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Beneath the Shadows 11-15-2007 03:42 PM

Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women
 
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SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.
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Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.

One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.

"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale, who runs the campaign against sexualising children called Kids Free 2B Kids.

"We are talking about little kids who do not understand that "ho, ho, ho" has any other connotation and nor should they," she told the Telegraph.

"Leave Santa alone."

A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.
Source. (yahoo)

What a bunch of politically correct bullshit. Are they also going to go after Disney's Pirates of the Carribean ride for the "Yo Ho Ho" song? What a load.

DeathChii 11-15-2007 03:44 PM

hahaha I just heard about that lik 4 minutes ago xD
Some people are funny

Beneath the Shadows 11-15-2007 03:47 PM

No, some people are stupid. Their stupidity is funny. :D

Underwater Ophelia 11-15-2007 06:00 PM

This makes me angry.

Renatus 11-15-2007 06:12 PM

Look at what a marvelous world we have today, we've advanced soo far that a children's holiday figure can sexualy hurrass a woman by just being himself.

Nevan 11-15-2007 09:34 PM

Santa you pervert you...

Nevan 11-15-2007 09:36 PM

Oh oh - and next, they're probably going to ban little kids from sitting on Santa's lap because it encourages p e d o p h i l e s or something.

My, Santa has been VERY naughty...

raggedyanne 11-15-2007 10:41 PM

lol. school christmas play, my friend has to sit on Santa (lead football player dude)'s lap in front of the whole school! But seriously, that a bit too politically correct and why are grown women sitting on santa?

Nevan 11-15-2007 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by raggedyanne
...and why are grown women sitting on santa?

Cause milk & cookies ain't doing it for him no more?

Santa's only human, you know...

Smile 11-15-2007 11:52 PM

*I saw Mommy kissing Saaa-aanta Claus, underneath the Christmas tree last night*

Jealous fathers unite against the man who brings children gifts and women pleasure!!

maggot 11-16-2007 12:09 AM

So apparently Santa is pretty much the OG.

killer_asian_Dax 11-16-2007 12:35 AM

Funny thing about that article is, there is an adult cartoon show here in the states called Robot Chicken.

It's claymation sketch comedy with very adult under and overtones.

In one of the sketches, Santa pulls up in his reigndeer driven sleigh to a ghetto street corner with 3 hookers standing on it. He turns to the camera and say, "ho ho ho!"

Darcnyss 11-16-2007 12:49 AM

Robot Chicken is great. But that is to be expected of a Seth Green creation.

Lolly PopMuzik 11-16-2007 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by killer_asian_Dax
Funny thing about that article is, there is an adult cartoon show here in the states called Robot Chicken.

It's claymation sketch comedy with very adult under and overtones.

In one of the sketches, Santa pulls up in his reigndeer driven sleigh to a ghetto street corner with 3 hookers standing on it. He turns to the camera and say, "ho ho ho!"

While we're on the subject, there was a sketch of a Salvation Army Santa ringing a bell on the street while shouting "Bring out your dead!"

Absolutely golden.

spoon! 11-16-2007 04:49 AM

This is almost as ludicrous as many retail counters being forced to say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"

PersephoneX 11-16-2007 05:00 AM

Hmmm...I feel like saying something gratuitously vulgar.

"Happy Holidays, you fucks."

Nevan 11-16-2007 05:18 AM

... wishing you a gay day...

PersephoneX 11-16-2007 06:10 AM

Hey, Hey, have a gay day... :D
*claps*

delicti 11-16-2007 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nevan
Cause milk & cookies ain't doing it for him no more?

Santa's only human, you know...

But nobody told Santa that milk and cookies each have separate offensive connotations as well!

Clockwork 11-16-2007 12:05 PM

Do you think it'd explode their minds if one deliberately insulted someone? I feel like they've forgotten that concept entirely.

Lady_Lacrimosa_Umbrae 11-17-2007 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by killer_asian_Dax
In one of the sketches, Santa pulls up in his reigndeer driven sleigh to a ghetto street corner with 3 hookers standing on it. He turns to the camera and say, "ho ho ho!"

Yeah, I heard a joke on those lines somewhere. Something like "What does Santa say when he sees your mother, your sister and your girlfriend? -Ho, ho, ho!!"

This is just Stupid.

I just have trouble believing this piece of news is for real >_<

Tam Li Hua 11-19-2007 01:00 PM

heh heh. I read about that a couple of days ago.

Talk about being overprotective..

Delkaetre 11-19-2007 01:12 PM

Anyone seen Something Positive's Ho3 shirt? Perhaps there's been a bulk order of them somewhere in Australia.

Elf 11-22-2007 02:11 PM

If everyone had to avoid slang terms from other countries when speaking, it would suddenly become extremely difficult to speak.

Mon Coeur Noir 11-22-2007 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by maggot
So apparently Santa is pretty much the OG.

Thank you. Thank you for the funniest thing I've read online all day. (Yeah, I haven't been on that long yet. )


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