Sabrina Carpenter is standing her ground after music mogul Pete Waterman criticized her provocative stage performances as “offensive.” The US pop star, unapologetic about her bold image, has fired back, claiming she's just the latest in a long history of female artists who have been “shamed” for their flirty lyrics and revealing outfits. Also Read: Jennifer Lopez dazzles the crowd with ‘buzzing’ surprise performance at the Sundance Film Festival Carpenter hits back at Waterman for his remarks In talks with The US Sun, the Espresso singer said, “My message has always been clear — if you can’t handle a girl who is confident in her own sexuality, then don’t come to my shows.
” Carpenter who has been judged for enacting sex positions on stage during her performances in stockings and suspenders said that women being judged for their appearances “isn’t something new.” She continued, “Female artists have been shamed forever. In the Noughties it was Rihanna, in the Nineties it was Britney Spears, in the Eighties it was Madonna — and now it’s me.
It’s essentially saying that female performers should not be able to embrace their sexuality in their lyrics, in the way we dress, in the way we perform.” The singer added, “It is totally regressive. It’s like those who want to shame don’t make comments when I talk about self-care or body positivity or heartbreak, which are all normal things a 25-year-old goes through.
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