That's so hard though. I feel like she was a 1 in 1 like a lot of great people. Trying to draw a trend line feels impossible. Like ...

  - amazing voice
  - amazing songwriter
  - talented actress
  - an icon for attractiveness in the 80s who was self-effacing about it
  - embraced her fans of all kinds (imagine someone born when she was being so comfortable with people of all races and stripes)
  - just a permanently positive force

Not a lot of people in my lifetime (1975-present) have _no one_ bad-mouthing them. And I am sure there's someone out there bad-mouthing Dolly, but c'mon.

▲ eddieroger 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah she checked a lot of boxes. But maybe the room made by no longer elevating the unworthy would shine a light on those who do.

▲ ManuelKiessling an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Well, the positive traits you listed are certainly true, but let’s face it: she was also very intelligent and had a self-deprecating sense of humor, so there’s that.

	▲	tclancy 25 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Oh I left super smart out, but the self deprecating I felt like I got with self-effacing ("It takes a lot of money to look this cheap" is Mae West level gag writing).