lost in translation. it doeant matter if she was the one directing the photoshoot.
2025-11-10 12:11:19
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daisy :
You always get it
2025-09-16 16:13:40
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