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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Supersprynt Santa's Warned not to say Ho-Ho-Ho Nov 15, 2007 - 10:45 AM
x_itchy_b_x when those kids hear, ha ha ha, they will be like ... Nov 15, 2007 - 11:10 AM
94celigts Added to this supposedly in England. Jolly Round S... Nov 15, 2007 - 11:20 AM
lubu QUOTEbecause it could frighten children and was to... Nov 15, 2007 - 11:42 AM![]() ![]() |
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