Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton are Trending Again. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Thing.
A uniquely-American trend comes for a beloved duet.
When Miley Cyrus and her godmother, Dolly Parton, released their duet “Rainbowland” in 2017, they had no idea of the controversy it would cause. “It’s really about if we could love one another a little better or be a little kinder,” Parton told people in an interview promoting the new song. Little did she know, it would become one of the biggest controversies on the internet and in a Wisconsin school district.
Now, the 2017 bubblegum-sweet duet is at the center of a ban affecting children across Waukesha county.
It all began when first-grade teacher, Melissa Tempel chose the song for her students to sing at their spring concert. The Heyer Elementary educator thought it was the perfect song to squeeze in between the lovable lyrics of “It’s a Small World” (sung in Spanish) and “Here Comes the Sun,” by the Beatles.
“My students loved it immediately,” the teacher told a reporter with CNN’. “It isn’t just a song…We’re trying to support inclusivity. The love and acceptance piece, and being who you are, I don’t think there’s anything political about that.”
