In Sydney Santa Claus Discouraged From Saying "Ho, Ho, Ho"
Robert Paul Reyes
November 16, 2007
"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."
Quotation from Reuters
Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Lil' Kim, Mariah Carey and Paris Hilton might take it personally whenever they hear anyone, including Santa Claus say "ho", but nobody else, especially children, will misinterpret Santa's cheerful greeting.
Picture this scene at your friendly Sydney shopping mall:
Little Brat sitting on Santa's lap: I want a stuffed Dingo, an iPod, a toy train, a bike, a boom box, a BB gun, lots of video games and a cell phone.
Santa: Ha, Ha Ha
Little Brat running to his Mom, and crying like a schoolgirl: Santa ain't gonna give me sh**! The fat jerk laughed at me when I told him what I wanted.
Where is this political correctness nonsense going to stop? Are we going to prohibit shopping malls from hiring Santas who weigh over 175 pounds? After all with an obesity epidemic raging, we wouldn't want our children to worship a fat-bellied Santa.
Children should be allowed to be children; a tot who still believes in Santa is too young to know that the word "ho" has an unfavorable connotation. Kids love fat Santas who have a penchant for saying "ho, ho, ho" over and over again.
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."
Quotation from Reuters
Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Lil' Kim, Mariah Carey and Paris Hilton might take it personally whenever they hear anyone, including Santa Claus say "ho", but nobody else, especially children, will misinterpret Santa's cheerful greeting.
Picture this scene at your friendly Sydney shopping mall:
Little Brat sitting on Santa's lap: I want a stuffed Dingo, an iPod, a toy train, a bike, a boom box, a BB gun, lots of video games and a cell phone.
Santa: Ha, Ha Ha
Little Brat running to his Mom, and crying like a schoolgirl: Santa ain't gonna give me sh**! The fat jerk laughed at me when I told him what I wanted.
Where is this political correctness nonsense going to stop? Are we going to prohibit shopping malls from hiring Santas who weigh over 175 pounds? After all with an obesity epidemic raging, we wouldn't want our children to worship a fat-bellied Santa.
Children should be allowed to be children; a tot who still believes in Santa is too young to know that the word "ho" has an unfavorable connotation. Kids love fat Santas who have a penchant for saying "ho, ho, ho" over and over again.
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