sure hope this doesn’t awaken any fantasies in me
I’d be ok with this.
…in me? thanks
Either or.
More than 2 or 3 memes about someone I never heard in life… Do i need to go research who she is? 😮💨
You probably should. Even if you’re not a fan of her music, she was an icon of kindness, compassion, and tolerance; you would be hard pressed to find anyone who had anything negative to say about her. Not to mention her charm and sense of humor.
She was an amazingly compassionate woman. You don’t need to be a fan of her music to respect her as a human being. She was a giant. She radiated warmth and kindness, and the world is a little smaller and darker without her in it.
She grew up extremely poor in the mountains of Tennessee, and worked very hard to become a successful country singer. She had a long-running campaign, sending free children’s books to elementary school libraries, and she was helping lead the charge on AIDS research funding and public awareness during the AIDS crisis. Had a famously good lemon pudding recipe.
Fun fact, Dolly the Cloned Sheep was named after her. (Well… named after her boobs, since Dolly was cloned from the mammary cells of her donor). Dolly Parton apparently found that absolutely hilarious.
Joleen is a very beautiful song
I prefer Jolene
Jolien is my gal
Fun fact: She wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day.
You’ve never heard of Dolly Parton? May I ask what continent you live on?
Not the person you replied to, but Europe. I have heard of her, but very vaguely. Definitely had to look her up when the news broke.
They could also just be very young.
Jesus, so that must mean… I’m that old.
Europe, I’m not young lol
Never saw or heard about her, at least nothing comes to mind besides the memes from last week.
I don’t see much news of her here in Japan, so I doubt anyone would know about her or her death. I only know because of my Canadian upbringing (and I’m old).
It might come as a shock, but being USian is not a requirement on the Internet
Lies! America is the only real place and everywhere else is made up. Everything on the Internet is true. Wait…
i live in switzerland with us-american parents and had never heard of her until 2 days ago
Lindsey Ellis just did a video on her, I recommend it - you’re the target audience.
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How it felt turning 40
You got yourself some big fake titties for your 40th birthday? Congrats on the tits
Nope, just flabby moobs
Just big ol fried eggs nailed to a wall up here.
I suddenly have so much more respect for Graniel. 🤔
I don’t know if you’re allowed to be an avatar of compassion if you’re worth nearly half a billion dollars.
Edit: Eat the rich! But not this one…
And she could have been worth so much fucking more. I’m not a celebrity worshipper, and God knows I’m not an apologist for the rich, but no. Dolly was absolutely an avatar for human compassion. She was human, and had faults, but she did more good in this world than she did wrong, and she did more good than anyone else I’ve ever seen in similar positions. She was my best friend’s aunt, and even the inner circle family never really had anything negative to say about her, other than that she kept herself so busy worried about others that they worried about her.
Wat h Lindsey Ellis’s video on her, if you want. https://youtu.be/uJuKN0chAZk
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