Santa's traditional "ho ho ho" deemed offensive to women

[Friday]

Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

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.

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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat

[Lloyd Danforth]

Is a big, fat, bearded, red faced man yelling Ho! Ho! Ho! always a positive thing for children?  I have memories, good and bad, with Santa Claus suits.

[Kat Kanning]

'Give me a break' is right. 

[SethCohn]

I find it far more offensive when Santa is loaded with bling.

[SethCohn]

Also offensive:

Santa's brother Fred promoting his new lifesize Santa-molded dildo, coming to a chimney near you.

and

Santa's secret mixer to get him thru the day.

[Kat Kanning]

Where's your Christmas spirit, Seth? 

[SethCohn]

Bah Humbug!

(says the guy whose initials are SC, with a beard and belly.)

[Kat Kanning]

(laughs, but then feels bad about it.)

[kola]

I just called Santa.

I was on hold forever...shoulda' known this is busy season...was stuck listenign to a recording..saying something about Santa relocating and moving from the North Pole, and working in China or Pakistan. ugh!

..anyway I left a message with Elf #4,677 named Shorty and told him that Santa needs to protest this. It is a severe restriction of his free speech.

Shorty giggled and informed me that the "ho ho ho" all began when Santa was fighting with Mrs Clauss. At the time Santa stuttered often and was drunk and argueing with her. He called her a dirty ho...but it came out "ho ho ho".

and now you have..the rest of the story.

goodday,
Kola

[toowm]

First they came for Don Imus, and I said nothing because I was not an undead shock jock.

Then they came for Santa Claus, and I said nothing because I was not a midnight home invader with a gland problem.

...


When they came for me (playing a game of basketball Horse and missing the first two shots), there was no one left to speak for me.

[kola]

First they came for Don Imus, and I said nothing because I was not an undead shock jock.

Then they came for Santa Claus, and I said nothing because I was not a midnight home invader with a gland problem.

...


When they came for me (playing a game of basketball Horse and missing the first two shots), there was no one left to speak for me.

lol..thats fricken funny!! lmao x2

kola

[Puke]

Also, the common garden hoe is now to be called the garden "woman of the night". 

[Pat K]

Ha!! LOL,  very good James.

[Pat K]

Also I guess having a Ho-Down is out
of the question.

[SethCohn]

Also I guess having a Ho-Down is out of the question.

No, to get a Ho to go Down is pretty easy... it's getting them to stay the night that's expensive.

(bu-dum bump - ching)