Posted on 11/15/2007 3:31:59 AM PST by Enchante
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.
Sorry. Not my department.
LOL
“My sistah’s a ho, and she don’t look ANY’ting like dat!”
This story reeks of BS.
LL Cool J, from “Dear Yvette” (1985), said it first, to my knowledge.
I don’t really know if the story is so
I can either ask Curly, or Larry or Moe
or Earl, Shabazz, Lou, Mookie or Joe
Like Santa Claus said, you’re a ho-ho-ho
LOL. My goodness. Next they’ll be banning hoe downs.
Sam wonders that if he goes into Lowe’s and asks for a couple hoes, will he be arrested for soliciting?
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