She's got tunes, OK 'I Will Always Love You' is a bit cloying but the rumour is that she also wrote Jolene the same day
She supports other women. When porn star Julia Parton was around and telling people that she was Dolly's cousin, Dolly's public response was something like, 'She ain't my cousin but I can't condemn what she does... it's not like I ever tried to hide my breasts. Good luck to her.'
She produced Buffy The Vampire Slayer through her production company Sanddollar. She kept a low profile publicly but behind the scenes was very supportive of the show because it provided good role models for young women.
She funds the Dolly Parton Imagination library which mails free books to kids under five.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago

9 to 5 is also a socialist anthem!

[–] axont@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dolly Parton is a rich theme park owner who has abused her employees and she pals around with mass murderers like George W. Bush.

At a certain point she had credibility. She came from a poor Appalachian background and made music reflecting that. After a certain point though, after decades in the industry, she completely flipped. Her 9 to 5 song used to be a genuine anthem for struggling working class people, then she flipped it a few years ago as "5 to 9" for a Sqaurespace commercial, glorifying the idea of working a second job after your main one.

She's the exact problem of modern country music. It's made and financed by people too rich to be connected to humanity anymore.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I'm going to need a reference on that staff abuse allegation, I've tried Googling but haven't turned up anything.

I don't have a tv so I didn't catch the Squarespace commercial, don't know if it even played in the UK.