Instagram/@sabrinacarpenterWith Sabrina Carpenter scoring her very first number one single in the US and the UK with the songs ‘Manchild,’ the singer took to Instagram to share her excitement, thanking everyone and sharing few pictures of the very special win. Completely termed as magical images, the blonde beauty posed glamorously in a sheer white lace blouse, shorts, and a pair of brown boots with a rugged outdoorsy backdrop. That disheveled hair combined with a splash of bold makeup made it super effortless chic.
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The post was then drowned in praise from thousands and thousands of commenters, most congratulating her while others came a little dirty. Some comments were attempts to externally reopen the whole discourse around the recent album cover controversy in which critics accused Carpenter of promoting regressive imagery. One of the comments read, “She acts like a sexualized little girl then she gets to be treated like one,’ which brought about the heated debate. A defense came quick in return stating, ‘She wears lingerie and sings about sex. Nothing about that is giving little girl.”‘
The back and forth continued. Another commenter wrote, “The fact that everyone is pressed over an ALBUM cover when the context hasn’t actually dropped is actually so ridiculous and crazy.” Defenders stood up for the song itself, with another one saying, “This is to all the manchilds who hate to see you win,” referring to the track’s very merciless lyrics.
Behind all of these stories, fans took time to celebrate the milestone, too. “Proud to say I streamed like crazy,” one lady confessed, while another said in jest, “I smell another Grammy.” Carpenter’s playful attitude towards the love was already enough hinted at in her caption: “I love you so much it don’t make no sense!”
The conversation was not without unexpected turns, as evidenced when one awed fan almost went all out: “Once again asking you to marry me, I bench 700 pounds and have like somewhere in the range of 1-10 Ferraris.” The reactions varied from confused (“Dude I Don’t Even Know You…”) to amused (“Buddy lives under a rock”).
Mixed or not, Sabrina Carpenter is on the top charts, and whether you love her or question her aesthetic choices, she will never go away anytime soon. With much more yet to be said on the album hit, the conversation around her will surely catch more fire. Now all the attention is on her as she basks in the glory of a career-defining hit, again proving that keeping the world talking is one of her fortes.
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If anything, her response to the blonde albatrosses proves that this is exactly what she wants.
