 Santa's Warned not to say Ho-Ho-Ho, In Australia |
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 Nov 15, 2007 - 10:45 AM
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_as...hristmasoffbeat
QUOTE 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. ADVERTISEMENT 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. This is going beyond the realm of comprehension. This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Nov 15, 2007 - 10:45 AM -------------------- |
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Nov 15, 2007 - 10:52 AM
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Nov 15, 2007 - 11:10 AM
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when those kids hear, ha ha ha, they will be like WTF santa
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Nov 15, 2007 - 11:20 AM
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Added to this supposedly in England. Jolly Round Santa's are being replaced with skinny scrawny Santas in hope that kids will see this and know that it is not right to be overweight.
What is this world coming to? I cant even say merry christmas anymore at work. I have to say happy holidays or its discrimination. Its a joke. Rediculous! |
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Nov 15, 2007 - 11:42 AM
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QUOTE because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute WTF we use that word here all the time, its not just the US. HAhhaa blaming everything on the Americans...my god this is soooo stupid. --------------------  98% completion --- aaRon |
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