When a MAGA Republican took to social media on Thursday to give the iconic Dolly Parton a “yass queen,” social media slapped back with a resounding no.
“Dear Republicans,” Annabelle Higgins replied to U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), “Dolly Parton will never be your Queen.”
Boebert — who made national headlines earlier this year for noisy antics at ‘Beetlejuice’ the musical — shared her celebration after Parton’s NFL halftime performance “stole the show.”
Not only did the 77-year-old Parton nail classics such as “Jolene” and “9 to 5,” she also rocked a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader costume and donated $1 million to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, CBS Sports reports.
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But when Boebert tried to jump on the Parton-praising bandwagon, followers on X delivered a speedy and ruthless fact check.
One user replied to Boebert, who vocally opposed vaccine and mask mandates at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with video of Parton getting her shot.
Another called out Boebert — who has accused migrant parents of “self-separating” from their children — for her beliefs as they compared to those of Parton, whose Imagination Library charity sends free books to low-income, often immigrant, families across Illinois.
“Tell ya what,” wrote @ColoFightsBack. “Since you’re such a huge fan we’ll do whatever Dolly would want in regards to immigration. How’s that?”
Parton also came out publicly against Tennessee anti-trans legislation, arguing “we are all God’s children.” Boebert, meanwhile, pushed “Transportation Insanity” legislation to stop the TSA from implementing protocols to protect the “respect and dignity” of trans people.
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“She's certainly everything you'll never be,” @ShawnElliottCO3 wrote. “She's kind, generous, compassionate, talented, beautiful, advocates for LGBTQ.”
While many of Boebert’s critics claimed Parton for the Democrats, the Washington Post notes the country singer has her own brand of “Dollitics.”
When Parton released her politician-pummeling “World on Fire” in May, she refused to specify which politicos she accused of greed and ignorance in her song.
“I just really think often that they worry more about their party than they do about the people,” Parton said. “None of them are working from the heart.”
Or, as Barbara Othmer put it, “She will never be your Queen.”
