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Gross. Those comments are so nasty.

I saw that. How insensitive.

I also thought it was strange since the two of them are gay (Dolce and Gabbana) and used to be a couple. The whole thing about how gay families aren't real families was odd, especially coming from gay guys. Pretty self-hating.

My 'synthetic' child was worth every second spent in a test tube. Bunch of morons.

*newsflash* two morons won't be breeding any time soon! the world rejoices!

@lamariniere: I agree, I thought that was odd too.

I hope more celebs boycott them.

Yeah, f*ck those guys. They were in Vanity Fair 10 years ago talking about how they wanted a family, so I feel like this is some kind of publicity stunt or something. Not very smart for their 'brand'.

@jaguar: 100% agree

I've been following this because I love Elton and I have IVF kids so obviously it's close to my heart. I just don't understand why D&G are saying this. What do they gain from publicizing this opinion? Don't they have Marketing people who tell them not to say things that are bound to offend a whole bunch of people? Anyway, I'm not walking around in designer clothes so it's something of a non-issue for me personally, but I love that other celebrities are taking up the boycott. IVF is an incredible thing that has given so many families a chance to have children. How dare anyone call that unnatural or synthetic?

WTF is wrong with people.

I'd be willing to bet the people who are going to agree with them on this aren't the ones out buying tons of D&G. So it certainly seems like they've bitten the hand that feeds them. Good riddance!

@Shutterbug: Amen, f*uck those guys.

I was very disgusted when I read this the other day. If a particular method isn't for you, then don't do it. But to call IVF babies synthetic is disgusting. I hope more people & celebs boycott them.

I think this is probably some kind of orchestrated comment to make them relevant in the news. Remember the situation a few years ago when John Galliano made some comment about Jewish people, and Natalie Portman (the face of Dior Cherie, where Galliano was the designer) spoke out against him? People love a good grovel and a comeback.

Now, do I agree with what he said? No, but we're talking about them, which I suspect is the reason behind it.

Wow, what idiots. Not that I can afford D&G but if I could I would boycott!

To be fair, they didn't specifically call out Elton John's kids, he just responded to their statement. While I absolutely don't agree with what they said (who could?), they do have a right to their opinion and to voice it however they choose. But then everyone else has a right to voice their opinion about it and choose not to purchase their clothes. So really, I would say it's a bad business decision.

Of course they were "taken out of context."

http://www.celebitchy.com/417421/stefano_gabbana_elton_john_is_a_fascist_for_calling_for_a_dg_boycott/

I've been following this story too. My baby is not synthetic. I'm glad Elton John said something.

Ridiculous.

Yes, yes, D&G, you have a right to your opinion. Everyone else has a right to judge you for it.

I hope this doesn't throw the thread totally off topic but these kinds of comments kind of strike a chord with me because in a way they remind me of the nasty formula comments, about "artificially" feeding babies. And it reminds me that if we line all these babies up their first day of kindergarten we will see little human beings. You won't be able to tell at all which kids were conceived via IVF (or formula fed, or at jars of baby food, or did anything else "artificial." Though maybe sometimes you can tell who wasn't given enough love.) Maybe this sounds super cheesy but can't people get past our differences and see that first?