Sabrina Carpenter has released an alternative cover for her upcoming album, Man's Best Friend, amid the controversy surrounding the original version.
The Grammy-winning singer made headlines when she unveiled the cover of the upcoming album due to the provocative nature of the image. Fans have been divided on whether it was a degrading portrayal of women or not.
What is the Alternate Cover of Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend?
In her recent post on X, Carpenter unveiled a more general audience-friendly and less R-rated alternative cover for Man's Best Friend.
The new version featured a black-and-white photograph of the Grammy winner laying her head on a man's shoulder and surrounded by different men.
While she didn't address the divisive reaction to the original version, she acknowledged it by referring to the alternative cover as "approved by God."
Unlike the original version, the responses to the alternate cover have been positive, and fans also found Carpenter's "approved by God" caption to be a hilarious dig at the negative reactions.
It remains to be seen whether the alternative cover has always been part of the plan or they decided to release it in response to the backlash, but there's no doubt that it has created a lot of conversations online, which would be helpful for the buzz on the album.
Why the Original Album Cover of Man's Best Friend Was Met with Backlash
The release of the original cover of Man's Best Friend earlier this month led to a major discourse and backlash from some fans of Carpenter.
There are arguments that the cover was not feminist enough, and interpreted it as Carpenter degrading herself for a man.
However, a lot of fans have also defended the cover and argued that it was a commentary on power dynamics and it's not meant to be taken at face value.
In an interview with Rolling Stone that came out around the same time as the original cover was released, Carpenter addressed the criticisms of her infusing sexuality into her pop star image.
"It’s always so funny to me when people complain. They’re like, ‘All she does is sing about this.’ But those are the songs that you’ve made popular. Clearly you love sex," she said.
"You’re obsessed with it. It’s in my show. There’s so many more moments than the ‘Juno’ positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. I can’t control that."
Carpenter added, "I find irony and humor in all of that, because it seems to be a recurring theme. I’m not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes."
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