21 September 2020
Newsdesk
Dolly Parton has paid a moving tribute to iconic U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following her death on Friday.
The country music legend is known for steering clear of political commentary in any form, but made an exception to honour the 87-year-old judge - a champion of gender equality and women’s rights, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer at her home in Washington, D.C.
“She was small in stature but even the tallest looked up to her. Her voice was soft but her message rang loud and clear and will echo forever,” Dolly wrote on Twitter.
She concluded her post with: “Thank you, RBG. Rest In Peace. Respectfully, Dolly Parton.”
It's not the star's first political comment in recent months - in August, Dolly reflected on the Black Lives Matter movement, telling Billboard: “I understand people having to make themselves known and felt and seen."
She asserted: "Of course black lives matter. Do we think our little white a**es are the only ones that matter? No!”
Along with Dolly, country artists like Trisha Yearwood remembered Ginsburg, writing: “I am gutted. RIP RBG. Power, grace, leadership, strength. 2020 you are literally the worst.”
Meanwhile, Maren Morris named the Justice “The O.G. of law and order,” and later called out hypocrites celebrating the political implications of Ginsburg’s death.
“I see the people with ‘I love Jesus’ in their bios rejoicing in her death,” Maren wrote, adding: “Tomorrow, take the crosses and the Bibles from your home and drop them at Goodwill so someone more deserving can use them.”
