Barbara Walters tried to humiliate Dolly Parton. It backfired (70s elitism style)

**C C** · Aug 27, 2026 11:39 PM

AFTER PARTY
https://youtu.be/FP2rYzzpXU0

INTRO: Emily Jashinsky is joined by Maureen Callahan, host of "The Nerve with Maureen Callahan," to revisit Dolly Parton’s infamous 1977 interview with Barbara Walters, in which Walters questioned Parton about her rural upbringing, appearance, and whether people viewed her as a joke. Emily and Maureen discuss how Walters was trying to humiliate Parton, only for Dolly to completely outclass her with humor, confidence, and an understanding that her larger-than-life image was entirely deliberate, and more…

Barbara Walters tried to humiliate Dolly Parton; it backfired spectacularly ... https://youtu.be/FP2rYzzpXU0

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