Posted on 11/15/2007 11:36:59 AM PST by Turret Gunner A20
Santas in Australia are being told not to say "ho, ho, ho."
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22761386-2,00.html
And why on earth are they being told that? Because the term "ho" could frighten children and even be derogatory to women.
A Santa recruitment firm, Westaff, supplies Santas across the country but has been training them to say "ha, ha, ha" rather than "ho, ho, ho."
But apparently Santas across Australia are rebelling. Two Santa hopefuls have already quit after being told he would be propagating an American slang for a prostitute.
Westaff's national Santa co-coordinator says that the advice given to Santas is that they "should be mindful of children having their first Santa experience." Because, apparently, the youth of today are already familiar with the term "ho" before they can even walk.
Now here in the United States, we have our own issues with Santa. In Winchester, Massachusetts a government school principal has canceled a seventh-grade field trip to see "Miracle of 34th Street" because "it is too focused on Santa Claus."
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1044548
McCall Middle School Principal Evander French said that parents complained about the "narrow focus on Santa Claus." It is also not tied to the children's curriculum. French says that he is not "anti-Santa" but that it is his job to make sure that the curriculum is "appropriate for everybody."
Students will be refunded their $20. Meanwhile, the school will still take its annual trip to North Shore Music Theatre's "A Christmas Carol," which is apparently OK because it is about a season and the human condition --- and it focuses on ghosts.
I am continually amazed at the ignorance of today’s world!
Santa had the rights to “Ho, Ho, Ho” long before lazy hip-hop slang coopted it to refer to a trio of prostitutes.
And I am continually amazed that as each new day dawns another crock of crap is brewing.
As someone over at NRO said “I miss the good old days, when the War On Christmas didn’t start until after Thanksgiving”
Would Ha,Ha,Ha or Hee,Hee,Hee do for Ho,Ho,Ho?...I think not!
How about
HILL HO
HILL HO
HILL HO
or
HO HILL
HO HILL
HO HILL
or
SHRILL
SHRILL
SHRILL and a BLACK CHRISTLESS CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO.
for the children, of course.
/sar
Offensive? It’s not like he’s saying ‘nappy headed hos’..
Kids won’t mind Ha Ha Ha instead of Ho Ho Ho as long as Santa isn’t niggardly with his gifts.
Massachusetts is most certainly the devil's playground nowadays. Not so sure back in Salem days, but it is now.
"Look, mate, the guy's 6'6", 400 pounds, and he's drunk. Mind not antagonizing him, right?"
I got it. The only people who use “HO” in a derogatory manner are rappers (who I despise). Instead of stopping rappers from saying “HO”, the PC-mentally-deficient are using it against a symbol of Christmas. This way the get a toofer - they protect the decadent and persecute Christians.
Each day the world becomes more idiotic than the day before!
Does the PC police realize this discriminates against PIRATES???? You’d think as outlaws they’d be a protected class. YO HO HO and a bottle of RUM!
This won’t dampen next months Santa Show at Chapter 2 in Albuquerque will it ?
Are there black rappers in Australia?...throw another white boy on the barbie mate!
So what's this guy gonna say now?
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