Dolly Parton, 77, used her new song “World on Fire” as a medium to voice her discontent with elected officials — a sentiment widespread among Americans, regardless of their party.
. While blasting all politicians could play as both-sides-ism from other celebrities, Lager said, coming from Parton it represents authentic frustration.
“She doesn’t reveal her personal politics in an overt way, whether that is backing a particular candidate or party,” Lager said. “But what she does really successfully is backing ideologies that also fit within the Dolly Parton mythology of love, kindness, acceptance and doing the right thing by your fellow human beings.”
Parton’s career has endured for over five decades, in large part because of her ability to stay above the fray when it comes to controversy, Lager said. But it’s not that Parton isn’t outspoken or unflinching. Rather, it’s the way in which she keeps some opinions close to the vest, while pushing out a broader message that anyone can incorporate into their worldview — and doing so in a manner that “seems very genuine and authentic to a diverse audience,” Lager added.
That allows Parton to avoid alienating a mishmash of fans spanning old and young, gay and straight, conservative and liberal — and it might also contribute to her enduring and widespread influence, Lager said.“She has the potential to reach more people this way because it raises awareness about a problem instead of getting so focused on pointing fingers and blaming one party or the other,” Lager said. “It becomes an indictment of the system itself.
Parton doesn’t need politics to be political, experts say. For decades, she’s toed the line by appealing to a wide audience while supporting specific causes and turned that into her own brand of politics — or “
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