“I’ve done some soul-searching. I’ve talked to Stefano a lot about this. I’ve realized that my words were inappropriate, and I apologize. They are just kids. You don’t need labels, baby labels.
I think everybody chooses for themselves. I don’t know everything about IVF, but I love it when people are happy. It’s like medicine. Science has been put on the table to help people.”
— Domenico Dolce doing some major backpedaling five months after ruffling feathers by saying he and Stefano “oppose” gay adoptions, IVF
Apology accepted?
Tony Lee Churchill
Nope.
Dennis Maloney Jr.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, besides their great designers.
George Scherer
No because they aren’t owning what they said
Milton Appleby
They meant what they said. No need to apologize months after the fact. But people can change their views. Look at how many supported marriage equality but didn’t before? It might have been the catalyst for them to seek out more information and become educated. If we never accepted apologies them we old be a very bitter world. Hopefully this is more than just a business ploy and will make an effort by contributing to gay rights.
Alan Carrier
Nope.
Billy Budd
No, apologies not accepted.
Niko Graff
I could care less. They are service providers. I’m only interested in their service, not their opinion.
M J Martinez Crogan
Not on your phucking life. They are douche bags ….
Brian JC Kneeland
No! Their words and their actions speak against their apology!
Miguel Spatti
Hell no
sdterp
@Dennis Maloney Jr.: You’re absolutely right, everyone is entitled to his/her opinion but must also be ready to deal with the fallout. They could come out in favor of forced sterilization for all Queer people and frontal lobotomies…but when they make such controversial statements about their primary customers, they have to expect a reaction.
(And just a note, not an attack, it’s “…they’re great designers.” [not their])
Paul Castilonia
NO.
Jay A. Scaramazzo
How do you say no not EVER!
Jesus Malverde
No!
Roger Honeycutt
Nope passed on their brand just the other day
Giancarlo85
Five months of soul searching? Someone tells me they are trying to deal with the long continuing fall out and collapsing business.
As far as being great designers… maybe a decade or two ago. They got stuck in the past though. And their statements damaged their business and reputation even further.
Lawrence Gisonda
no
Alan Burnside
Are their profits and sales falling?
Atrius
Not even remotely.
Desert Boy
Is this a joke? Apology NOT accepted.
andy_d
Most likely they are apologizing because their sales took a major hit after their unthinking and ignorant statement
Mark Williams
I don’t care.
Xzamilio
“Soul searching”… more like “Sale searching”… guess they found out that all publicity ain’t necessarily good publicity. Yay, you got Zoe Saldana defending you… nobody’s looking for her thirsty ass.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Dodgy Geezers
Don’t Get’it
jason smeds
Dolce & Gabbana make awful clothes in my opinion. Awful, awful, awful. I have never purchased their unsightly clothes and I never intend to.
The men and women who made them rich need to have a good look at themselves.
Blair Stewart
No
Clark35
No. I still would never buy their overrated and overpriced clothing and products.
martinbakman
No.
SeeingAll
I don’t care. And they don’t care if anybody accepts or not. And I can’t boycott because I don’t wear those expensive brands.
theasian231
I think we all pretty much expected an apology would come if their sales ever took a hit. As much as I’d like to believe it, I don’t think there’s anything sincere about this apology. I see it as a business move and nothing more.
jwtraveler
I’m not adopted. I’m not an adoptive parent. They’re idiots, but they don’t owe me an apology. I can’t speak for anyone else.
Gerard Milewski
I’m much better at accepting apologies as I grow older, so I will. I will be interested to see if their future action back up their words.
Andrew Danger Mccurdy
ill accept any one apologizes but still wont buy there products
hughhai
Hm, last quarter’s profits must have been really bad.
Will Tom Hanse
No!
BigG
there only apologizing because their salets took a massive hit.
BigG
Sales
Damian Omar Plaza
Everyone is entitled to what they believe in, I personally don’t bother any longer with the brand. The truth of who they are slipped out and that’s that.
s312g
I’m more offended that they’ve been putting out the same crap for the past five years. Their collections are horrific now.
Also, it’s ironic that the two gay men who are spouting conservative ideals are the same ones who put out a collection where all of the models had chokers that said “SEX” (spring 2003) and a collection inspired by dominatrixes (fall 2007)
SFHarry
@Niko Graff: If they are solely service providers they should shut up and just provide a service. Instead they added opinion givers to their repertoire. With this electrification do you still not care?
SFHarry
Spell check changed clarification to electrification.
clhs
@Niko Graff: You mean you couldn’t care less. If you could care less then you actually care a certain amount. But I share your sentiment.
Toni Kahwage
Who? doce who?
manonyme
. . .uhh, N O!
Very curious as to why they would try to apologize now after so much time. . . would luv to see their sales #’s frm last quarter! hmmm. . .
itsmyhusbandandme
I always accept an apology but rarely forget why it’s being made in the first place.
Jean-Paul
itsmyhusbandandme.wordpress.com
David Quirk
too little way toooo late
Cam
And once again, all the people who defend anti-gay activities, who were screaming that boycotts don’t work, are proven wrong.
Their sales took a hit, the arrogant owner fought apologizing for a few months, and finally had to concede when they realized just how bad sales had gotten.
William Meyer
greybat
Dolce and Gabbana…
aren’t they those two Girls on “AB Fab”?
tdgaustin
Nope. Fuck Dolce & Gabbana.
Douglas Schlitz
too little too late.
Victor Barry
I don’t ask my hairstylist advice about how to fix my car. Why would I listen to fashion designers about how to run my life?
rikard
it’s true, we don’t need any labels, particularly ones they say D&G.
Frederique Earle
No
ninky
They did not say anything wrong. Why are we so intolerant of people’s opinions? They are entitled to their thoughts and it didn’t hurt anyone. Get over it already!!
Cam
@ninky: They are entitled to their opinions, and we are entitled to not give money to people who attack LGBT’S and who support anti-gay gay positions.
Oh, but that’s right, you trolls only want the folks who attack us to be entitled to their opinions, apparently you want the rest of us to not have that freedom.
Tracy Pope
Anyone can change their opinions and this does sound somewhat heartfelt but why say it – the original comments – in the first place?
Every time a public figure says incredibly stupid things the first thing they do is try damage control. The image consultant business is booming and Dolce & Gabbana (Dolt & Garbage) can afford the best.
Avery Alvarez
They’re two old elitist f@ggots. They have nothing in common with the average, everyday LGBT community.
I find it funny these two ugly old queens thought they were only attacking gay families when they made their nasty comments. Didn’t they try to do some backtracking when they realized, hey, you @ssholes put down straight families, too.
Two unlovable old trolls, who are also incapable of love. So life’s joke is on them.
LibraOracle
Don’t hate your pathetic haters,they feel like shit already even though they actually are,just accept the fact that we’re not actually supposed to have children which is why we are gay but there is nothing wrong to have kids if anyone wants to :/
Mezaien
What? apology from a Frogs.