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.