Emva kodliwano-ndlebe nephephancwadi lase-Itali elibizwa ngokuba yi-Panorama, abaqulunqi base-Italiya u-Domenico Dolce kunye noStefano Gabbana baye bafumana ukuhlaselwa emva kokwenza oko abanye bakubona njengokuhlaselwa kweentsapho zamadoda. Inguqulelo, ngeHuffington Post, ithi abantwana abazelwe nge-IVF “ngabantwana bekhemistri, abantwana bokwenziwa. Izibeleko eziqeshiweyo, amadlozi akhethiweyo enza ikhathalogu.” UDolce ukwathe, “Ndiligay, andinakuba nomntwana. Ndicinga ukuba awunakuba nayo yonke into ebomini,” uqhubeke watsho uDolce, “Ubomi bunendlela yendalo, ezinye izinto azinakuguqulwa. Omnye wabo lusapho.” Ingqokelela yabo yendlela yeenqwelo moya yasekwindla-ebusika ka-2015 ibigxile kusapho-ingakumbi umama okanye "umama" ngesiTaliyane.
UMhlekazi u-Elton John uthathe umba kwizimvo zabo, ebhala kwi-Instagram yakhe, lo myalezo ulandelayo. (U-Elton unabantwana ababini ngokuzalwa ngumntu omnye) “Ungathini ukubhekisa kubantwana bam abahle ngokuthi “bokwenziwa”. Kwaye uhlazekile ngokugungqa iminwe yakho emincinci egwebayo (sic) kwi-IVF - ummangaliso oye wavumela imikhosi yabantu abanothando, bobabini abachanekileyo kunye nabangqingili, ukuzalisekisa (sic) iphupha labo lokuba nabantwana. Ingcinga yakho yakudala ayihambelani namaxesha, njengefashoni yakho. Andisokuze ndiphinde ndinxibe iDolce neGabbana. #BoycottDolceGabbana”
Ngenxa yakhe, uStefano Gabbana wathatha kwi-Instagram yakhe ukuze azikhusele kunye noDolce. Uthumele imifanekiso emininzi enamagama afanayo: "#boycottdolcegabbanna ngumnyama omtsha" kunye "#boycottdolcegabbana kuba yahlukile! Kwaye uyithiyile imbono eyahlukileyo !! Inkululeko yokuthetha koozwilakhe bobuhlanga” kunye nekholaji yephulo likaCharlie Hebdo, amagqabantshintshi axhasayo kunye nokunye.
Uhlaziyo: UDolce noGabbana bakhuphe ingxelo esemthethweni nge-Associated Press besithi izimvo zabo azenzelwanga njengesigwebo kwiintsapho ezingaqhelekanga. “Ayizange ibe yinjongo yethu ukugweba ukhetho lwabanye abantu. Siyakholelwa kwinkululeko nothando,” utshilo uGabbana. U-Dolce udlulisele ukuba ukukhula kwintsapho yendabuko yaseSicilian kwachaphazela iimbono zakhe. Ndiyazi kakuhle into yokuba kukho ezinye iintlobo zeentsapho kwaye zisemthethweni njengale bendiyazi.