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    …she is made of sugar, and gives off spice, as human beings go, she’s better than nice…

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    I gotta say, given the state of Tennessee at the moment, I would not want my statue anywhere near the other icons they’re raising.

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    TIL that Dolly Parton entered in and lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest at some drag bar in LA in 2012

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      “All of these other beautiful drag queens had worked for months and weeks getting their clothes and all that, and they were dressed like me,” Parton explained in a 2012 interview. “So, I just got in the line and I just walked across [the stage] and they just thought I was some little, short gay guy. And I got the least applause, but I was just dying laughing inside. I say it’s a good thing I was a girl or I’d be a drag queen.”

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    Let’s agree that next time they wanna put up a statue of a confederate general, they put one up of Dolly instead. That way, everyone wins, except the loser general.

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      Many of those loser generals were self aware enough to specifically state that no statues or memorials of them should ever be made. Then Wilson came along…

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    I cannot imagine how hard it is to be as kind, loving, and gracious as she is, but to be surrounded by a world with so much willful anger, hate, and misery.

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    The US doesn’t deserve Dolly as a national treasure, she’s a treasure of the world

    In spite of the USA we have today

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    “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” - Fred Rogers (mother)

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    As an artist, I find this totally relatable. “Gosh, please don’t erect a statue right now. A statue sounds nice, though. I am not saying not to build me a statue. Please immortalize my likeness.”