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    Dolly Parton Is One Of The Most Unapologetic Celebrities Ever, And Here Are 15 Examples To Prove It

    "I like the person I am, so I can afford to piddle around with makeup and clothes — because I'm sure of myself."

    Kayla Yandoli
    by Kayla Yandoli

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. When Dolly dissed and dismissed her husband when she revealed he wanted to have a threesome with Jennifer Aniston.

    Dolly while laughing: "He can't even get it out to pee, much less get it up for three!"
    NBC

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    NBC / Via youtube.com

    2. When she filmed herself getting her COVID-19 vaccine shot and sang a funny remix of "Jolene" that truly fit the mood.

    Dolly singing: "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vacciiiiiiine, 'cuz once you're dead, then that's a bit too late"
    @dollyparton / Via instagram.com

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    3. When her teenage fans from the US asked her for advice, and she didn't hold back when she recommended always wearing a condom.

    Teenage fan: "If you could tell teenagers of America today one thing, what would it be?" Dolly: "I would say act like it's raining and every day wear your rubbers"
    ABC

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    ABC / Via youtube.com

    4. When Dolly reunited with her 9 to 5 costars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin at the 2017 Emmys and made this hilarious vibrator joke.

    Dolly to Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin: "Congratulations on your nomination for your show! I'm just hoping I'm gonna get one of those 'Grace and Frankie' vibrators in my swag bag tonight"
    ABC

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    ABC / Via youtube.com

    5. When she answered the internet's most googled questions about her and shared that her iconic look was inspired by the "town tramp" from her hometown.

    Dolly: "I thought she was so beautiful, and everybody used to say 'She ain't nothing but trash.' And I used to say: 'Well, that's what I'm gonna be when I grow up -- trash"
    WIRED

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    WIRED / Via youtube.com

    (The moment starts at 2:27.)

    6. When she made this dirty joke about Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in between takes while filming 9 to 5.

    Dolly: "Do you know what's green and smells like Missy Piggy? Kermit's finger." Jane Fonda laughs in response
    20th Century Fox

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    20th Century Fox / Via youtube.com

    (The moment starts at 4:35.)

    7. When a stranger gave Dolly the middle finger when she went sightseeing in London, and she flipped it right back.

    Dolly on stage: "This woman with purple and green and blue hair went like this. I thought my fans in London don't want that to happen to me, so I went like that [middle finger gesture] back -- is that okay?"
    HBO

    8. When she made a punny joke in the most Dolly way about why she would never run for president of the United States.

    Dolly: "Somebody said: 'Would you ever consider running for president?' and I said: 'No, I think we've had enough boobs in the White House'"
    ITV

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    ITV / Via youtube.com

    (The moment starts at 3:14.)

    9. When she used her platform responsibly and supported the Black Lives Matter movement by saying, "Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!"

    Dolly: "Of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!"
    Billboard / Via instagram.com

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    10. When she played a game of Would You Rather on The Late Late Show With James Corden and made a hilarious joke about Friends that even caught Jennifer Aniston off guard.

    Dolly: "[Chandler] had Monica, [Ross] had [Jennifer Aniston], and Joey probably had clap and syphilis"
    CBS

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    CBS / Via youtube.com

    11. When she did an interview with RuPaul in 2020 and shut him down in the funniest way possible.

    12. When 60 Minutes surprised Dolly with an old clip of her singing with her family, and she felt so overwhelmed with emotion, she asked the interviewer, Morley Safer, if he had any whiskey.

    Dolly: "That's very touching to me because Mama and Daddy are gone now." Interviewer: "Would you like a drink?" Dolly: "Yeah, whiskey? Some moonshine would be nice right about now"
    CBS

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    CBS / Via youtube.com

    (The moment starts at 10:33.)

    13. When Barbara Walters asked her if she thought she was a joke because of her appearance, and she shut her down with pure confidence.

    Dolly: "All these years, the people thought the joke was on me, but the joke's actually been on the public. I'm sure of myself as a person. I can piddle around with makeup because I'm secure with myself"
    ABC

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    ABC / Via youtube.com

    (The moment starts at 8:11.)

    14. When she made us all laugh and posted an iconic "Jolene" meme on Twitter to promote her merch.

    Dolly Parton @DollyParton

    How did Jolene get some of my merch?! 💗 https://t.co/S3lY5o9Ta8

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    @DollyParton / Via Twitter: @DollyParton

    15. And when she wasn't afraid to poke fun at herself when it came to her outfit choices, always being ahead of the curve before someone else tried to insult her.

    Dolly: "I said [to my designer], 'You just gotta tone it down a little; there ain't nothing big about me but my mouth and my boobs!'"
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    Vogue / Via youtube.com

    (The moment starts at 3:46.)