WHO IS SELF-AWARE? DOLLY PARTON I don’t think anyone does self-aware better than Dolly. She took a bombastic image and made it her brand, synonymous with kindness, generosity, and empathy—not to mention amazing musical talent. She’s often told the story of how, as a child, she idolized the style of a woman in town who did not have the best reputation. She said everyone else called the woman “cheap,” but Dolly loved her big hair and tight clothes. In less enlightened times, Dolly has been criticized for the image she’s cultivated, but no one can tell her anything she wasn’t already aware of and
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