Dolce and Gabbana Face Social Media Slogans and Slander from Elton John
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Dolce and Gabbana have never been the quiet, reserved
types. Since their launch in 1985 they have always found ways to be at the
heart of controversy.
In 2007 the designers were criticized for their
controversial ad campaign which resembled and glorified gang rape. In 2012,
they sparked protests that lasted several days, when Hong Kong citizens were
banned from taking photographs of window displays in Dolce & Gabbana’s Hong
Kong stores.
Having been quiet for a short while, it seemed only
fitting that D&G would rock the boat some more. They have now slammed gay marriage
and IVF treatment.
The comment that generated debate began in an
interview for Panorama magazine where Domenico Dolce said: “You are born to a mother and a father. Or at least that's how it should
be…I call children of chemistry, synthetic children. Rented wombs, semen chosen
from a catalogue.”
They went on to say “We oppose gay adoptions. The
only family is the traditional one.”
Woops.
Dolce and Gabbana were actually in a romantic
relationship for over 20 years, so it’s quite a shock to hear something like this coming from them. Perhaps,
they’ve just grown bitter with age and failed relationships. None the less,
their comments offended thousands and in particular, Sir Elton John.
John, who has two children with his husband David
Furnish, spoke up on Instagram and said “How dare you refer to my beautiful
children as synthetic?” He continued, “Your archaic thinking is out of step
with the times, just like your fashions,” good one Elton. He finished with: “I
shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again. #BoycottDolceGabbana”
#BoycottDolceGabbana was trending nationally on
Twitter by Monday morning. Other celebs had got on board, including Courtney
Love and Glee creator Ryan Murphy.
Love claimed she’d be burning all her D&G
clothes, whilst Murphy called their clothes “as ugly as their hate.”
Slightly embarrassingly, Gabbana stepped in to diffuse
the situation by calling Elton John a “facist” and attempting to #BoycottEltonJohn.
Despite, the desperate attempts and the dozens of pictures and comments posted to
“back up” D&G’s point, #BoycottEltonJohn really didn’t take off. Obviously.
In total, #BoycottEltonJohn was used in about
1,500 tweets (mostly from Italians), whilst #BoycottDolceGabbana featured on
Twitter over 30,000 times.
Eventually, the pair had to give in. They released
apologetic statements. Dolce blaming the culture differences: “I’m Sicilian and
I grew up in a traditional family,” and Gabbana claiming it was all just a misunderstanding:
“It was never our intention to judge other people’s choices. We do believe in
freedom and love.”
Nice recovery boys.
Megan Herdson
Megan is a country girl who moved to the city with some big dreams. She is studying her MA in Creative Writing whilst also managing an American Football Team. She loves her blog and wants nothing more than to have her words read. That and to win the Championship, obviously. Follow her @MeganAtSMF
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Dolce and Gabbana Face Social Media Slogans and Slander from Elton John
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