Nuance Needed 73. Sabrina Carpenter: Are We Critiquing Art or Policing Women?
We're unpacking the internet's reaction to Sabrina Carpenter's "Man's Best Friend" album cover - which sparked intense debate about feminism, sexuality, and artistic expression.
In conversation, we explore:
* The disconnect between the provocative album cover and the actual music (and whether that matters)
* An interesting discovery: women say she's pandering to men, but men apparently find her "trying too hard"
* The complexity of critiquing art without making it a moral panic
* How conversations about kink and power dynamics got simplified into "is this harmful?"
* How our reactions to art can teach us about ourselves
* Whether we're accidentally reinforcing conservative ideas while trying to be progressive
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