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Ricky Schroder Faces Backlash for Dolly Parton Tribute Post

8/28/2026

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Ricky Schroder Criticizes

Ricky Schroder posted a tribute criticizing Dolly Parton’s support for transgender rights and COVID-19 vaccines.
Parton died on August 25, 2024, at age 80 after a brief cancer battle.
Followers condemned Schroder’s post as transphobic and anti-vaccine, calling it disrespectful.
Schroder later shared an Instagram Story showing Parton supporting the vaccine and warned her against the “Experiment.”

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Dolly Parton Interred

Dolly Parton will be interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park mausoleum beside her husband Carl Dean.
She will be buried wearing her signature high heels and a comfortable cotton dress.
Her chosen funeral hymn is the gospel “If We Never Meet Again,” not “I Will Always Love You.”
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags lowered for one week starting at 6:00 PM in her honor.

History

Historical Context

Presidential authority to lower the U.S. flag at half-staff—allowed for up to 30 days after a president’s death—has been used for cultural icons. After civil-rights leader Rosa Parks died in 2005, President George W. Bush ordered half-staff; a Washington funeral drew about 1,500 mourners. In 2024 President Donald Trump issued a similar order for singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, illustrating how the tradition extends beyond political figures.

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Ricky Schroder Criticizes

Ricky Schroder posted a tribute criticizing Dolly Parton’s support for transgender rights and COVID-19 vaccines.
Parton died on August 25, 2024, at age 80 after a brief cancer battle.
Followers condemned Schroder’s post as transphobic and anti-vaccine, calling it disrespectful.
Schroder later shared an Instagram Story showing Parton supporting the vaccine and warned her against the “Experiment.”

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