I think the last time I used this was a previous post I made about something the Federalist website posted, and I said then I wanted more opportunities to use. Well, one of Ben Domenech’s dumb fucks gave me one…
They came after Dolly Parton, and people were NOT HAVING IT. And rightly so, too; I’m sure that she’s done things she shouldn’t have done in her time (and her duet with Kid Rock is almost certainly one of them), but I think the general amount of good she’s done overcomes any negative considerations. She is a champion American success story, and she’s used that success for the good of others. And The Federalist decided that made her a fair target. How dare she actually take that bit in the gospel about loving one another seriously! Now the author of the piece is sorry:
The headline, “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” caught many people off guard. Consequently, supporters flooded social media with critical messages about the essay. In response to the backlash, the writer expressed regret for using such a beloved figure to make her point.
Federalist writer Ericka Andersen criticized Parton for her nonjudgmental approach to life. Specifically, Andersen took issue with Parton’s claim that she loves everyone, including members of the LGBTQ community. Furthermore, Parton has shown support for these communities in interviews.
Additionally, Andersen argued that if Parton is a Christian, as she proclaims, she should call out homosexuality as a sin. Andersen stated, “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.”
Moreover, Andersen told Yahoo Entertainment on Saturday that the widespread backlash made her realize she shouldn’t have used Parton to press her argument.
Yeah, you should’ve used someone no one gives a fuck about, CLEARLY. But that would’ve defeated the point of the article which, frankly, was to just be a bit of attention-seeking trolling, not a piece of actual journalism, not even a serious shot in the Culture Wars™; just some arseclown being shitty and desperate, and unfortunately it was successful in that. Who cares if the attention is bad as long as it generates clicks and ad revenue, I suppose. As for Dolly herself, she appears to have said absolutely nothing about the whole stupid thing, which is a far more dignified thing for her to do than it was for Ms Andersen (who I suspect would be unhappy at me calling her “Ms”) to have written it…
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