Fury as cheese company depicts famous Cerne Abbas Giant without his oversized phallus

‘Remove his member and he is just a white line on the hillside’: Fury as cheese company depicts famous without his oversized phallus

  • Oxford Cheese Company was slammed for ‘defacing’ the 
  • Firm suggested the move was an attempt to keep label from looking cluttered

A cheese company has been slammed for depicting the famous on their packaging without his oversized phallus.

Locals criticised Oxford Cheese Company for ‘defacing’ the club-wielding giant on the label of its Man vintage cheddar.

They compared castrating to ‘throwing over ’s column’ and claim the marketing decision has left them ‘incandescent with rage’.

But company has suggested that the manhood may have been removed in attempt to keep the image on the packaging from appearing too cluttered. 

The criticisms come after the had previously upset the people of Dorset by ‘culturally appropriating’ the chalk figure to help sell their cheese.

The Oxford Cheese Company has been slammed for depicting the famous Cerne Abbas Giant on their packaging without his oversized phallus

The Oxford Cheese Company has been slammed for depicting the famous Giant on their packaging without his oversized phallus

The 180ft tall figure, which has a 35ft manhood, is one of Dorset's most beloved landmarks. The hillside figure was created by the Anglo-Saxons in the 8th century as a tribute to their god of health 'Helith'

The 180ft tall figure, which has a 35ft manhood, is one of Dorset’s most beloved landmarks. The hillside figure was created by the Anglo-Saxons in the 8th century as a tribute to their god of health ‘Helith’

The people of the historic village of Cerne Abbas are livid at that Oxford Cheese Company ‘made a mockery’ of the community’s longstanding fertility symbol.

, head brewer at Cerne Abbas Brewery which uses a picture of the giant in all his glory on its branding, said: ‘I think it’s abhorrent to castrate him. If they are taking his manhood away then I hope nobody buys it.

‘It shows no regard for our county. We should call them the Cambridge Cheese Company and see how they like it.

‘We love our giant here and…

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