Dolly Parton, 77, Cheers up fans with spirited performance

Last Thursday, Dolly Parton was the topic of conversation that was not lacking at family gatherings that were held throughout the United States. The reason was the outfit she had chosen to perform at halftime of the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving game, which each year raises money for a charity initiative known as the ‘Red Kettle Kickoff’ organized by The Salvation Army.

The 77-year-old singer decided to wear a cheerleading uniform for the host team, which consists of a white vest with blue stars, a blue shirt tied under the chest and very short white pants with matching cowboy boots. She added a flesh-colored leotard with rhinestone applications that covered her legs and her stomach, and a star-shaped navel piercing. The public debate that Dolly generated was about whether it was totally inappropriate or brilliant.

Her sister Stella has come to her defense through the platform formerly known as Twitter to ensure that, on a personal basis, she thinks Dolly looked spectacular. To all those who criticize her for wearing an outfit ‘inappropriate for her age’ she has recommended that they go do something very rude. “You should be ashamed, not her,” she concluded.

But what does Dolly herself think? We must remember that we are talking about a woman who has tired of repeating how expensive it is to have an appearance as vulgar as hers and that her image in general is inspired by a woman from her town with a questionable reputation. The comments on social media about whether or not she’s too old to dress as a cheerleader aren’t the worst thing she’s heard.

Throughout her career, many executives and producers tried to convince her to change her wardrobe, hair and makeup, assuring her that no one would take her seriously if she didn’t, and she never listened to them. Dolly was very clear from the beginning that, if they were going to call her ‘white trash’ because of her humble origins, then she would have the corresponding appearance, and as she earned money, she did not stop dressing according to the idea of ‘glamour’ and elegance that she had. a girl like her, who grew up with eleven siblings in a house without electricity in the mountains of Tennessee.