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[–] [email protected] 315 points 5 months ago (6 children)

“I regret using Dolly as the example for the point I was making in the article,” she told Yahoo! Entertainment Saturday. “As I wrote in the piece, I love her and think she does some incredible things for the world. We all make poor choices in how to frame things sometimes. This was one of those moments for me! Dolly is one of the few people who is beloved by all and who loves all. The world is lucky to have her.”

You don't get to pretend that it was an error in framing your message. You meant what you said and the only thing you regret is the backlash. You picked on an angel and everyone else rightfully gave you shit for it.

[–] [email protected] 145 points 5 months ago

"I used Dolly Parton's name to gain infamy. I am glad that it happened, as I have been offered a one hour weekly show on NewsMax."

[–] [email protected] 85 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The piece, titled “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” [...]

“Parton’s version of love, which includes condoning immoral sexual behavior (‘be who you are,’ she’s said), is unaligned with God’s vision for humanity,” Andersen writes.

This is not a "Sorry, I didn't mean it that way, I just framed it wrong." This person meant exactly what she said.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago (3 children)

God’s vision for humanity

You know a religion is utter bullshit when its followers use phrases like this.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

God’s vision for humanity

Translation:

Our cult leaders' vision for humanity

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Its always weird how people can be so conceited to think that "God's vision for humanity" perfectly aligns with "the way I want things to be done"

When you have no disagreements with god, then you are absolutely full of shit.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Funny that a so-called Christian doesn't know how to say she's sorry and ask to be forgiven.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It’s only an apology as far as ‘I regret the blowback’. essentially they are only sorry to themself for doing a dumb dumb. Not to Dolly. And not to LBGTQ

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anyone else notice how often the party who won't shut the fuck up about "personal responsibility" whenever social services and such are discussed accepts absolutely zero "personal responsibility" when they are the ones who need to display some?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The flaw in the Christ stories, said the visitor from outer space, was that Christ, who didn’t look like much, was actually the Son of the Most Powerful Being in the Universe. Readers understood that, so, when they came to the crucifixion, they naturally thought, and Rosewater read out loud again:

Oh, boy–they sure picked the wrong guy to lynch that time!

And that thought had a brother: “There are right people to lynch.” Who? People not well connected. So it goes.

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Good luck getting America to hate a blonde blue eyed white woman with fake titties. On top of supplying kids with books, donating her money to various charities, and taking the Dixie out of Dixie stampede (because fuck the confederacy) you'd have a harder time convincing ppl to hate oxygen

[–] [email protected] 61 points 5 months ago (8 children)
[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

[When being asked if she would be riding one of the new rides at her park ~10 yrs ago] "Oh goodness no, if I got on there parts of me would start flyin' off!"

She's plenty light natured about it.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

Why does it matter? Why did it matter to OP? FFS her tits not why people love Dolly Parton. Most people anyway.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Idk, she won't let me confirm that.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago

Don’t forget the checks she cut to every single family affected by the Gatlinburg wildfires a few years ago. $10K PER FAMILY.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I don’t know her personally but it seems like Dolly is the type of person that any true christian would strive to emulate.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 5 months ago (2 children)

These people would put Jesus on trial. Of course they’re attacking Dolly.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Note that the writer did not apologize for what she said. She only apologized for using Dolly Parton as an example of someone who is "unaligned with God’s vision for humanity". You know, because she doesn't tell queer people that they are going to hell just for existing.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"I'm sorry I angered a popular singers fan base with my hateful rhetoric."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

“I’m sorry you/they feel that way”

[–] [email protected] 65 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Anybody talkin' bad about Dolly gets a good ol' fashioned ass whoopin'. She's a national treasure on the level of Mr. Rogers.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Religious conservatives hated Mr. Rogers too.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Imagine hating an ordained minister for not hating enough. Ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They hated him because he said that everyone is special, everyone deserves to be treated with respect, and nobody is inadequate. Fox News felt that wasn’t a good message because it made children “soft.”
Conservatives are awful people.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 5 months ago

Ericka, this is what we call a fuck around and find out situation. Dolly Parton is an international treasure; her consistency of standing on principles regarding inclusivity and her open-minded mentality has always been there. "9 To 5" has to be the most popular pro-union song ever made! Cry mad about it more

[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 months ago (4 children)

We are all here waiting for Dolly to grow old enough to become the president

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago

She's been asked before.

Her answer is "hell no"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

She's 78. I think that makes her old enough by even the snarkiest standards.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

Yeah.. it was a joke on the age of presidential nominees and politicians in general in the US, not so much an actual suggestion

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think it's like retirement age, it just goes up the more time passes. By 2040 you'll actually have to have died and been resurrected by a necromancer before you're allowing the job.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Watch out, Mitch is going to be mad about you giving away his secrets

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Dolly is not only an awesome lady, she apparently (I've never been) has an awesome theme park:

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2024/06/04/dollywood-beats-disney-world-for-favorite-park-best-new-ride/73963998007/

Better than Disney World is quite the feat!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

IIRC she throws a lot of money at reputable charities too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

The thing that always bothered me about Disney World (never been to Disney Land so I don’t know if it’s the same) is that it always felt like there were more shops and restaurants than actual attractions. After having been there a few times between school trips and family vacations, I found myself getting bored during the last couple of visits.

Although I do have issues with depression, so I’m operating from a lower baseline than average, but still - bored in Disney World. It’s just an outdoor mall with a few interesting rides.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

Dolly Parton is a national treasure

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's Dolly Parton's America, that writer just happens to live in it.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is it though? I wish it was Dolly's America. Sadly, it seems like it's closer to writer Ericka Anderson's America, which is why Dolly is so special and such a saint. She's someone we should all strive to be like and so many don't even try.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

Dolly is a national treasure

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don't really see how it didn't end well for the writer, just based on this article. Am I missing something besides like four tweets?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

It apparently sparked a Twitter shit storm that took over the homophobic bigot's life and forced them to make their Twitter account private.

Well-deserved, of course.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Strangely, the quote she used had Dolly comparing gays to drunks and drug addicts - which sounds more like it would fit in with a pro-LGBTQ+ writers attack on Dolly. Did she think "oh, Dolly is going soft, gays are much worse than drunks and addicts!"

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

You stay away from my Dolly.

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