Line Out - Comments on An Image of the Collapsing Record Industry http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust This is the cover of the new Dolly Parton record, Backwoods Barbie, which was released last month. The clothing, the pose, the setting – all very alluring, as if the purchase of the album implies you and Dolly are... Copyright 2008 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:44:05 -0800 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:44:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by micro wow, this was the most sexist thing i've ever read in lineout. i don't know what point you're trying to make, but this was lame fucking post. more importantly, dolly parton is a fucking god, and you are obviously an idiot. she is much, much more than an 'old lady', asshole.

]]> micro http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978501 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978501 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:53:00 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool Dolly Parton is AMAZING and is always a sex goddess. Deal with it. You'd be a lucky man to get in that haystack with her.

]]> Ari Spool http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978509 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978509 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:59:00 -0800 Comment by Jeff I'll join the chorus:

Kirby you have less talent than the silicone in Dolly's left boob.

]]> Jeff http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978529 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978529 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:08:30 -0800 Comment by scrat you post so sexiest! i can't believe ANGER having! she my god too! who wouldn't motorboat that?! god damnit jeff! ...sigh, no one understands you. i know.

]]> scrat http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978542 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978542 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:11:39 -0800 Comment by Darrell And we've been tricked into reading the ramblings of a moron.

]]> Darrell http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978561 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978561 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:21:12 -0800 Comment by Jeff Kirby I've got no problem with Dolly or her music. This wasn't a dis on her personally (although I do feel a similar discomfort at the sight of a siliconed, face lifted 62 year old as I do at a made-up beauty pageant 8 year old). Dressing up an outdated model. I should have known better than to use a metaphor. How is this sexist?

]]> Jeff Kirby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978562 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978562 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:21:14 -0800 Comment by left coast I took a poop this morning, and it too was an image of the recording industry. It was waste, it stunk and no one really wanted to hear about.

Speaking of which, isn't Britney's life precisely as it was portrayed on South Park? A month ago she's bi-polar, and now she recovering through acting and shooting videos.

]]> left coast http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978641 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978641 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:52:32 -0800 Comment by Shilo Urban Yeah I'm with Jeff...can someone explain how his post was sexist? and soon, 'cuz I'm workin' 9 to 5.

]]> Shilo Urban http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978646 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978646 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:54:26 -0800 Comment by Biggie J Nice fuck up Kirby.

]]> Biggie J http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978659 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978659 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:59:21 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool How is this, a legitimate release by a long-time legend, a harbinger for the death of the record industry? All you are saying is: "Dolly Parton dressed up sexy, she's old, it grossed me out."

Don't you get the joke? Backwoods Barbie...Um, duh, she's dressed up like a barbie in a haystack, maybe it's supposed to be a comment on the other artists (Spears family) that are giving Southern culture a bad name right now? Parton is not just known for her big ol' titties--she's an established feminist voice in country music (see 9 to 5) and she's ALSO got an incredible sense of humor (see her most recent tour press release where she talks about having to cancel shows because her back hurts from the weight of the front).

Congrats, dude. At least we know you're not a cougar-hunter.

]]> Ari Spool http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978678 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978678 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:08:05 -0800 Comment by wait, what? "An outdated model can be dressed up in any short skirt and sexy pose money can buy, but when it all boils down you’re still being tricked into screwing an old lady."

hmm.. seems pretty straightforward. Regardless of your feelings towards lil Dolly.

]]> wait, what? http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978692 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978692 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:17:19 -0800 Comment by micro How is this post sexist? Where to begin is a better question. Comparing an older women's sexuality to her core essence, thus reducing her to an object you can therefore nullify by calling her 'outdated' and 'old'. In the immortal words of Dolly Parton, don't treat her like that just because she's a woman. It's funny because the song 'Backwoods Barbie' is all about people judging her on her appearance rather than her accomplishments or actions.
You have likened her to the irrelevant music business that is just waiting to die because she is an older woman. Not because her music is irrelevant, because it isn't. She is still making incredible music and she has lost none of her songwriting acumen. Her new album is pretty awesome and as charming as ever. You don't even talk about her attractiveness as an older women, because she certainly is a hot 62 year old women. Your post clearly states she is a relic simply because she is a women who is of a certain age. Misogynism plain and simple. Case closed. Apologize and repent and all will be forgiven, but stop making excuses for an obvious fuck up.

