Penis Of The Week (2)

A stushie has broken out between a cheesemaker and a brewer over the representation of the Cerne Abbas Giant on a logo. A 180-foot-high figure etched cut into a hill near the Dorset village of Cerne Abbas and backfilled with chalk rubble, it features a standing nude male with a prominent erection and a large club in its right hand.

Cerne Abbas Brewery, not afraid of Brewer’s Droop, proudly display the giant in all his glory on the logos that adorn their products. The Oxford Cheese Company have a cheese in their range called Cerne Abbas Waxed Cheddar which also features the giant. However, at the request of a major supermarket, they have not only given him a full Brazilian but emasculated him.

The Brewery, who seem to be self-appointed guardians of the giant’s todger, claim that a company not even based in Dorset has no right to tamper with its manhood. The cheesemakers claim that only their supplies to the supermarket have the offending penis-free image.

In an age where we are increasingly used to cover ups, this seems a cover up too far. When the image is there for all to see on a hill, are we really so precious that we need to hide it on the cheese counter?