Is nothing sacred???

[Martin]

I am keeping a very straight face writing this - not a titter!
Rumour has it that there is a video out there of said contentious "Homer" playing hoopla with his doughnut..................
Honest, not even a smirk!
Not funny at all...........................

[possum]

Would just like to point out that unlike other chalk figures the Cerne Abbas Giant was 18th century political graffiti mocking the local landowner who as well as being a greedy sod as far as rents and taxes went (hence the club) was also impotant (hence the......)

Not quite true, it is a little bit older than that, thought to be created in the Civil war and to be mocking Oliver cromwell. But yes, definitely not a pagan sacred site in the slightest. Constructed by Christians as, well, grafitti.
I do find it funny that some pagans go about adopting all these "sacred" sites without ever knowing their history.
(yes I am a pagan also)

[Silver Ether]

It was the Long Man of Wilmington that they gave a temporary sex change to, a genuine pre-christian chalk carving.

I know ... I have no excuse for being daft ...

[Milims]

My feelings on the matter have nothing to do with religion - I don't profess to follow any kind of organised religion, and ok so it was originally what could be classed as protest grafitti anyway, but thats not really what my issue is with it. Its more about the fact that some huge, money making, non-British, luxury company feels that they have the right to take the p***s out of something that it part of our heritage.

[Martin]

I loathe creeping Americanism in all it's forms, I'd cheerfully sever all relations with the US, and I don't usually find "Homer" in the least funny - BUT, this IS funny!
It may be a touch irreverant, it may be a little "naughty", but to come over all "nun who's had her bum pinched" over it I find rather unnecessary! As has been said loads of times, no permanent damage has been done, some of us with a sense of humour have had a good laugh, even the bloke from the CPRE when interviewed on the box could only witter about "thin end of the wedge"............
Seems to me like a black cloud of po-facedness has descended upon us - is this a touch of Gordon Brownism?
We have the Long Man of Wilmington virtually on our doorstep (my wife works within a few hundred yards of it) - he's survived several direct mutilations and vandalisings over the years, and is none the worse for it - the Homer thing wasn't in the same league at all!
Am I to presume that had it been a UK company that had Banksie or Scarfe do similar that it would then have been acceptable?

[pskipper]

Not quite true, it is a little bit older than that, thought to be created in the Civil war and to be mocking Oliver cromwell. But yes, definitely not a pagan sacred site in the slightest. Constructed by Christians as, well, grafitti

Been a while since I learnt about it!

Still find the whole thing funny, what next... complaining that Vatican City is being misused by christians

[Milims]

To a convent gal like me the thought of a nun having her bum pinched - now that is funny!! lol
I do have a sense of humour and I do enjoy a naughty joke (ask me nicely and I'll PM you my fave!!) but I'm also human and I have human sensibilities and this issue just happens to offend one of mine. Hey it would be a very boring world if we all felt exactly the same about things - for a start there'd be nothing to discuss here!!

[wulf]

I think it would have been more sensitive to position it on a nearby hill rather in the next door field although, unless we're settled in for a longer stretch of summer weather than we have recently been enjoying in the UK, it probably won't last for long anyway.

Maybe it will prompt a few modern examples of hillside art that aren't advertising a product, that aren't anywhere near existing examples and that are likely to be visible in another few centuries?

Wulf

[pskipper]

There are the battalion badges near salisbury and the anzac badge near warminster, they are the most modern ones I know of.

How about carving the ish logo into a hillside?

[red]

thisis a great link to hill figures and carvings. many of the white horses are fairly modern.. and the military ones yeh.

[Millymollymandy]

Good website Red. I had no idea there were so many white horses around!

As for the Homer Simpson image, I've read this thread and looked at the pictures and don't find anything remotely funny about it at all. Have no strong feelings about it and couldn't give a damn about religion - but it's just not funny!

[Lord Azrael]

Pathetic!
I can't stand the &*^&%&* Simpsons either! Leave our history alone.

[Granny in Wales]

The Simpsons are positively VILE. Therefore I am very upset by this. Could we send someone "over there" to paint a moustache on the Statue of Liberty...THEY would not like it, would they?

[Paul]

Must say I find the whole thing Soooooooo Funny,
as stated its in bio paint and will soon wash away [Guess it has by Now !]
laugth a little, and Yes I do watch "The Simpsons" bit of light entertainment after a hard day at work.

Paul

[Midori]

Whilst not a fan of the Simpsons, I was quite amused by the Homer Giant.

At least he was next to the Cerne Abbas Giant and not damaged as the Long Man was by Trinny and Susannah's stunt.

If they had made a Long Woman next to the Long Man I wouldn't have been concerned with that either.

The problem with chalk Figures is that they can be hard to date. The only one we can genuinely say is really ancient is the Uffington White Horse.

I am Pagan, BTW.

Hi, SE, I'm following you around!

Cheers, midori