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Japanese-British singer Rena Swayama He has pointed out the cultural insensitivity observed during Sabrina Carpenter’s recent Saturday night Live Display.
Appeared on Carpenter The latest episode of NBC’s long-running sketch series as both host and musical guest for the evening.
During the episode, the 26-year-old “Espresso” singer performed two songs, “Manchild” and “Nobody’s Son,” from her latest album. man’s best friendFor the latter, she and her backup dancers were wearing karate gis, while two dancers behind them could be seen wearing sneakers as they played and danced on the mat.
“Big love to Sabrina,” Sawayama, 35, wrote on her Instagram Story on Sunday over a clip of the “Please Please Please” hitmaker’s performance.
“But creative teams of fellow artists… if we’re explicitly referencing a culture can you please do so with the research, respect and care it deserves,” he pleaded, adding that “shoes on tatami are prison.”
In Japanese culture, wearing outdoor shoes or even indoor slippers on tatami mats is considered disrespectful, which is probably why sneaker-clad dancers harass Sawayama.
Independent have contacted snl And Carpenter representatives for comment.
Sawayama, who was born in Japan before moving to London with her parents when she was just five years old, is known for calling out fellow celebrities for cultural insensitivity. In 2023, She made headlines for criticizing frontman Matty Healy in 1975 His controversial past comments were discussed during the Glastonbury set.
“Tonight, it goes to a white guy who watches Ghetto Gaggers, and makes fun of Asians on a podcast,” she told the crowd, referring to comments she made on her first podcast episode. adam friedland show, “He also owns my masters…I have a lot of them.”
Meanwhile, Carpenter also turned heads with his uncensored rendition of “Nobody’s Son” SNL.
The former Disney star sang “Hey Sure F*** Add Me Up” not once, but twice during the live broadcast. The abuse was muted when the show later aired on the West Coast and when it was uploaded to the show’s YouTube channel.
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The Grammy-winning singer faced mixed reactions from East Coast audiences for her bold lyrical choices.
“The first one, I was like, ‘Did I hear what I think I did? Definitely not.’ Then the second one, I was like oh! I mean, it’s 1am ET, but still, you don’t expect this on #SNL,” one fan wrote on X, while another simply wrote: “Oops potty mouth.”
Another was so angered by this that he threatened to take action snlHe wrote, “What are you doing about this? If you don’t apologize by Tuesday at 5pm EST I’m going to file an official complaint with the FCC.”
Carpenter chose not to address the outrage in a Monday Instagram post, writing: “SNL double duty was the least amount of sleep I’ve had in my life and the best reason to never sleep again… Thank you Lorne, the amazing cast, crew and writers for accepting me with open arms.”