Dolly Parton Backs Black Lives Matter: “Do We Think Our Little White Asses Are the Only Ones That Matter?”

Dolly Parton had a lot to say about the Black Lives Matter Movement, in which she spoke “candidly about her own mortality.” 

In a new Billboard cover story, the country legend expressed her support for Black Lives Matter and spoke on the recent “uprisings against police brutality and white supremacy.” She also spoke on her “own mortality and the importance of drawing up a will.”

The 74-year-old legend spoke about being completely on board with the protests that have followed George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police. “And of course, Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!” The Queen of Nashville has officially spoken.

Although she was clearly ahead of her time — The Dixie Chicks only changed their name this past June — Parton admitted that she was guilty of “innocent ignorance” back then.

Dolly Parton spoke eloquently on the name change, stating: 

“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.”

Further, given the progressing age of Dolly Parton, she stated that she wants to get her estate and her will in order in case tragedy strikes—mostly to ease the burden on her family. She stated, “I do not want to leave that mess to somebody else.”

Dolly Parton, reminding us why we should all aspire to be more like Dolly Parton. 

See Eli Enis, Dolly Parton Backs Black Lives Matter: “Do We Think Our Little White Asses Are the Only Ones That Matter?”, Consequence of Sound, August 13, 2020. 

Special thanks to Deborah Matthews (Virginia Estate Planning Attorney) for bringing this article to my attention.