Who’s Afraid of Sabrina Carpenter? - by Cricket

The Alleged Pedophilic Fantasy & the Complexities of Feminine Performance

I was never a superfan of Sabrina Carpenter, but her career is one I’ve passively followed since she was on Disney Channel because my childhood best friend, Emma, was a big fan of Girl Meets World growing up. I didn’t find myself gravitating to much of her music over the years, but I always found her charming and witty, and especially recently I have found myself praising her clothing style choices. Consistently sharing photos with Emma as we discussed how much we like her aesthetic shift, and felt like she was really finding her niche with this hyper-feminine vintage vibe, that I not only…

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