# Who is the "Dolly Parton" of this generation? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135 "2010-12-14T16:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/1 "2010-12-14T16:52:29Z")
When I was young, it was widely acknowledged, even in polite company, that Dolly Parton was the standard for “huge boobs.” If you needed to make a joke involving an oversized rack, Dolly was the go-to gag. It was something that everyone knew. But these days, actresses and singers and such all seem so skinny and waifish. Is there any single female today who is as widely recognized as Dolly was, for the same reason she was? Who’s the go-to big-boob standard? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/2 "2010-12-14T16:54:16Z")
[Christina Hendricks.](http://www.google.com/images?q=christina+hendricks&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=874) ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/3 "2010-12-14T17:28:13Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > [Christina Hendricks.](http://www.google.com/images?q=christina+hendricks&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=874) Seconded, though I’ve heard more about here on the Dope than in all my other social interactions combined, and I really don’t think dropping her name would get much of a reaction in many circles. Honestly, Dolly Parton is probably still the Dolly Parton of this generation. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/4 "2010-12-14T17:29:46Z")
[Jenny McCarthy](http://www.boobclues.com/jenny-mccarthy-boobs.html) – NSFW! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/5 "2010-12-14T17:33:13Z")
I thought it was Pamela Anderson? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/6 "2010-12-14T17:35:18Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I thought it was Pamela Anderson? OK, I take back what I said before, although Pammy = implants for most people, not just bosominess. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/7 "2010-12-14T17:37:00Z")
Does she have to be still alive? How about Anna Nicole Smith? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/8 "2010-12-14T17:40:51Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > [Jenny McCarthy](http://www.boobclues.com/jenny-mccarthy-boobs.html) – NSFW! Jenny McCarthy is an idiot. Dolly Parton is no idiot. > [@Lightnin](#): > > [Christina Hendricks.](http://www.google.com/images?q=christina+hendricks&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=874) But does she have Dolly’s huge…personality? Part of Dolly’s fame was not only her boobs but her over the top “flashy-trashy” not to mention her enormous singing and songwriting talents. She reveled in the persona she created and at the same time made it obvious that it was all in fun. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/9 "2010-12-14T17:41:58Z")
What about that woman that likes to sneak onto the field and kiss athletes. Morganna the Kissing Bandit, or something like that? If she’s still around, and IIRC, she had a huge rack… ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/10 "2010-12-14T17:46:33Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Jenny McCarthy is an idiot. Dolly Parton is no idiot. The OP said nothing about talent and personality – just boobs. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/11 "2010-12-14T17:48:48Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > OK, I take back what I said before, although Pammy = implants for most people, not just bosominess. Dolly Parton has never shied away from the fact that her figure isn’t exactly natural. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/12 "2010-12-14T17:50:18Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > What about that woman that likes to sneak onto the field and kiss athletes. Morganna the Kissing Bandit, or something like that? If she’s still around, and IIRC, she had a huge rack… She’s apparently still alive, but [went into retirement over a decade ago, and no longer does public appearances](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganna_the_Kissing_Bandit). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/13 "2010-12-14T17:57:09Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > The OP said nothing about talent and personality – just boobs. But it was her personality and talent that put her to the level that she is so iconic that we have this thread. Plenty of entertainers have large to huge boobs but they come and go while she still is in the forefront. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/14 "2010-12-14T18:00:00Z")
It’s no longer boobs and the answer is Kardashian. You want to make a joke about a physical attribute that 30 years ago the punchline would have been “Dolly Parton”… you now just say “Kim Kardashian.” ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/15 "2010-12-14T18:06:29Z")
[Jennifer Love Hewitt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QE9LB5KifY&feature=related). Video is somewhat SFW. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/16 "2010-12-14T18:15:54Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > But it was her personality and talent that put her to the level that she is so iconic that we have this thread. > > Plenty of entertainers have large to huge boobs but they come and go while she still is in the forefront. True dat. OTOH, Dolly would have been an icon even without the boobs. The boobs and the big hair and skintight outfits got our attention, but without the personality and talent (and smarts), she wouldn’t have stuck around for so long. If we’re talking about outstanding boobs **and** talent, there’s just Dolly. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/17 "2010-12-14T18:29:58Z")
Almost everyone knows who Dolly Parton is, almost everyone knows she’s stacked, and they’re not afraid to admit either because she’s wholesome. I don’t see that we have a younger equivalent to that yet. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/18 "2010-12-14T18:35:48Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > Seconded, though I’ve heard more about here on the Dope than in all my other social interactions combined, and I really don’t think dropping her name would get much of a reaction in many circles. Honestly, Dolly Parton is probably still the Dolly Parton of this generation. Yep, if it weren’t for the Dope, I wouldn’t even know who Christina Hendricks is; in fact I still don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/19 "2010-12-14T18:38:34Z")
It should have been Laura San Giacomo; but she seems to have faded from the public eye. I’ve lost track of her, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135/20 "2010-12-14T18:40:06Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Dolly Parton has never shied away from the fact that her figure isn’t exactly natural. Though she may have had various tucks and what-not, I’m pretty sure Dolly was naturally well-endowed. The money quote I remember from her on the subject was something like “If I hadn’t been born with them, I would’ve had some made.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-dolly-parton-of-this-generation/564135.md?page=2)