"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.

Funny that a so-called Christian doesn't know how to say she's sorry and ask to be forgiven.

That's not an apology.

Anyone else notice how often the party who won't shut the fuck up about "personal responsibility" whenever social services and such are discussed accepts absolutely zero "personal responsibility" when they are the ones who need to display some?

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.

They ain't fake, son.

Don’t forget the checks she cut to every single family affected by the Gatlinburg wildfires a few years ago. $10K PER FAMILY.

These people would put Jesus on trial. Of course they’re attacking Dolly.

"I'm sorry I angered a popular singers fan base with my hateful rhetoric."

Religious conservatives hated Mr. Rogers too.

She's been asked before.

Her answer is "hell no"

She's 78. I think that makes her old enough by even the snarkiest standards.

I think it's like retirement age, it just goes up the more time passes. By 2040 you'll actually have to have died and been resurrected by a necromancer before you're allowing the job.

IIRC she throws a lot of money at reputable charities too.

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.

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.

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.

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.