Gimme a Break
November 15th, 2007 by FuzzTagged as: Christmas, santa, yahoo.
Santas in Australia have been warned against saying, “Ho Ho Ho,” because it is “offensive to women.” They are instead instructed to say, “Ha Ha Ha.” WTF?
From Yahoo:
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.
November 15th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
You stole my thunder!! Dang you!
November 15th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Awwwww…. well, you can link to me.
November 15th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
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