Sabrina Carpenter and Fifth-Wave Feminism: The Wake of a New Era

This is why the rise of Sabrina Carpenter and “Short n’ Sweet” is a testament to new feminist ideals and the challenges women face today…

Album Cover of “Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter (derived from Apple Music)

The world of female singers has a new heroine and my gym playlist has some much-needed updates: Sabrina Carpenter is everywhere. No matter if it’s on Social Media, large-scale publicity events, or as a background jingle in the supermarket while you buy fresh veggies.

Many sources online agree, however, that her success is not a coincidence at all, but rather based on a long history of working herself up. As a matter of fact, though I didn’t realize it until “Espresso” dropped, I had listened to Sabrina before. Her song “E-mails I Can’t Send” ended up in my favorite playlist about a year before, by mere coincidence.

And long before that, she was not granted the exposure she deserved. If you take a closer look at her discography on Spotify you will notice that she has been actively releasing songs on her own since 2014. Additionally, she was an actress on Disney Channel. But there are two main reasons why she never landed on the right side of the internet before.