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[–] 80 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Dolly Parton is 100% class. One of the good ones.

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  • [–] 60 points 1 year ago

    This isn't a shit post at all. Don't take it down, but it's not shit.

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  • [–] 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    TIL that Dolly Parton entered in and lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest at some drag bar in LA in 2012

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    “All of these other beautiful drag queens had worked for months and weeks getting their clothes and all that, and they were dressed like me,” Parton explained in a 2012 interview. “So, I just got in the line and I just walked across [the stage] and they just thought I was some little, short gay guy. And I got the least applause, but I was just dying laughing inside. I say it’s a good thing I was a girl or I’d be a drag queen.”

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  • [–] 90 points 1 year ago

    We don’t deserve Dolly.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago

    "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." - Fred Rogers (mother)

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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    Not just an 80s country singer. One that was mocked mercilessly as a big tit bimbo for years. She came out of that kind hearted and when Unknown Hinson came after her for preaching kindness there was such a backlash that he couldn't play shows for a while and Adult Swim fired him from Squidbillies.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago

    The US doesn't deserve Dolly as a national treasure, she's a treasure of the world

    In spite of the USA we have today

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Let's agree that next time they wanna put up a statue of a confederate general, they put one up of Dolly instead. That way, everyone wins, except the loser general.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The president we should have had.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    All the more reason to build statues of her when we sort out some more serious problems.

    I love Dolly. Her kindness and grace is an example to the world. She spent her own money to help rebuild the Gatlinburg area after fires destroyed it. She has a free program called Imagination Library that sends monthly books to children. It started regionally, and now she offers it to multiples countries.

    She is so much better than the government of Tennessee. There's a reason everyone wanted her to run for Governor.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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    Dolly is a national treasure.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    ...she is made of sugar, and gives off spice, as human beings go, she's better than nice...

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    As an artist, I find this totally relatable. "Gosh, please don't erect a statue right now. A statue sounds nice, though. I am not saying not to build me a statue. Please immortalize my likeness."

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago
    [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    Spend the money on more books for kids, so we have fewer regressives in the future

    GNU Dolly

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  • Shit yeah, she's a woman after my own heart. She knows there is no need for a fuckin statue when people need help

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Goddamned saint.

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  • We need more like her.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Everyone liked that

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I cannot imagine how hard it is to be as kind, loving, and gracious as she is, but to be surrounded by a world with so much willful anger, hate, and misery.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    that post is even more reason to have a statue of her.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I wonder how will they react, given that Robert E. lee didn't want statues.

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