He is 77 years old and lifts 49And album, Rock star, ranked third on the Billboard 200 behind Drake and Taylor Swift, but the world criticizes him for wearing shorts. On November 23, legendary country singer Dolly Parton performed during halftime of an NFL Thanksgiving game in Texas.
“77-year-old women should stay at home”
The artist was then dressed in white shorts and a short blue t-shirt, both decorated with stars. The outfit, an homage to a cheerleading uniform, caused Parton to come under fire a wave of ageist and sexist comments on social networks. Many conservative Internet users thought Dolly Parton was too old to perform on stage and dress like a cheerleader.
“77-year-old women shouldn’t go on stage pretending to be 20 years old. They should be at home and spend time with their loved ones and family. We need to stop normalizing this behavior. »
Liked by 2,000 internet users on X, this comment reflects the wave of shameless violence suffered by Dolly Parton, who was insulted about her age, her career and her physique. Some men even took the liberty of throwing “ debates », to find out whether or not Dolly Parton should perform on stage dressed like this.
“You should be ashamed, not her.”
Faced with this criticism, several public figures quickly came to Dolly Parton’s defense. Actress and producer Whoopi Goldberg spoke out about this harassment on the set of her talk show, The sightstating:
“Seventy-seven-year-old superstar Dolly Parton stole the show at the Cowboys/Commanders game on Thanksgiving dressed as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, but some critics gave her age. I’ll show you. »
Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton also spoke out defend your big sister on X (formerly Twitter). She said:
“I personally thought my older sister Dolly looked very cute in her Dallas Cowboys cheerleader costume. To those of you who criticize a 77 year old in high heels, I say go fuck yourself. You should be ashamed, not her. »
In an interview published in the columns of Caretaker last October, Dolly Parton revealed it his style, adopted since his youthhe was inspired by a woman in his neighborhood who everyone considered the “citizen drag” and that Dolly Parton deeply admired:
“It was quirky. She had bright red lipstick and long red nails. She was wearing high heels, with little plastic goldfish floating on the heels, short skirts, low cut tops and I thought she was just beautiful.”, described Dolly Parton. Faced with the sexist criticism suffered by this woman, Dolly Parton explained that she responded: “Well, I want to be her when I grow up. »
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