“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.
“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.”
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.
God’s vision for humanity
You know a religion is utter bullshit when its followers use phrases like this.
God’s vision for humanity
Translation:
Our cult leaders’ vision for humanity
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.
Funny that a so-called Christian doesn’t know how to say she’s sorry and ask to be forgiven.
She knows in her heart that Jesus forgives her because she prayed to him for forgiveness, and that’s all that’s important.
That’s the convenience of Christianity. Commit a sin, ask Jesus for forgiveness, get forgiven automatically just because you asked, commit another sin, the process repeats until you die.
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.
That’s not an apology.
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
They ain’t fake, son.
Idk, she won’t let me confirm that.
They’re as real as her hair.
In an interview, she was asked how long it takes to do her hair and she said “Oh I don’t know, I’m not there!” 🤣
I have literally never heard her say anything that didn’t make me love her. And that certainly doesn’t change things.
Why does it matter? Why did it matter to OP? FFS her tits not why people love Dolly Parton. Most people anyway.
[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.
Don’t forget the checks she cut to every single family affected by the Gatlinburg wildfires a few years ago. $10K PER FAMILY.
I don’t know her personally but it seems like Dolly is the type of person that any true christian would strive to emulate.
These people would put Jesus on trial. Of course they’re attacking Dolly.
Since Jesus would love all the people they hate, yes they would.
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
Dolly Parton is a national treasure
Dolly is not only an awesome lady, she apparently (I’ve never been) has an awesome theme park:
Better than Disney World is quite the feat!
IIRC she throws a lot of money at reputable charities too.
I’ve lived within driving distance of it almost my entire life.
It’s in her hometown and brings in quite a bit of money for the rural area, however the tourism has changed the town/towns massively, almost like the redneck/hillbilly version of gentrification.
For example, in that county, there’s 10 times more hotels, cabins, Air B&B’s, for tourists, than their are houses on the market and apartments to rent for locals (I actually have written a few college essays about this). Which has effectively priced out most long-term generational residents, to the point where almost 50% of the county’s labor force comes from outside the county and can’t afford to live inside it.
To be fair, it’s not really Dolly’s fault so much as capitalism, right?
Oh definitely, I’m not blaming Dolly, just saying that as one of the largest draws in the area, (along with the National Park) that she basically is the local economy, which does have its negatives along with its positives.
The area became a tourist destination long before her too. The tourism industry really started after F.D.R. came to town and established the national park.
I used to go there for school trips as a kid. It was always fun and not nearly as expensive as Disney was. Personally, I wouldn’t compare it to Disney as it’s just a completely different class of theme park and it was awesome in its own ways.
I guess the major caveat is that I haven’t been there in over 20 years, but I seriously doubt the vibe has changed too much.
She bought a 50% share in the park in the mid 80’s because it creates jobs & brings in tourist money to the rural area of Tennessee she grew up in.
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?
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.
Enough of a twitter backlash that she issued a public apology, as insincere (bs) as it was.
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!”
Yeah, it’s a unfortunate framing, but in the context of the interview, Dolly was discussing generally her support for the LGBTQ+ community. She eventually comes back around to a live-and-let-live philosophy, but her comparison belies a troubling foundational belief system.
It’s Dolly Parton’s America, that writer just happens to live in it.
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.
Dolly is a national treasure
You stay away from my Dolly.
Same holds true for anyone who attacks that actual living saint.
Wholesome news.
Anybody talkin’ bad about Dolly gets a good ol’ fashioned ass whoopin’. She’s a national treasure on the level of Mr. Rogers.
You don’t attack Dolly like that.
