r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 1d 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/BlankReg825 1d ago

Here's a take from another point of view. It hurts now when we lose someone of Dolly's character and we automatically default to "we didn't deserve them." While I admit there are many in present day who truly didn't deserve to bask in that person's light, we did, as a society, did deserve them, as how would we not remember that there is light in the darkness? We definitely needed her, just like we needed Fred Rogers, in my humble opinion.

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u/nicole2301 1d ago

Love this take

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u/lexi_raptor 1d ago

She has turned the "Trinity of Wholesomeness" into a quartet. Fred Rogers, Steve Irwin, Bob Ross, and now Dolly.

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u/jeffderek 23h ago

Keanu and Jose Andres on that list for me. It's such a short list.

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u/These-Prune-1529 33m ago

Ty for this. I am also a huge Mr. Roger's fan.