Dolly Parton fans blast WaPo reporter for claiming legend chose against parenting without mentioning her endometriosis struggles

Fans of Dolly Parton blasted a Washington Post journo who praised the late country star for “choosing against parenting” – without mentioning the singer’s reported fertility issues.Ashley Fetters Maloy, a features reporter for the struggling paper, published a column Wednesday lauding Parton for not having children, titled, “Why it matters that Dolly Parton wasn’t a mother.”“With decades of philanthropy, she proved that parenting isn’t the only way to invest in generations of children,” Fetters Maloy wrote a day after the iconic singer-songwriter’s death at age 80.“She was a vocal nonparent who nevertheless cared greatly about kids, as a population and a part of our world.“To me, Parton’s lack of children demonstrated that the world could in fact love a woman who wasn’t a mother.

But more importantly, she was proof that a person could be an advocate and friend for children while personally choosing against parenting,” Fetters Maloy continued.“She was a reassurance that voluntary childlessness doesn’t reflect inherent selfishness, and that parenting is far from the only way to invest in the kids who are all of our future.”Devoted fans of the beloved country queen took issue with the article, noting that it excluded any mention of Parton’s battle with endometriosis, which can cause fertility issues. Some also slammed the article for an apparent double standard, arguing that the parental status of famous men is never mentioned in their memorials.“Why is this even being discussed??? This is the least interesting thing about her, and absolutely none of our business if any woman doesn’t have children,” one Instagram user wrote in a comment underneath the article.Another chimed in: “Rolling my eyes at this article.There are so many interesting things to say about Dolly beyond the fact that she never became a mother.

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