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.
We are all here waiting for Dolly to grow old enough to become the president
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
Don’t forget the checks she cut to every single family affected by the Gatlinburg wildfires a few years ago. $10K PER FAMILY.
Anybody talkin’ bad about Dolly gets a good ol’ fashioned ass whoopin’. She’s a national treasure on the level of Mr. Rogers.
Religious conservatives hated Mr. Rogers too.
Imagine if they had a kid, iirc Mr Rogers was a singer on the side too.
He had a bachelor’s degree in Music, and was constantly singing songs on his show, so that isn’t much of a surprise.
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!
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.
If you’re in Orlando your top priority should be Gatorland, not Disney World.
Fucking awesome. Even in November.
It should actually be the springs…then absolutely Gatorland…with the best entrance that’s the same since the 90’s at least
I had a great time going to that little Disney Springs strip mall in Orlando. Nice shopping, some good restaurants, and no wait lines for overhyped attractions.
Definitely the same way with Disneyland, but I think it kind of makes sense because attractions take up a lot more space, so you can’t have as many.
And Disney has always been about squeezing money out of people.
I do still want to go Drinking Around the World in Epcot, though. So they might still end up squeezing a little more cash out of me.
I do admit it’s a bit overwhelming to walk past two gift shops to get to a ride, get out of the ride and see that the ride also has a gift shop that you are forced to walk through in order to exit.
Disney is just teaching children the value of self restraint
/s though it really feels like I don’t need that
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.
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.
She treats her employees very well
Dollywood is not better than Disney world but it is a lot of fun!
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
You stay away from my Dolly.
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.
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.
You don’t attack Dolly like that.
Same holds true for anyone who attacks that actual living saint.
I know I am wrong but it bothers me a bit that they describe themselves as The Federalist.
