Sir Elton John has called for a boycott of fashion designers
Domenico Dolce (inset) and Stefano Gabbana (right, pictured with Naomi Campbell
and Victoria Beckham) after they dismissed children born via IVF as
‘synthetic’.
Domenico Dolce (inset) and Stefano Gabbana (right, pictured with Naomi Campbell
and Victoria Beckham) after they dismissed children born via IVF as
‘synthetic’.
The singer, who has two sons Zachary, four, and Elijah, two, with
husband David Furnish (pictured together left) with the help of a surrogate and
artificial insemination, has joined a campaign to snub the D&G brand after
the Italians called such children ‘chemical’ offspring.
husband David Furnish (pictured together left) with the help of a surrogate and
artificial insemination, has joined a campaign to snub the D&G brand after
the Italians called such children ‘chemical’ offspring.
Posting a picture of
the designers – who were a couple for 23 years – on photo sharing website
Instagram yesterday, Sir Elton wrote: ‘How dare you refer to my beautiful
children as ‘synthetic’.
‘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 fulfil their dream of having children.
at IVF – a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and
gay, to fulfil their dream of having children.
‘Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just
like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again.
#BoycottDolceGabbana.’
like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again.
#BoycottDolceGabbana.’
His comments came after Mr Dolce told Italian magazine
Panorama that procreation ‘should be an act of love’, adding: ‘You are born and
you have a father and mother. At least it should be like that. That’s why I’m
not convinced by what I call chemical children, synthetic babies.
Panorama that procreation ‘should be an act of love’, adding: ‘You are born and
you have a father and mother. At least it should be like that. That’s why I’m
not convinced by what I call chemical children, synthetic babies.
‘They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue. And
then you have to explain to these children who their mother is.’
then you have to explain to these children who their mother is.’
Asked whether he wanted to be a father, Mr Dolce said: ‘I am
gay. I cannot have a child. I don’t believe that you can have everything in
life.’ Mr Gabbana added: ‘The family is not a fad. It is a supernatural sense
of belonging.’
gay. I cannot have a child. I don’t believe that you can have everything in
life.’ Mr Gabbana added: ‘The family is not a fad. It is a supernatural sense
of belonging.’
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