“She’s 26, Not a Nun!” — P!nk’s Fierce Declaration Against Critics Slamming Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘SNL’ Lyrics Just Won the Internet’s Respect and Ended the Feud
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When Sabrina Carpenter took the Saturday Night Live stage on October 18 to perform her track “Nobody’s Son”, no one expected what came next: two uncensored F-bombs broadcast live on national television. But while some critics clutched their pearls, one pop icon wasn’t having any of it — P!nk stepped in with a fiery defense that’s now being hailed as the moment that ended the “Sabrina morality debate” once and for all.
Carpenter — who also hosted the show that night — delivered a bold, high-energy performance surrounded by a martial arts–themed stage setup. When she sang the line “He sure fucked me up” not once, but twice, without a bleep, NBC censors reportedly missed their cue. The moment went viral instantly, sparking equal parts outrage and admiration.
Social media lit up with divided reactions. Some fans praised the rawness and authenticity, while others accused the 26-year-old pop star of “crossing a line” and “disrespecting network TV standards.”
That’s when P!nk, never one to shy away from controversy, fired back on X (formerly Twitter) with a post that instantly trended worldwide:
“She’s 26, not a nun. Rock ’n’ roll isn’t supposed to ask for permission. It’s supposed to bleed honesty. Leave Sabrina alone — she’s doing exactly what real artists do.”
Within hours, the comment amassed over 1.5 million likes, and the hashtag #PinksRight shot to the top of trending lists across platforms. Fans applauded P!nk for “defending women’s freedom to be loud, flawed, and fearless,” while others noted the generational solidarity between two artists known for pushing boundaries.
This wasn’t Sabrina’s first run-in with the F-word either. Just weeks earlier at the 2025 MTV VMAs, she’d shocked audiences again when accepting Best Album, saying:
“This world, as we all know, can be so full of criticism and discrimination and negativity… I’m so grateful to be part of something that can bring you light, make you smile, make you dance, and make you feel like the world is your fucking oyster.”
The singer later joked in a post-show interview that she “probably gave her publicist a heart attack,” but insisted she wasn’t going to apologize for being real.
P!nk’s public defense hit differently — partly because it came from someone who’s spent over two decades battling similar backlash. From her unapologetic early anthems like “Don’t Let Me Get Me” to the raw vulnerability of “Just Like a Pill”, P!nk has made a career out of rejecting double standards and demanding artistic freedom.
Insiders close to SNL claim that NBC executives were “annoyed but unsurprised,” noting that the show has a long, messy history of on-air profanity — from Kristen Stewart to Sam Rockwell, Ariana Grande, and even The Replacements in 1986.
By morning, even long-time SNL cast members were chiming in. One anonymously told Variety, “She pulled a move straight out of the P!nk playbook — raw, risky, and real. It’s what live TV used to be.”
And as for the supposed “feud” between old-guard critics and new-wave pop rebels? It might’ve ended with P!nk’s one-liner.
Because as one viral fan tweet perfectly summed it up:
“P!nk walked so Sabrina could swear.”
