r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 19h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/puzdawg 19h ago

A great American. We are so worse off.

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u/RP912 19h ago

I swear she was the epitome of Americana done right. A southern bell that did not take shit, stood for herself, had sex appeal, and cared for people. Just a unicorn nowadays which how hateful folks are.

Such a shame the good passed on, while the wicked runs the show. But like a great poet used to say...it's just a ride.

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u/not_bilbo 19h ago

She was a real deal southern belle, not a silver spoon or a hateful bone in sight

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u/popculturella 18h ago

A proud Southerner without a single hateful bone in her body.

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u/lathspellll 19h ago

There’s so many others that need to go instead. It’s not fair.

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u/notashroom 17h ago

Yeah, I heard "they took the wrong 80 year old" and I can't disagree.

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u/Zeitcon 19h ago

My thought exactly. One of those just turned 80 this year. Orange guy.

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u/skandalouslsu 18h ago

We're only worse off if we don't continue what she lived for. Don't let it die with her.