"On last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, a QVC spoof about a pillow took a meta turn. In the sketch, a young designer named Virginia Duffy-played by the pop star Sabrina Carpenter, this week's host and musical guest-showed off her ergonomic neck pillow meant for long plane trips. The issue: When the bubblegum-pink cushion was draped just so on an upright stand, it revealed a distinct resemblance to female genitalia."
"The sketch seemed to reference real-life reactions to Carpenter's winking pop persona, which includes a bawdy act during live performances (she pantomimes different sex positions) and the visuals for her most recent album, Man's Best Friend. On the cover, the singer is on all fours beside a faceless man who is yanking her hair. Some criticized the image for promoting a regressive characterization of a subservient woman."
"Carpenter used her SNL appearance to fire back at her critics. Aided by her gifts in delivery and physical comedy, Carpenter again and again dismissed the idea that she's deferential to a misogynist male fantasy. Young women who've grown up in the spotlight-including former Disney stars such as Carpenter-have often faced pushback when they become adults who happen to be a little lusty. The pop star's SNL performance, then, doubled as a provocative question: What's the big deal about her sexuality anyway?"
A QVC parody on Saturday Night Live featured Sabrina Carpenter as designer Virginia Duffy presenting an ergonomic neck pillow that accidentally resembled female genitalia. The sketch used that visual gag to mirror reactions to Carpenter's winking, overtly sexual stage persona and the controversial imagery on her Man's Best Friend album cover. After criticism, Carpenter released an alternate, more demure cover while posting a cheeky Instagram caption. Her SNL performance deliberately pushed back against accusations that she caters to a misogynist fantasy, using humor and physical comedy to question why her sexuality provokes backlash.
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