I like Dolly Parton. I saw her perform live at a rodeo at the Indiana State Fair around 1978. She was phenomenal… One of the best performers I have ever seen. And she was so tiny and cute. So much energy. But why is everyone falling all out with adoration for her lately, especially among the gays? I know she funded vaccine research which is great, but so did Bill Gates to a much greater degree, but he mostly just receives hate and conspiracy theories in return.
Dolly never even spoke out against Trump. She stayed gleefully apolitical. She turned down the medal of freedom from Trump but guess what? She also turned it down from Biden. She didn’t want to appear political. So this is what everyone loves? Fuck that. She just has a great publicist. Get over her.
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