]]> micro http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978743 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978743 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:10:48 -0800 Comment by JJ Hellgate @6 It's not the most offensive thing about female musicians I've ever read, but how often do you (or other writers) talk about the fuckability of male artists?

Hardly ever. That's what makes it sexist.

]]> JJ Hellgate http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978783 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978783 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:11:46 -0800 Comment by reality @12: why should he apologize for your inability to understand a metaphor? The "outdated model" is obviously referring to the music industry. get with it already.

]]> reality http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978791 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978791 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:29:04 -0800 Comment by rtw @14: the "outdated model" refers to the music industry, sure, but there's also obviously the implication of Ms. Dolly Parton herself in that phrase, which is rubbing people the wrong way. And "being tricked into screwing an old lady"... hmm, tricked, huh?

]]> rtw http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978817 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978817 Business Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:52:51 -0800 Comment by micro @14, here's a fucking 'reality check', you apparently don't know what a metaphor is, or you wouldn't have posted such an insipid fucking response. Dolly=old women=outdated music industry. we now expect an apology from you for not knowing what the fuck 'metaphor' means.

]]> micro http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978893 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978893 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:11:14 -0800 Comment by seattle98104 I'm confused, I thought I read that Parton is basically financing this album and the pr to back it herself without major label backing.

What the hell is "An outdated model can be dressed up in any short skirt and sexy pose money can buy, but when it all boils down you’re still being tricked into screwing an old lady" supposed to mean in this context?

]]> seattle98104 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978907 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978907 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:47:03 -0800 Comment by Nathan Hahahahaha.
Micro put "fucking" in front of reality check.
No room for anyone else's opinion.

I don't think this cover was made to be classy, but I'm just a sexist fuck; I'm cool with that.

I really enjoyed this post, though, Jeff.
It's not too often I laugh from something I read.
I think I'm gonna like, bookmark this.

]]> Nathan http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978916 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978916 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:41:22 -0800 Comment by bearseatbeats Whoah. Speaking of reality check, I just realized that people on the internet are assholes. What's up with that?

Apparently you hit the nerve of some pretty rabid Dolly Parton fans, you know, people with shitty taste in music getting all shitty about an old lady in pink vynil who's also more plastic than woman these days. I don't get it.

]]> bearseatbeats http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978938 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978938 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:01:19 -0800 Comment by bearseatbeats Alright. Not pink vynil, but it might as well be.

]]> bearseatbeats http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978939 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978939 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:05:08 -0800 Comment by David B. You arrogant young people make me sick. I was young, too, but you've never been old, so try to catch a clue before it's too late! Fucking old ladies is a great thing to do, if you're an old man! Everyone gets here eventually – unless you die, which is an option you might want to consider.

]]> David B. http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978973 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978973 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:13:30 -0800 Comment by duplicitous The hardest thing about cleaning up after the photo shoot? Getting the old person smell out of the truck bed.

]]> duplicitous http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978989 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c978989 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:31:56 -0800 Comment by frede yeah shes an old lady but id still hit it
you know you would too hater

]]> frede http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979039 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979039 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:31:54 -0800 Comment by David B. "I never ask advice about growing," Alice said indignantly.

"Too proud?" the other enquired.

Alice felt even more indignant at this suggestion. "I mean," she said, "that one can't help growing older."

"One can't, perhaps," said Humpty Dumpty; "but two can. With proper assistance, you might have left off at seven."

]]> David B. http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979073 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979073 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:02:01 -0800 Comment by Dick Ooohhhhhhh... You know Jeff wants to do her for reals! He jus' can't admit it.

And did you know that Dolly's going to be one of the mentors on American Idol this year??? How do her defenders feel about that one???

]]> Dick http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979076 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979076 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:03:52 -0800 Comment by JimBob Is there something wrong with fucking ol' ladies?

]]> JimBob http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979079 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979079 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:05:58 -0800 Comment by Eli I don't know what's going on in here, but can't we all just agree that Dolly's records with Porter Wagoner are awesome?

]]> Eli http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979082 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979082 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:08:21 -0800 Comment by leek I think the sexism, unintentional or not, comes from the fact that our society really does imply all the time that there's something weird about wanting to have sex with older women. Society does not imply the same about wanting to have sex with older men.

Hell, I'm sure it all goes back to biology--after all, the point of sex is to procreate, riiight? But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't, yknow, sort of be aware of the double standard. And maybe not reinforce it.

]]> leek http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979161 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/an_image_of_the_collapsing_record_indust#c979161 Business Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:44:41 -0800