People don’t understand that the biggest part of whether or not sexualization is bad is CONSENT. Sabrina’s sexualization is intentionally self-perpetuated and enjoyed. She’s expressing herself and loving every minute of it. That’s not setting us back, it’s actually spring boarding us forward because women existing as independently sexual beings is strictly taboo. The issue with Billie Eilish being sexualized (or regular girls at the gym, etc) is the lack of consent.
Setting women back is internalized misogyny as a woman yourself. Sabrina isn’t harming women. The media has always criticized women in the entertainment industry, and even in less documented jobs (like office jobs etc). You can’t go around town without men staring at you and saying something ridiculous. Sabrina herself has even recognized that they’ve been doing this with Britney Spears and now they’re doing this with her, which shows we have not grown at all as a society.
i had a girl in the comments reply to me talking about how she’s afraid of sex because she’s asexual when i mentioned purity culture freaks being scared of sex… like that’s completely different no tea no shade. as long as you aren’t forcing your ideas on other people idc what you do.
You’re extrapolating way too far. The phrase “man’s best friend” is universally recognized as referring to dogs. Sabrina isn’t wearing a costume or joking. She’s literally naming her album after a phrase used for dogs and building the imagery around that. That’s not just a vibe or a metaphor, or even a “fursona”, it’s the title. That distinction matters.
These things always start as “not that deep” until underlying sentiments appear in politics. I’m not saying Sabrina is a bad person. I’m not saying she’s a bad artist. I just think we need to pay attention to the larger impacts of artists like these as they can influence culture as a whole.
Billie loudly voiced her opposition many times and people were sexualizing her because of her body, literally objectifying her. Unacceptable. Sabrina is sexualizing herself based on her personality more than anything but also expressing it in her art, fashion, and yes she’s showing off her body too. She’s **subjectifying** herself because she’s taken an active role in the narrative.
The issue was never about calling people sexy, it was abt doing it when they didn’t want you to. The fact that there’s so many women who don’t understand the difference between a woman expressing her sexuality and a woman being sexually harassed is so!! Fucking!! Concerning!!!!!!!!!
I mean, based on Manchild alone I think the title is sarcastic. The whole song is about how men are stupid little play things. “Man’s best friend” coupled with her expression and the vinyl art of a man worshipping at her feet really makes it seem like “he thinks I’m doing this for him, but I’m doing it all for me - I have the power here”