Reba McEntire: Gay Icon

Was she the equivalent of Cher, Mariah Carey, etc. for little gays growing up in Rural America and the South?

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by Anonymousreply 35August 31, 2019 6:33 AM

I had a gay boss from the South who loved Reba.

by Anonymousreply 1July 2, 2017 6:57 PM

R2 Reba was and is bigger than Dolly

by Anonymousreply 4July 2, 2017 7:01 PM

R4, definitely. I like both, but I think the only country musicians who have sold more albums than Reba are Garth Brooks and Shania Twain.

by Anonymousreply 5July 2, 2017 7:07 PM

R5 one thing I think a lot of early 90s, like mid-2000s artists benefited from was the platform switch from Cassette to CD, a lot of albums were purchased twice. Dolly was big during vinyl records.

by Anonymousreply 7July 2, 2017 7:10 PM

She's more than just a republican -- she's a Trumpkin and actually wrote a song attacking people who oppose Trump in January. 😭

I had always liked her but this is like finding out someone you've always liked is a child molester.

I try to remind myself she's uneducated and a southerner, but it doesn't help.

by Anonymousreply 8July 2, 2017 7:18 PM

R8 her new song was about faith and people getting along. Not sure how you took away that it was about smearing Liberals.

by Anonymousreply 9July 2, 2017 7:26 PM

bigger than dolly? go blow!

when she decided to go by "Reba" she had a lot of nerve. she is a horrible person.

by Anonymousreply 10July 2, 2017 7:45 PM

R10 how was Dolly bigger, other than her tits?

by Anonymousreply 11July 2, 2017 7:47 PM

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I try to remind myself she's uneducated and a southerner, but it doesn't help.

Because then you realize Scott Baio isn't a Southerner, unless you count his ancestors from Southern Italy.

by Anonymousreply 12July 2, 2017 7:49 PM

Reba won more awards, sold more albums and her tours grossed more than most the men in the 90s.

by Anonymousreply 13July 2, 2017 7:49 PM

dolly is more beloved than that reba bitch.

by Anonymousreply 14July 2, 2017 8:39 PM

I can't get past the wall-eye thing or whatever it is with eyes. Drives me nuts.

by Anonymousreply 15July 2, 2017 10:02 PM

R16 think he was referring to Reba

by Anonymousreply 17July 3, 2017 8:11 AM

Reba is definitely a huge star, but Dolly is an icon. Different league.

Iirc, Reba was close with GWB.

by Anonymousreply 19July 4, 2017 6:54 AM

No. Not evah going to be.

by Anonymousreply 22April 3, 2018 3:30 AM

If you didn't see her in concert in the 1990's you have no idea, how great she could be, multiple costume changes, dozens of dancers, her concerts really were the country equivalent of Cher. Also, she embraces and supports all her fans.

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by Anonymousreply 23April 3, 2018 3:44 AM

R2: Point well taken, I'm sure! haha

by Anonymousreply 24April 3, 2018 3:44 AM

She is the Southern Cher! All the gay Country boys loved her! She was everything! So over-the-top!

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by Anonymousreply 25May 12, 2018 9:57 AM

Definitely wasn’t Lorrie Morgan, per the recent thread.

by Anonymousreply 26August 31, 2019 3:05 AM

Dolly and Reba both have 25 #1 songs on the country chart, so how on earth is Dolly considered not as big as Reba? And don’t forget that Reba herself said she wanted to be just like Dolly early in her career until she finally realized she could never be Dolly and needed to create her own image and sound.

To top it off, most of Dolly’s songs were written and produced solely by herself. I can only imagine how much she made from when Whitney covered “I Will Always Love You,” a song everyone around the world knows. How many Reba songs can the average person name?

by Anonymousreply 27August 31, 2019 3:17 AM

I loved her in Annie Get Your Gun.

by Anonymousreply 28August 31, 2019 3:22 AM

"Reba McEntire: Gay Icon"

For Log Cabin Bush supporters?

by Anonymousreply 29August 31, 2019 3:37 AM

She's a country southern hick from Oklahoma so it's not surprising she likes conservative asshats but she's usually kept it to herself so i don't have any problem with her.

by Anonymousreply 30August 31, 2019 3:45 AM

The first time I ever stepped foot in a gay bar an elder drag queen was performing "Fancy". It's seared into my mind and I love it. And "That's the Night That the Lights Went Out In Georgia"

by Anonymousreply 31August 31, 2019 3:46 AM

R27 most people who haven’t been in a New England echo chamber know Fancy

by Anonymousreply 32August 31, 2019 5:35 AM

No one knows who Reba is outside the us, so no she's not bigger than miss dolly.

by Anonymousreply 35August 31, 2019 6:33 AM

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