I swear I'm not a pearl clutcher but slightly shocked at the amount of little girls at the Sabrina concert

It's not misogyny to say that teenage girls should be able to do household tasks. That's just bringing children up to be independent and essential parenting. Obviously boys should be taught the same stuff - for their own good as much as for their future relationships.

a concerned person. why are we using silly labels anyway?

I mean people can say 'but what about Frankie goes to Hollywood, Madonna, Mousse T' etc etc but I doubt anyone was taking their 8 year old daughters to see them perform. Kids might have heard the song on the radio but I doubt anyone was buying their tween 'Horny 98'.

Sabrina has definitely moved on from cutesy Disney girl - in Juno the words include 'Mark your territory' (ick) 'I'm so fucking horny' 'Wanna try out some freaky positions' 'Don't have to tell your hot ass a thing' stuff about pink fluffy hand cuffs etc etc

As for kids wearing merch with 69 on it, I can't believe people can't see the issue with tweens in clothing referencing sexual positions. People won't put a picture of their kid up on facebook for fear of random dodgy men but they'll let them walk around in clothing referencing oral sex. The mind boggles.

@MyDadWasAnArseYes! And ‘Sex Bomb’ by Tom Jones, ‘2 become 1’ - Spice Girls, ‘The Bad Touch’ the Bloodhound Gand, ‘Thong Song’ -Sisqo, ‘Genie in a Bottle’ -Christina,

Her album cover was a disgrace.

Ha me too. I thought she’d had a random resurgence!

Chikdren don’t really listen to the lyrics it’s all just sounds or if they do the meaning goes right over their head. Madonnas Papa Don’t Preach about teen pregnancy I thought was about peach flavoured poppadoms at 8 years old. Like a virgin…I didn’t even think about what she meant!
About the same time as I asked my mother was a lesbian was.

Well, hardly, and I didn't say that but imo it's a bit yuck to dress your child in clothes with a clear sexual reference.

I remember having to stop my sister from loudly singing the lyrics to the outro to Kids by Kylie and Robbie Williams.

I′m an honorary Sean Connery, born ′74
There's only one of me
Single-handedly raising the economy
Ain′t no chance of the record company dropping me
Press be asking: do I care for sodomy?
I don't know, yeah, probably
I′ve been looking for serial monogamy
Not some bird that looks like Billy Connolly
But for now I'm down for ornithology
Grab your binoculars, come follow me

Sabrina 69' on the back from the merch stand

We've finally reached peak degeneracy.

I was there with my 18 year old DD. It was a great show, we knew what to expect and it was toned down but I definitely wouldn't have bought my DD a top with 'Sabrina 69' on the back from the merch stand when she was a child, and DD agreed. If that makes us pearl clutchers, so be it. And yes, I'm sure the child doesn't know what it means but everyone else does.

I saw the thread title and thought 'blimey, is she still around'. Mind you, I also wanted to check it wasn't about the teenage witch Sabrina.

<Googles, its not about Melissa Joan Hart, who is fifty next year, and the original racy Sabrina singer is still in the industry so good for her>

All she sings about is her sex life and half her act on stage is simulating sex.

I remember when Espresso came out last spring. It seemed fresh, poppy, summery and different. I really liked it. Everything else she's released since seems to merge into each other and doesn't stand out at all.

I was there Sunday night with my 15 year old and both of us were a bit surprised as the large numbers of 8-12 year olds happily and loudly singing slut and mother fucker and watching a threesome on stage!

Well I used to listen to blink singing about wanting to fuck a dog in the arse when I was 12 so I think a lot of kids listen to music they're too young for.

Sure - why not? Pop Prince and Pop Princess.

I totally agree with you @Ethicaldebacle,
I have a friend that takes her kids to concerts that aren’t appropriate.. songs about self harm and suicide… no wonder kids are so messed up these days.. then you get called names for highlighting how sad it is!

That went totally over my head! 😂

I was 13 when I came home with the single after shopping with my Dad. When I played it I have a firm memory of my Mum standing in the kitchen doorway, raising an eyebrow and saying ‘really??!’ to my Dad!! 😂

Sorry I know it's not funny but I actually lolled at this. I remember being about 9 and my older sister told on me for singing "let's talk about sex'. The difference was I knew I was talking about an adult thing, which I doubt many young girls do now.
YANBU OP, I don't know why anyone would encourage or enable even a young teen to have her as a role model.

I didn't think Sabrina's performance was inappropriate, but what was bizarre to me was the amount of small kids wearing the Sabrina Carpenter merch with "69" on the back

I’m not sure this is comparable to screaming “I’m so fucking horny”

My daughter (19) and her friend were at her recent concert and said the same, primary age girls, there with parents, at a show full of very sexual adult themes, not euphemisms. But we also saw primary age girls in the glasto audience watching Olivia Rodrigo, and whilst she’s not as sexual as Sabrina Carpenter, there was plenty of swearing. Some parents are dim.

This post isn't about teenage girls though. It's about children.

Even then, your comments about teenage girls being judged isn't quite on point. It's not about their behaviour necessarily, it's about society and their parents encouraging / allowing them to believe that being sexy is the first priority of their lives - and in fact the definition of being grown up. Hot pants and make up? How is this appropriate for children?

All children should be confident in domestic tasks, not just girls so there's no misogyny there, just common sense

I was there with my 9 year old, the language was fruity but went over the top of her head. The show was definitely toned down from her tour production, so her management / BST were aware of the audience demographic. My daughter was aware of the swearing, but she has heard this language from her teenager brother. 🤷‍♀️ She enjoyed her self that was the main thing.

Oh you are NOT comparing her to Prince?!