Tell Macy's & Debenhams to drop Dolce & Gabbana over 'synthetic children' remarks LGBT

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/426/794/893/

author: Edwin Sesange (LGBT Out and Proud Diamond Group) and Peter Tatchell
signatures: 23,109

overview
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Fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have made insulting slurs against same-sex parents and their children. Domenico Dolce said children should be born to a mother and a father:

“The only family is a traditional one. I’m not convinced by those I call the chemical children, synthetic babies...They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue ... psychiatrists are not ready to confront the effects of this experimentation.”

Stefano Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad.” In 2006, he told the Daily Mail: "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents."



Both designers have in the past strongly opposed same-sex marriage.

Many have come out in support of an international boycott of the brand, including Elton John, The Out and Proud Diamond Group and the Peter Tatchell Foundation. D&G is an expensive brand, out of the reach of many members of the public. However, many of us shop in department stores like Macy's and Debenhams, which stock D&G.

FULL story and petition at link.

[Daemonaquila]

1. No.

I'm sick of hearing about "OMG, they said bad things about IVF." If you want to call for a boycott because of their actual anti-LGBT statements, great. But it's dumb to call for a boycott because they have a stupid take on the medical procedure. Lots of people have bizarre and offensive beliefs that ultimately are no threat to anyone or their rights, about everything from this "synthetic children" nonsense to chemtrails. If Elton John hadn't called for a boycott out of the blue, ignoring their anti-LGBT statements versus this non-issue, there would not have been such a stir over it. And I don't have a lot of respect for his call to boycott in the first place, when he took a million bucks to play Rush Limbaugh's wedding. That's a guy who has been INTENTIONALLY doing real damage to LGBT folks for over 2 decades, not a couple idiot designers who blew their mouths off in an interview. How about putting your money and your politics together, dude?

[HuckleB]

2. Anti-science fear mongering promotes conspiracy theory "legitimacy."

There is no reason to ignore it.

[pnwmom]

3. Gabanna made a direct anti-LGBT statement, and opposes same-sex marriage. This isn't just about IVT.