Dolly Parton has passed away

[Snarky Oracle!]

Yeah, that is... concerning.

Actually, that goes back to something that disappointed me about Dolly. She appeared in a video to promote the vaccine, and said "I just want to say to all of you cowards out there, 'don't be such a chicken squat.'" Personally, I never cared whether or not a person chose to get the vaccine. I always figured that was their business (the misinformation about the vaccine from the government and their "experts" is another story). However, I hated when people would try to coerce others into taking it.

Dolly also changed the lyrics to "Jolene" for the occasion, which I also cringed at:

Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. I'm begging of you please, don't hesitate. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. Cause' once you're dead, then that's a bit too late."

Of course, the last words of her big-pharma rendition hit different now.

I can cut Dolly -- and others -- some slack for that early stuff. They didn't know, and Dolly was trying to be a "come on, guys!" cheerleader with benign intent. Yes, she may, in retrospect, have made a mistake.

The irony being that, in her original song, "Jolene" was a villain whose intent was malevolent.

 

[Frank Underwood]

I can cut Dolly -- and others -- some slack for that early stuff. They didn't know, and Dolly was trying to be a "come on, guys!" cheerleader with benign intent. Yes, she may, in retrospect, have made a mistake.

The irony being that, in her original song, "Jolene" was a villain whose intent was malevolent.

Yeah, I can cut her some slack for the same reason. Fortunately, her overall legacy was much more than that.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I doubt Dolly could have anticipated how canonized she'd be after passing away -- they're making her into Saint Dolly. In fact, the current wake is being called Post-Parton Depression. LOL!

 

[Crimson]

I doubt Dolly could have anticipated how canonized she'd be after passing away

I don't think we've seen this kind of reaction to a celebrity death in decades. This is the kind of reaction that the passings of Bob Hope, Lucy and maybe Kate Hepburn triggered; national mourning of a 'universally' beloved figure. In the age of divisive culture, fractured media and declining celebrity culture, there's virtually no one that 'everyone' loves.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I don't think we've seen this kind of reaction to a celebrity death in decades. This is the kind of reaction that the passings of Bob Hope, Lucy and maybe Kate Hepburn triggered; national mourning of a 'universally' beloved figure. In the age of divisive culture, fractured media and declining celebrity culture, there's virtually no one that 'everyone' loves.

Bob Hope??

 

[Crimson]

Bob Hope??

Yes. I'm no fan, but the man was enshrined as some kind of national monument during his final years. He's the only entertainer other than Dolly to warrant flags being flown at half mast.

 

[KayLloyd]

Dolly was a class act and her legacy will be kindness and generosity. When she heard that one of her Dollywood employees couldn't afford his mother's funeral, she paid for the funeral and the travel expenses for anyone in the family who wanted to attend the funeral.

 

[CeeCee72]

Yeah, that is... concerning.

Actually, that goes back to something that disappointed me about Dolly. She appeared in a video to promote the vaccine, and said "I just want to say to all of you cowards out there, 'don't be such a chicken squat.'" Personally, I never cared whether or not a person chose to get the vaccine (I got the vaccine myself). My main concern was with the misinformation about the vaccine that the government and their "experts" pushed through the media. However, I hated when people would try to coerce others into taking it.

Dolly also changed the lyrics to "Jolene" for the occasion, which I also cringed at:

"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. I'm begging of you please, don't hesitate. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. Cause' once you're dead, then that's a bit too late."

Of course, the last words of her pro-big-pharma rendition hit different now.

All indications are that she died of cancer. She was in a hospital focused on cancer treatment.