Sunday, March 15, 2015

Sir Elton John Calls For Boycott Of Dolce Gabbana After Gay Families Branded ‘Synthetic’



Sir Elton John Calls For Boycott Of Dolce Gabbana After Gay Families Branded ‘Synthetic’
by Andre Walker15 Mar 2015 
Sir Elton John has called for a boycott of the designer clothing brand Dolce Gabbana after its owners called children born through IVF “synthetic”. Openly gay business partners Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana had already attacked gay marriage but this week extended their objection to the children of gay couples.

The Italians designers were once a couple themselves, they ended their sexual relationship some time ago whilst continuing to work together. They told Panorama Magazine: “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is the traditional one. No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be changed.”

Mr Dolce said procreation “must be an act of love”. He continued “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 uterus, semen chosen from a catalog.” Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad. In it there is a supernatural sense of belonging.”

This led Sir Elton to post an angry message of his Instagram account, defending the two children he has with his partner David Furnish. The message read: “How dare you refer to my beautiful children as “synthetic”. And shame on you for wagging your judgemental little fingers 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”.

This is not the first time the designers have caused outrage in the gay community. In 2006 Mr Gabbana said: “I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents… A child needs a mother and a father. I could not imagine my childhood without my mother. I also believe that it is cruel to take a baby away from its mother.”

The boycott could do serious damage to the brand as Sir Elton is a respected figure in the gay community.

Elton John
Elton John was a supporter for the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and is the founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Note: Hillary Rodham Clinton was the candidate for the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, Melanne Verveer was her chief of staff, the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, is a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and a founding chair for the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
Elton John AIDS Foundation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council at Ready for Hillary, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Common Cause, the People for the American Way, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the International Rescue Committee, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Melanne Verveer was a field manager for Common Cause, the EVP for the People for the American Way, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief of staff, the ambassador-at-large for global women's issues at the U.S. Department of State, is a director at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and an executive director for the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
Reg Weaver is a director at the People for the American Way, and was the president of the National Education Association.
John I. Wilson was an executive director for the National Education Association, and is a director at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute at Georgetown University.
Madeleine K. Albright is a professor at Georgetown University, and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.
Tom Brokaw is an overseer for the International Rescue Committee, was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and the anchor for the NBC Nightly News.
Brian Williams is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, an anchor (suspended) for the NBC Nightly News, and Allison Williams’s father.
Allison Williams is Brian Williams’s daughter, and an actor in Girls.
Girls (TV series)
Feminism
Girls has prompted debate about its possible feminist politics. It has been praised for its portrayal of women and female friendship, but criticized as classist, racist, transphobic[52] and misguided. In an online review for Ms Magazine, Kerensa Cadenas argues, "Despite its lack of a serious class and race consciousness, Girls does address other feminist issues currently in play, among them body image, abortion, relationships within a social media age and street harassment. In another series, these issues might be the focus of one episode (i.e. the abortion episode of SATC), but in Girls they become everyday topics."[53] On the other hand, Catherine Scott of The Independent asks, "What’s there to celebrate for feminism when black, Hispanic or Asian women are totally written out of a series that’s supposedly set in one of the most diverse cities on earth? But also, what’s there to celebrate for feminism when a show depicts four entirely self-interested young women and a lead character having the most depressing, disempowered sexual relationships imaginable?"
Lena Dunham is an actor in Girls, and a friend of Audrey Gelman.
Audrey Gelman is an actor in Girls, a friend of Lena Dunham, the VP for SKDKnickerbocker, was an intern for Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the aide for the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.
TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client, and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Susan E. Rice is a stockholder in the TransCanada Corporation, the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a friend of Madeleine K. Albright.
Madeleine K. Albright is a friend of Susan E. Rice, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a professor at Georgetown University.
Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute at Georgetown University.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a founding chair for the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, was the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, Melanne Verveer was her chief of staff, Audrey Gelman was her intern, and the candidate for the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.
Elton John was a supporter for the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and is the founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.











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