Joy Behar, who once called a woman a harsh word for not getting into the first-class lounge and being “reduced to coach,” criticized Dolly Parton’s famous song “Jolene” as “anti-feminist.”
“The people are nice, here and there. I had to call one woman the b-word, but that’s something else,” the 81-year-old told her co-hosts. After Whoopi Goldberg asked if she voiced her complaints in English or Italian, Behar said, “I said it in English because she wouldn’t let me pee in the first-class lounge. I said, ‘Please, let me just go!’ I said, ‘Listen, don’t be a bitch.’ She wouldn’t let me go.”Though Behar didn’t clarify if she was on a plane or a train, she did complain that she was “reduced to coach.”In April 2024, the opinionated Behar went after the much-loved country music song, Jolene by the beloved 78-year-old Dolly Parton, saying the song’s lyrics suggest anti-feminism.First crediting herself as the person “that made Dolly Parton admit she was a feminist,” Behar next compares the legendary song to Beyoncé’s recent reinterpretation of Jolene, on her album Cowboy Carter.
She writes, “Wow, I just heard Jolene. Beyoncé is giving that girl some trouble and she deserves it! Love, Dolly P.”Fans are divided over the two versions, some suggesting Beyoncé’s lyrics are too aggressive.
“One person says, “[The] original version has class, intelligence and subtlety. It’s aggression.”Another adds, “Jolene flirted with the wrong man in 1973 and hasn’t known peace since.”A third person agrees with Behar, saying, “I quite love this version because who begs a woman not to take their man [because] she can?? Unrelatable to a lot of people…Beyoncé’s entire brand is about strong women. They are both phenomenal in my opinion.”
Some people are still shocked that Beyoncé tried country music.“Beyoncé needs to STOP and stick to her own music style…country music fans don’t want her!”What do you think about the new version of “Jolene”?
