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Is the Sabrina Carpenter album art really that offensive?
The internet has been divided over the suggestive cover of the pop princess’s new album, but it’s possible some might be missing the point
(Asked which famous ex Manchild is about, she answered, “It’s about your dad.”) She’s taking the now-unusual step of releasing a new album only a year after her breakout for no more reason than she has ideas, feels creative, and wants to – “my brain is sharp, let’s write”, she told Rolling Stone. Besides humorously imagining the manchild’s shortcomings as vehicles, poking fun at some traditional movie pinups and relishing enjoyably strange images, the video continues Carpenter’s star-making playfulness with the idea of being a sexy, submissive vixen, Betty Boop for gen Z. Rae’s brown-eyed, Louisiana girl-next-door perkiness, athletic dancing and pure pop instincts recall a young Britney Spears – except, crucially, she is 24, and has been pursuing mega-fame on her own terms for years on TikTok.
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