Santas warned to use ha ha ha instead of ho ho ho

[Kleshya]

Please tell me this is a joke:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat

Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women Wed Nov 14, 11:04 PM ET



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.

"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.

[SlickWilly440]

Man they stole my puchline to a joke. I used to make this joke about this slutty girl and it went something like this: "Why does slut'sName hate Santa Clause? Because every time she meets him he said "Ho Ho Ho.""

[ak24]

Since I couldn't laugh out loud after waking up from sleep, I was smiling to this news. Hilarious for now since I didn't read the whole article but only the headline.

[Plekto]

Best solution! Everyone laughs like Evil Santa!

(do a YouTube search for Moskau in case you missed the reference)

[ZaichikArky]

Okay, that article made me laugh. Excuse me.

HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!!!!!!

That deserved that XD. MFG how the world would be better if feminazi's didn't exist. Actually, no, it would be a very boring world.

[Dresh]

You know, if you've ever bellowed out a hohoho before it's pretty damned easy to tell that it doesn't sound much like saying "ho" over and over again. What next are they going to try to change the name of a certain farming tool?

[Roland]

LEAVE SANTA ALONE!! HE'S HUMAN I GUESS! ALL YOU WANT IS PRESENTS, PRESENTS, PRESENTS!!!

[Duke Luke of Juke]

LOL. This reminded me of this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=XcaOBPHyv-U&feature=related) (nsfw).

[Roxie]

Oh, how eternally stupid. I don't know ANYONE who would agree with this.
MFG how the world would be better if feminazi's didn't exist.
Yeah...let's not drag Rush Limbaugh into this, 'kay?

[Jetsetlemming]

Yeah...let's not drag Rush Limbaugh into this, 'kay?
He didn't invent the term, just popularized it.
As an aside, the official definition of the term is feminists who go beyond being pro-choice to wishing to ensure as many abortions occur as possible and angrily oppose adoption organizations who encourage women considering abortion to give the baby to a private adoption service instead. :teacher:

[Roxie]

Yeah...but they don't really exist. That's what we call "straw feminists (http://finallyfeminism101.blogspot.com/search/label/spot%20the%20strawfeminist)":computer:

[Jetsetlemming]

Except they do exist, based on the given parameter for the phrase to be applicable; protesting people who try to council women to going for adoption rather than abortion.

[Roxie]

They don't "really" exist. Meaning, IF they do actually exist (all things being possible) they are so far damn far out on the fringe they aren't worth talking about and certainly aren't in any applicable to other feminists.

[Citizen]

They exist. Finally Feminism can call them whatever they want or say that they don't exist or that they're a different thing all they want. Most people don't give a shit, however, and will continue to use "FemiNazi." Saying they don't exist is like saying that hippies don't exist just because some hippies disapprove of the term "hippies" and made a website about it.

[Roxie]

Anyway, it was the company who requested the change. Not some "femnazi" picketers

[Beowulf]

You know this started because someone complained about it.

But come on it's not like Santas are out there yelling "WHORE WHORE WHORE"

[Roxie]

Wasn't that on family guy?

[PopCulturePooka]

If memory serves, the original news articles that appeared about this state that it was because the kids got scared more than the offensive to women thing.

[MNJetter]

"Leave Santa alone."
Well said, Ms. Gale, well said.

[Pierrot le Fou]

For fuck's sake Roxie, isn't being a militant party-pooper in one country enough? Can't you keep your damned estrogen to just one continent?

[Masa the Masta]

Apparently not.

Thread needs more testosterone.

http://www.funpicsfree.com/photogallery/funny%20christmas%20picture/sexy%20Santas/Sexy_santa_Chick.gif

Ho ho ho, indeed.

[Decade]

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[Excel-2008]

I find this ironic given how some form of "o ho ho ho" is how most women laugh.

[ZaichikArky]

Gah Roxie, no fighting.

You know, I'm a feminist, but I find that kind of crap detrimental to everything powerful and wonderful women have done for us over time. It's crap like this that give feminists a bad name >_>.

[4letterwords]

lol @ it all

[Roxie]

Gah Roxie, no fighting.

You know, I'm a feminist, but I find that kind of crap detrimental to everything powerful and wonderful women have done for us over time. It's crap like this that give feminists a bad name >_>.
WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP THINKING THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FEMINISTS?! THERE'S NOT EVEN AN REMOTE HINT OF A MENTION TO IT IN THE ARTICLE! >_<

Oh, it's ridiculous and has something to do with perceived sexism, Oh it' must've been teh feminist!

[volomavi]

Kinda of like gang violence doesn't make you think of black people?


*I just saw American Gangster. It wasn't that great, wasn't expecting it to be great, so all in all it was alright.

[Roxie]

what?
Yeah, it could've been better.
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