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« on: Nov 15th, 2007, 10:28am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachris tmasoffbeat
 
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.  
 
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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.
 
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« Reply #1 on: Nov 15th, 2007, 1:23pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Or just the ridiculous will do.
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Re: Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women
« Reply #2 on: Nov 15th, 2007, 7:25pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Are you kidding me...this is just beyond stupid.
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Re: Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women
« Reply #3 on: Nov 15th, 2007, 9:47pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Uh oh!  It looks like Hostess (the snack food company) is really gonna be in trouble then, since they have snack cakes named Ho-Ho's, Twinkies and Ding Dongs.
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« Reply #4 on: Nov 15th, 2007, 9:59pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Nov 15th, 2007, 9:47pm, ExIsle_be_back wrote:
Uh oh!  It looks like Hostess (the snack food company) is really gonna be in trouble then, since they have snack cakes named Ho-Ho's, Twinkies and Ding Dongs.

 
 
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Re: Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women
« Reply #5 on: Nov 17th, 2007, 4:42pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
This is stupid, the only women who would be offended by this are the hoes.
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« Reply #6 on: Nov 17th, 2007, 11:17pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Next thing you know, homosexuals will be offended by "Deck The Halls."  You know...the part that says..."Now we don our gay apparell.  Fa La La, Fa La La, La La La.  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: Nov 21st, 2007, 1:51pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
And then Disney will re-release Snow White and Seven Little Persons, with the song "Hi Ho" changed to "Hello".
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« Reply #8 on: Nov 21st, 2007, 10:01pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Nov 21st, 2007, 1:51pm, JP wrote:
And then Disney will re-release Snow White and Seven Little Persons, with the song "Hi Ho" changed to "Hello".

I've always thought Snow White was a Ho.  I mean, c'mon.  Seven Dwarfs?  That girl is kinky.
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« Reply #9 on: Nov 22nd, 2007, 1:45am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
^ No, the creator is.
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« Reply #10 on: Nov 22nd, 2007, 11:51am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
At the news:  Roll Eyes
 
At the conversation: :laff:
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« Reply #11 on: Nov 22nd, 2007, 10:07pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
:laff: Seriously..
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« Reply #12 on: Nov 23rd, 2007, 2:46am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
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« Reply #13 on: Nov 23rd, 2007, 7:29am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I'm surprised that out of all the people in the world, Santas are the people who are being told that they are offending women.  Roll Eyes
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on Nov 23rd, 2007, 7:29am, MK is OK. wrote:
I'm surprised that out of all the people in the world, Santas are the people who are being told that they are offending women.  Roll Eyes

I'm surprised as well, considering if a woman is naughty...she's nice. :evil:
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