Dolly Parton is a diva in the best sense of the word—she’s kind, and her discography speaks for itself, but she also has an entire amusement park named after her. (Honestly, I’m shocked more celebrities don’t have their own attractions—imagine what a Beyoncé theme park would look like!)
“There’s such a thing as innocent ignorance, and so many of us are guilty of that,” she says now. “When they said ‘Dixie’ was an offensive word, I thought, ‘Well, I don’t want to offend anybody. This is a business. We’ll just call it The Stampede.’ As soon as you realize that [something] is a problem, you should fix it. Don’t be a dumbass. That’s where my heart is. I would never dream of hurting anybody on purpose.
”It’s one thing when celebrities make the decision to change something possibly offensive about their name or identity as a result of public pressure, or due to an obvious fear that not changing will make them fall behind the times and lose popularity . But it’s much more meaningful to see a celebrity actually listen to valid criticism of them or their behavior and to make the change because they actually understand the reasons behind why they were asked to.
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