Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, has died. She was 80.
I had no idea about that, but I absolutely see it. A major part of the point of the show, especially early on, was subverting the expectations of a blonde cheerleader by having her be the strong chosen one, but also by having her have depth and agency without taking away from her being herself.
We were talking about her last night after finding out she produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer
One of my favorite videos of her true icon https://youtu.be/Y3ardckySYY
Shine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e-Ip9RagkU
I had no idea about that, but I absolutely see it. A major part of the point of the show, especially early on, was subverting the expectations of a blonde cheerleader by having her be the strong chosen one, but also by having her have depth and agency without taking away from her being herself.