The claws are out!

Elton John slammed Dolce and Gabanna after their controversial statements on IVF and parenting, and now the designers are firing back at the rocket man and his call to boycott their brand.

"The only family is the traditional one," the pair told Italian magazine Panorama. "No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be changed." The duo also referred to children of IVF "synthetic children."

The British singer then took to his Instagram to criticize the pair. In case you didn't know, the "Candle In The Wind" crooner and his partner David Furnish are the fathers to two sons born via IVF. "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 (sic)."

Now it's D&G's turn to retaliate!
    "I didn’t expect this. I didn’t expect this, coming from someone whom I considered, and I stress 'considered,' an intelligent person like Elton John. I mean, you preach understanding, tolerance and then you attack others? Only because someone has a different opinion? Is this a democratic or enlightened way of thinking? This is ignorance, because he ignores the fact that others might have a different opinion and that theirs is as worthy of respect as his," Gabanna told Corriere della Sera.

They also think boycotting their fashions because of their views on reproduction is archaic and ludicrous!

"It would be ridiculous. Either you like somebody’s songs or you don’t. When you go to the greengrocer’s, you don’t make sure that he agrees with your views on IVF. You just want to know if he has fresh products. This whole campaign came up online. It was created by a group of gay activists who put into our mouths words we never said. It became bigger and bigger. We are not boycotting and we will not boycott anyone. It’s like people who go to a football game to insult their opponents. That doesn’t make any sense. That’s preposterous," he added.

Maybe people should think before they speak and all of this hubbub could be avoided!