A CHEESE company, under pressure after removing the penis from the famous Cerne Abbas Giant on its packaging, has hit back against angry shoppers and insisted that the giant has not been ‘castrated’.
The imagery, which appears to show a penis-less giant or trousered trouser-snake on certain packets of the Oxford Cheese Company’s Cerne Abbas Waxed Cheddar, has caused a backlash among customers who fear they have made the big fella non-binary.
But big cheeses at Oxford’s HQ have hit back, stating in the MailOnline it ‘has not cut off the giant’s manhood, but instead given him a pair of trousers’.
The orginal 55-metre hill figure near near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset is claimed by some to be at around 400 years old.
The Oxford Cheese Company hopes this row about their use of it won’t rumble on so long.
They said they created an additional label for their product a few years back due to a customer complaint.
The company stated that they have been offering the cheddar in two distinct packaging options for several years – one showcasing the Cerne Abbas Giant in its original phallic form and another featuring the figure with trousers, omitting the bonzer boner.
The censored version is actually only available at a single supermarket.
Locals complained that the fromage factory had โmade a mockeryโ of their famous landmark when it โchopped its bits offโ, also stating the the company has โno regard for our countyโ.
Robert Pouget, of Oxford Cheese Company, said the packaging had always featured a penis until a woman was โoffendedโ and made an official complaint.
He added that they had โsuccessfully sold the Dorset-made cheese for over a decade without incident, describing it as โhaving a nice crunch and sweet after tasteโ and he โdoes not know why it suddenly became a problem’.
But the proud Dorset locals in the historic village of Cerne Abbas are now pounding the producer, saying they have โdefacedโ the โarea’s ancient fertility symbolโ.
Local Vic Irvine, head brewer at Cerne Abbas Brewery, who use an image of the giant fully unleashed 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 defacing him like this is like throwing paint over Nelson’s Column. It is clearly a binary giant who has a large phallus. It’s that simple.
‘If you don’t like it, don’t use our giant. The whole thing makes me really cross, I’m incandescent with rage.’
