Weird Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

[The Helper]

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.

 

[AceHart]

> the US-based Westaff recruitment firm

That "explains" it I guess...

Man, what a bunch of total crap!

 

[Father_Yetti]

That is extremely funny and stupid at the same time. Next they wont be able to build snowmen at Christmas because they are white - "Caucasian". Snow Angels will be banned as well because they may be found offensive to Atheist, and Rudolph could be next, finding our beloved little reindeer offensive to kids suffering sever acne.

Is the phrase "have a Merry Christmas" going to follow? Changing it to "have a Gay Christmas", and granting a more PC approach in its appeal to the heterosexually challenged.

...outrageously retarded, thats what that is. *Headdesk..."Whack"

 

[Prometheus]

God, why are people so politically correct these days!?!?

 

[Aqua Dragon]

That is so dumb. Changing

Ho Ho Ho

To

Ha Ha Ha

...
COME ON! Sure it sounds alot like the slang term, but it isn't even spelled the same and doesn't have the same meaning! Kids gonna learn offensive langugae? They shouldn't even know what the word even means!

 

[juty]

HA HA HA that was funny lol but anyway I remember it as ho ho ho it should stay like that

 

[WolSHaman]

Well, looks like its about that time of year again. Time for another part of my childhood to get led out to the back and shot.

 

[Sevion]

Merry Christmas! Ho Ho H.... Er... Sorry kids! I mean Ha Ha Ha!!! *Points and laughs at a kid with an upside-down face*

Spoiler

If you didn't catch it, the upside-down face thing is from Family Guy

Are they going to change 'Heave Ho!' To 'Heave Ha!' next?

 

[Sim]

Here it is and will forever stay "Ho ho ho" as it means absolutely nothing in French, except maybe "high" if you don't pronounce the "h". Then again, if you don't pronounce it it's completely different.

Impressive way of ruining a tradition. I never would've thought about it. Worst excuse ever, too. Kids don't even know what "ho" means. They associate it with Santa, period.

 

[Aqua Dragon]

One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children
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After Reading Over And Seeing That Part, IT made me chuckle . How will that frighten children when it never has in the past?

 

[Darkchaoself]

What? Are they going to change the word "Hoe" For the gardening tool to "Hae"?

This is plain Ridiculous.

 

[Sevion]

>What? Are they going to change the word "Hoe" For the gardening tool to "Hae"?

Gimme my Hae! I have to Hae my garden or else the world will face the Armageddon!

 

[ReVolver]

I though a hoe was a gardening tool?

lol I don't know if we just change hoe to ha and ha to hoe

 

[Sevion]

Ho is slang for Prostitute/Whore. They think that kiddies like 5 years old know what a freakin prostitute is so they tell Santa not to say Ho Ho Ho.

 

[juty]

Ho is slang for Prostitute/Whore. They think that kiddies like 5 years old know what a freakin prostitute is so they tell Santa not to say Ho Ho Ho.

lol i place 1 beat on that the first person who started Santa was drunk and was a prostitute

 

[PB_and_J]

Was this a problem 50 years ago?

Just shows that one day every single word will be related to sex and "offensive"