[Satire] 'Approved by God': Sabrina Carpenter Debuts Alternate Album Cover Amid Backlash
- Sabrina Carpenter announced her album Man's Best Friend and shared the controversial cover art on Instagram on June 11, 2025.
- The cover, depicting Carpenter on all fours with a man holding her hair, sparked immediate backlash and debate about women's empowerment and satire.
- The discussion included defense by Alyssa Farah Griffin and The View hosts, while critics like Sunny Hostin questioned its impact on young girls and feminism.
- The cover post quickly gained widespread attention on Reddit, amassing nearly 20,000 upvotes and more than 3,000 comments, while related TikTok videos critiquing or supporting the artwork attracted millions of views.
- The controversy highlights ongoing tensions about portrayal of female sexuality, with Man's Best Friend set for release on August 29, 2025.
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Well, she heard your passionate and pedantic complaints. On Wednesday, Sabrina Carpenter gave us a new cover for her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend, assuring everyone that this version has been God-approved. The second cover comes a week after the original album artwork caused a flood of discourse so noisy, nuanced, and well-cited, it nearly imploded the very concept of feminism. Empowering or objectifying? The first cover had Carpenter kneeli…
Sabrina Carpenter unveils new album cover art after controversy over original
The first cover, in which Carpenter appeared on her knees in front of a standing man, left quite an impression — both good and bad. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in New York in September 2024Oh, boy! Sabrina Carpenter is playfully pushing back against the online controversy surrounding the original cover art for her upcoming album, Man's Best Friend, by unveiling an alternative, much tamer co…
'Approved by God': Sabrina Carpenter debuts alternate album cover amid backlash
(NEXSTAR) – “Manchild” singer Sabrina Carpenter has revealed alternate artwork for her forthcoming album after facing backlash over the original cover. The earlier artwork for Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend,” which is slated for release in August, featured a photo of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who is holding her hair like a leash. Carpenter debuted the image on social media earlier this month, announcing that “Man’s Best Friend” was av…
The original sexually suggestive image sparked a lot of controversy and criticism.
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