Sabrina Carpenter: Talented, or Not?

I read an article asking: “Is Sabrina Carpenter a bad influence on young girls?”

I also saw some influencers mock her for not writing her own songs.

So today, we’re digging into both claims — and why they’re just recycling old attacks on pop music.

Throughout music history, “bad influence” accusations are a tired trope.

Elvis’s hips.

The Beatles’ hair.

Heavy metal.

Rap.

Marilyn Manson.

Each new generation hears: “This will corrupt the youth.”

I listened to Slayer. I saw them live. Never burned a Bible. Never made a pact with darkness. Because music doesn’t implant evil — upbringing does.

So, is Sabrina Carpenter a bad influence?

My daughter is 13 and listens to Sabrina, and she’s fine.

I’d rather my kid blast music than doom-scroll Instagram or swallow lies about "perfection."

Yes, some lyrics push boundaries, but sheltering kids doesn’t work — when they finally peek, they snap.

Next: the claim she has “no talent” because she doesn’t write her own songs.

Here’s what I think... talent is more than songwriting. She has something — an it factor. I don’t always get pop stars either (Madonna, Vanilla Ice… whatever), but pop culture isn’t built for me.

Songwriters and performers have worked together forever.

Look up Tin Pan Alley.

In pop deals, it’s common for the star to get partial songwriting credit — even if most of the work was done before the artist walked in.

That’s industry.

So, yes — you can debate how much she contributes as a songwriter, but calling her talentless?

That’s lazy thinking.

And blaming teenage girls’ moral collapse on her music?

Absurd.

We’ve survived much worse.

⚠️ Disclaimer: Everything in this video is my opinion — a comedian’s rant, not a legal or music-industry claim. The real world of music is messy.