Coverage of Sabrina Carpenter’s October 18th SNL appearance — which saw the divine Ms. C doing double duty as host and musical guest — has focused on the two F-bombs she dropped during her performance of “Nobody’s Son.” (Uncensored on the East Coast feed, but bleeped on the West Coast. Sorry, Los Angeles!) But lost in the FCC fuss was a more significant step in freedom of expression: the repeated references to vaginas, a bold leitmotif throughout the show.
There were four in all — that’s not including the panties Carpenter wore during her performance of “Manchild” with “It’s Saturday Night!” on the rear (though where do think the “Live!” would have gone?) or Weekend Update’s bit on Kim Kardashian’s “Ultimate Bush” Skims thongs, which are adorned with a thatch of faux pubic hair. But when