So much for biodegradeble paint that would wash off in the rain.
The Homer Simpson picture is still there.
Funny how the press have kept quiet over this.
And all those people out there saying, it'll wash and lighten up wheres your sense of humour.
I lost my humour many years ago when this country bacame over run with American trash like this.

Morrigan, Cardiff, UK

Hmmmm.
I know lets all take the mick out of pagans shall we.
Of course we have no right to moan about something do we?
If we do suddenly we are brunt of peoples jokes.We are told to lighten up and get a sense of humour.
Another thing, have any of you seen any pagans on the streets trying to convert you?
Or knocking from door to door, posting leaflets, letting off bombs, threatening to kill people, rioting or preaching violence?
No. What a surprise. All thats happened is some pagans have expressed they're unhappiness at something.
Thats it.
And do you really believe what you read in the papers. The bit about rain magic was misquoted. Having dealt with the media I know how much they like to misquote to get a good story.
Each one of you must have something important that you would moan about that other people would consider trivial.
One day the boot will be on the other foot.
Would you then be happy if other people started joking at laughing at your expense?

Morrigan, Cardiff, UK

You have to admit it's a brilliant and humorous juxtaposition, I smiled as soon as I saw it and I mean no disrespect to any pagans or other religions ... I think it encompasses life today really well, 'high' and 'low' culture right next door to each other, the 'techno' and the natural world co-existing. More worrying are plans to put a carpark through (or under?) Stonehenge. Modern-day development madness ... But the rain prayers/dances have surely been answered lately!

dharmagirl, Liverpool, England

At first I found it funny then I realised the giant is an ancient (O.K. so possibly not that ancient but at least 17th century) revered symbol and I can understand why SOME (not all) Pagans are bothered, it's disrespectful to their religion. And as someone else said, it's disrespectful to the hertiage of the English. As someone else said, if it was a different religion, there would be uproar - Simpsons makes jokes out of various religions but IN CARTOONS, not by actually going out to sacred sites and drawing stuff next to them to mock them. In addition, as yet another person suggested, this could cause loads of people to go to the site and potentially destroy the giant.

Why is rain magic so much less plausible than a giant invisible spirit who's also everywhere at the same time who was at first really violent (read Old Testament) who then suddenly, without explanation, changed to promoting peace and came to earth fully human but also still fully God, having been born of a virgin?

PJ, Salford,

It's a sign, it's a sign! Let us go about the world making friends and sharing our doughnuts. sacred are the fat yellow men with three fingers, blessed are the pastry makers

Brian, Nazereth,

NEWSFLASH WORLD!!!!! A joke has made it public! Everyone drop everything and get your judging sticks out!

Come on people it's a joke (as in Ha ha), some find it funny, some don't. People that don't... please be patient. Im sure something that amuses you will come along one day.

Chris Sharp, welwyn garden city, hertfordshire

So Homer's bad, but condoms, jeans, and bikes are OK?

Catherine, Pittsburgh,

I expect people were calling the Cerne Abbas giant disrespectful and vulgar when it was originally cut. And if they'd been heeded, it wouldn't be there at all, would it? The Homer Simpson figure washes away, it's not permanent, so untwist your knickers and get a sense of perspective.

I completely agree that Keith Nield should be banned from British cinemas as well.

The Cerne Abbas Dwarf, Birmingham,

I like the "we're pissed off and WE'RE GONNA MAKE MAGIC RAIN!!" comment! LOL

It's not like it's hard to "make" rain in the UK, just wait a couple of days! ^ _ ^

Thomas, London,

I'm respectful of other people's beliefs...but "rain magic." Besides, It is only a short term stunt and I gotta admit that homer seems a lot less disrespectful than hocking the excited giant for condoms.

Saul, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

You're agnostic Tim... Agnostic.

tim, Grand Rapids, MI

If they were to put a giant Homer with his arms around Christ the redeemer in Rio, the Christians would be in uproar.
A joke's a joke, but it's about time respect was shown to religions other than Christianity.

