Woke pop star Sabrina Carpenter is apologizing after a viral moment at Coachella of her reacting to a traditional Arabic celebratory scream that many might associate with terror.
Her response over the weekend was immediate, unscripted, and extremely genuine.
“I don’t like it,” she said with an uncomfortable look on her face, before questioning whether the fan was yodeling.
When told it was part of the fan’s culture, Carpenter pushed back again.
“That’s your culture, is yodeling?” she replied.
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Moments later, she added, “Is this Burning Man? What’s going on? This is weird.”
That clip spread like wildfire online.
Cue the outrage.
According to Deadline, critics accused Carpenter of being “insensitive and even xenophobic.”
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