# Does Dolly Parton have kids?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dolly-parton-have-kids/354244 "2006-04-26T03:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dolly-parton-have-kids/354244/41 "2006-04-28T14:28:07Z")

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> [@slortar](#):
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> She does have a pretty amusing attitude about the whole thing. I remember seeing a show once where she said something along the lines of “People, it takes a lot of money to look this trashy.” 😃

From the same Reader’s Digest interview, check out the 2nd page; 10th, 11th, and 12th questions down.

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dolly-parton-have-kids/354244/42 "2006-04-28T17:23:32Z")

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Another favorite quote- asked if it bothered her or was insulting when people made “dumb blond” jokes, she laughed and said “Not at all, because I know I’m not dumb… and I’m not a blond!”

😃

Dolly’s campaign for literacy is really something special.

Gay men have always flocked to her, maybe because she looks like such an over-the-top drag queen! She has mentioned that numerous times as well.

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