Jason, Sydney, Australia

Rain magic....rofl

Goon, Flint, MI,

Just goes to show that there's not a religion on earth that can take a joke about itself.

Mark Crummett, Cary, NC

So pagans worship black men? This giant cannot be white, right?

Leroy, Kingston, Jamaica

I took my 14-year-old grandson to see Homer on the hillside today. Homer sparkled whitely beside the rather drab giant and made us laugh. In fact, everyone else we saw there was laughing or smiling.

Diana Somerville, Yeovil, U.K.

For a religion that is suppose to be about love, respect and understanding all living things, they sure are uptight.

Sheryl, Toronto, Canada

how do so many get upset by something you can wash away with a hose, oh wait u have to repaint your site every 25 years

im athiest so i believe in someting bigger than me and i know its not homer or your painted field
so relax and if u dont like the movie go see something else

Tim, chicago,

Please no rain magic haven't we had enough rain.

terry edwards, worcester,

Doing rain magic in the UK? Should be pretty successful!

Sam Chupp, Atlanta, GA

I see that today's "top" news story is about those four Muslim lads getting jailed for their reaction to an offensive cartoon. Paganism is a valid religion - and a peaceful one. Give thanks if you can't give respect!

liz parkhurst, barnsley, s.yorks

(I hate to start my comment with this line, but here goes...) I'm a Pagan, and I for one think it is quite funny. I'm a huge Simpsons fan (can quote far too much of it), and don't see anything particularly offensive about this.
It isn't on the site, so it isn't causing damage to the Giant itself (himself?). My only real complaint about the Homer drawing is that his eyes look like they're heading in opposite directions!
I can't understand why the Federation is getting so heated about this when I went to the Stonehenge access and saw drugged up, drunken students climbing all over the monument and being genuinely disrespectful and damaging to an ancient site.
Honestly, the Simpsons has been laughing at all religions for many years now, with Christianity taking the most hits. That's just what the Simpsons does... lighten up, folks!

Aeryn, Lancashire, UK

I hate the way that pagans are appropriating archaeology that is frankly non-denominational, i.e. Stonehenge, Wilmington, Cerne Abbas et al.

Dressing up as Getafix and calling yourself Pendragon is fine in your Baratt semi in Basingstoke but twisting our history to fit a pagan agenda is a load of nonsense. Theories abound about the giant (see Morris Marples' excellent 'White Horses and other Hill Figures') and these are pagan, christian, celtic and lunatic in equal measure.

Homer is fine. He'll wash away shortly (with or without a 'pagan' rain dance) and plenty of people will have googled the real giant to learn a bit more about where it is believed that he comes from. That's a great bit of publicity for our archaeology that doesn't need to have pagan lies bolted to it.

I think that Homer and other such mischief is fine if it is temporary and harmless. Better this than making silly crop circles.

James Hutchins, Burbage, Wilts

Funny hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha funny
Love the chalk figures all over the English countryside and I'm also looking forward to maybe seeing the simpson's movie. Just to say that this stunt didn't sway my attitude either way - whether to go to see the movie or to stay at home.
Hahahahahahaha
Am glad Homer will eventually wash away though

louise, Brighton, uK

Is Homer trying to toss that donught onto something?

Scott, Durham, NC, USA

quoits....

http://www.b3ta.com/

The Fish, Oxford, England

What happened to humour it will wash away no harm done.

Seamus O Dwyer, London,

Get a life! It is not disrespectful, it is fun. As a pagan myself I do not see how this is disrupts anyones beliefs. The trouble with a lot of pagans is that they are steeped in lore that has no relationship with the objects that they hold sacred. Just look at all the tosh written about Stonehenge! Commune and celebrate with the spirits of our world not with the fanciful ideas of antiquarians based upon the writings of Romans or half educated "enlightened" antiquarians.

Blessed Be.

John, London,

To judge from the weather , they must have started their dancing early !

