Battle of the Gays!

Singer,John Elton has called for boycott of fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana with celebrities like David Beckman's wife taking sides with the singer.                                                      The father of two  is leading a boycott against Dolce & Gabbana after the renowned fashion designers
made disparaging remarks about same-sex families and children conceived via artificial
insemination. "You are born to a mother and a father. Or at least that's how it should be,"
Domenico Dolce told Italian magazine Panorama
last week, (via NBC New York). "I call children of
chemistry, synthetic children. Rented wombs,
semen chosen from a catalog."
"How dare you refer to my beautiful children as
'synthetic'?" John wrote on Sunday via Instagram.
"And shame on you for wagging your judgmental
little fingers at IVF – a miracle that has allowed
legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to
fulfill their dream of having children."
       The musician has two sons – Zachary and Elijah
– with husband David Furnish, and both were
conceived through in vitro fertilization with a
surrogate mother. Dolce and Stefano Gabbana,
both gay, were previously a couple for 23 years
before breaking up in 2005.
"Your archaic thinking is out of step with the
times, just like your fashions," John continued. "I
shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again. #
BoycottDolceGabbana"
According to The Telegraph , Dolce said that
procreation "must be an act of love," adding, "You
are born to a mother and a father – or at least
that’s how it should be." Elsewhere in the
interview, Gabbana reportedly noted, "The family
is not a fad. In it there is a supernatural sense of
belonging."
As the pair's remarks spread online — #
boycottdolcegabbana was trending nationally on
Twitter Monday morning — other celebrities have
expressed their frustration. "These designers'
horrifying views are never in fashion," wrote Ryan
Murphy, creator of Glee and American Horror Story ,
on Twitter
. "Their clothes are as ugly as their hate. #
BoycottDolceGabbana"
"Just round up all my Dolce & Gabbana pieces, I
want to burn them," tweeted Courtney Love . "I'm
just beyond words and emotions. Boycott
senseless bigotry! #boycottD&G"
Firing back at John on his own Instagram,
Gabbana called the performer "fascist" and
started the hashtag "boycotteltonjhon" (sic). But
on Monday, in response to the widespread
criticism, both designers released separate
statements to clarify the intent behind their
comments.
"We firmly believe in democracy and the
fundamental principle of freedom of expression
that upholds it," Gabbana said. "We talked about
our way of seeing reality, but it was never our
intention to judge other people's choices. We do
believe in freedom and love."
"I'm Sicilian and I grew up in a traditional family,
made up of a mother, a father and children,"
Dolce said. "I am very well aware of the fact that
there are other types of families and they are as
legitimate as the one I've known. But in my
personal experience, family had a different
configuration. That is the place where I learnt the
values of love and family. This is the reality in
which I grew up, but it does not imply that I don't
understand different ones. I was talking about my
personal view, without judging other people's
choices and decisions."
Source: rollingstone.com
    

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