Leave Santa Alone

[packinpatland]

Wed Nov 14, 11:04 PM ET



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.

[MJZiggy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

How stupid.

[Joemailman]

Re: 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.

I got news for this moron. There is only one Santa.

[hoosier]

Maybe this is what they're worried about.

[MadtownPacker]

These women are like Tarlam, they are a decendants of criminals!!! Now they are victimizing Santa!!

[oregonpackfan]

The phrase "Ho, Ho Ho" was around long before the slang expression for prostitute came into vogue.

The same similarity goes for the word "gay." For many years "gay" may happiness, laughter, etc. rather than a slang expression for homosexual.
Now no one dares to use "gay" to describe a joyous mood.

[hoosier]

The phrase "Ho, Ho Ho" was around long before the slang expression for prostitute came into vogue.

The same similarity goes for the word "gay." For many years "gay" may happiness, laughter, etc. rather than a slang expression for homosexual.
Now no one dares to use "gay" to describe a joyous mood.

Ditto for "faggot." But "ho" is just a shortening of "whore," which has been around for much much longer than "ho ho ho." I think those Aussies might be onto something :P

[Freak Out]

Who told them not to say Ho? Westaff recruitment? Australia has Santa cops? I'm not a religious person but stay away from my Germanic holiday myths.

[mraynrand]

Re: 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.

I got news for this moron. There is only one Santa.

Yeah, what are they talking about with this 'discretion of the individual santa.' stuff. Plus, how are they gonna enforce it anyway. The guy is 1,000 feet up and going at least 5 mach.


There is just one Santa, right? RIGHT? They put the guy in the slammer and I'm not getting any DeWalt for Christmas.

[mraynrand]

BTW, what is all this crazy talk I hear about calling a woman a 'HO.' Who would do such a thing? Shouldn't that be illegal or something. My, how this country is coarsening. Before you know it, they'll be putting pictures of women in bikinis RIGHT ON THE INTERNET. Oh, the HUMANITY!

[Scott Campbell]

Is that why sis always got the better Xmas presents?

That fat bastard was pimpin her out!

[swede]

I teach in a tough neighborhood, but this is the first year that little snickers and knowing smirks rolled through my little group of six-year-old street urchins when we read a story about a man that needed to hoe his garden: "He hoed his garden. Hoe, hoe, hoe." One kind and sensitive child helpfully informed me that, "That's not a nice word."

Another innocent word pirated, along with the word gay.

[Scott Campbell]

I teach in a tough neighborhood, but this is the first year that little snickers and knowing smirks rolled through my little group of six-year-old street urchins when we read a story about a man that needed to hoe his garden: "He hoed his garden. Hoe, hoe, hoe." One kind and sensitive child helpfully informed me that, "That's not a nice word."

Another innocent word pirated, along with the word gay.

6 year olds????


What the hell?

[GrnBay007]

I teach in a tough neighborhood, but this is the first year that little snickers and knowing smirks rolled through my little group of six-year-old street urchins when we read a story about a man that needed to hoe his garden: "He hoed his garden. Hoe, hoe, hoe." One kind and sensitive child helpfully informed me that, "That's not a nice word."

Another innocent word pirated, along with the word gay.

6 year olds????


What the hell?

Sad!!

[retailguy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

How stupid.

HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!!!