G T Shaw, Gateshead,

Forget rain magic, someone should get out there with a hose pipe. Disgusting disrespect for British culture, in the name of promoting a crass American cartoon. Coming a week or so after media stunt at another hill-figure. Where is English Heritage? Someone needs to get the boot.

Al Evans, Cardiff, Wales

thankfully is wasn't an Islamic religious symbol...

mike fisher, oxford,

This made me smile, a good way to start the day.
It is wash away paint so what is the harm? Very clever marketing.

Val, Portsmouth,

I wonder who owns the land? Obviously, someone from England allowed the use of it.

Steven , Chicago, USA

Absolutely preposterous. How they can get away with a publicity stunt of this size is beyond me.
At least the Homer is wearing underwear.
Vile.

Paul, Aberdeen,

Whilst I can appreciate the humour and having visited this site (which is fenced off) it is obvious that the perpetrators haven't caused any direct damage to the monument. However I have to say that I find this to be a tacky publicity stunt that denegrates an historic site.
Would the perpetrators have been so keen to have painted this alongside the Regent's Park mosque? No doubt such an act would have been met with huge derision from the liberal media and a promt Government apology.

Kevin, Southampton, UK

I guess some people have no sense of humor, to the guy from Virgnin, France, Don't have a cow man!

Jimmy Morgan, Brooklyn, NY

Native Americans keep their traditions intact by not displaying all for the general public. Once your traditions are known, expect the fat taking American white folk to exploit and plunder.

wade crowe, crow creek, south dakota, USA

Hi, I am a pagan and we actually have a sense of humour about life. Its great to see a modern icon such as Homer right there next to Hercules. Way to go!

Clare, Weymouth, Dorset

The Cerne Abbas Giant was cut to insult Oliver Cromwell so why is one that insults the average American male any worse?

Ralph, Spelsbury,

It's actually quite funny.

Proud?, Bristol,

Great !

Playing hoopla?

Simon Anthony, Nottingham,

I'm sorry, but there's only one possible phrase for this.

HAH HAH!

JsD, Lincoln,

Aw, don't be so harsh, they're just playing a primative game of quoits!

Riki, Birmingham, West Midlands

You know the world has gone truly nuts when a bunch of people get upset about a chalk outline of a man with an erection and threaten Great Britain with "Rain Magic". I wish I had that much spare time on my hands.

Malcy, London, UK

I strongly disagree that this shows a lack of respect for english culture. tossing the ring is an ancient and noble art. even if the target is a little, um, unusual.

p.s. keith nield should be banned from british cinemas.

jem, london, uk

They're going to try and make it rain? Wow that will take some doing!

S Thomas, Emsworth, Hampshire

Pagan symbol of fertility? Didn't we learn it was a (recent, Christian-era) insult to Oliver Cromwell?

john, London,

If this was done to Mohammed or Jesus the "one god" religious nutters would be up in arms. But as it is a Pagan symbol being defiled it is considered a joke. Try treating all religions equally.

E. Mann, Warwick, England

Haha that's brilliant.

Kurt Angle, London,

Vulgar. It shows a total lack of respect of established culture. Quite clearly following this stunt, the film should be banned from British cinemas.

Keith Nield, Virignin, France,

It is childish, irresponsible, ignorant. It is typical of the brash, vulgar American attitude that permeates every corner of our culture like a cancer. It shows zero respect for the antiquity of the figure in particular and our ancient traditions in general.
It's also bloody funny!

George Walker, Worthing, Sussex

The lack of tolerance shown towards the western world by eastern reilgions unable to see a joke results in terrorist activity.

We pride ourselves by having more tolerant religions and our very constitution allows us to satirise everything in the name of humour.

So come on Pagans, lighten up and join the fun. Perhaps a tellytubby would have been more suitable considering you're being so po faced!

Me, I hope Homer manages to hoopla that donut.....

Paul Ritchie, Southampton,

Fail to see joke!!!
So what is all the fuss regarding a little girl who is not allowed to wear a purity ring then? We Pagans also have rights and deserve respect.

Crom, Madrid,