Hey guys,

There we go again.... just when I thought we couldn't go any further.... HEAD NEWS IN MSN... Australian Santa Claus' have been told NOT to say ho ho ho, as it may offend women. ok...

Now they want them to say ha ha ha instead.... IMO, this is extremism on politically correctness.... The kids don't even know what a "ho", if used in a different way is... The very little ones don't even know the Santa concept yet... I don't think this has to do with being religious or not either.... it's just the whole point of it that I personally find ridiculous...

I mean, which women are going to be offended? those who consider themselves "ho"??? what woman consider herself a "ho"?? I know is a vulgar ugly word and personaly I wish nobody used it.... but what the heck does it have to do with Santa and/or anybody being offended? Am I missing something...?

Read below:

Wed Nov 14, 11:04 PM ET

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.

"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.

All in favor of re-instating Santa's right to say "HO HO HO!" and removing Derrick's rights to same said phrase say "Aye!"

Aye!

Aye.. Aye...Aye

You all are too funny! Have a wnderful day! Derrick, be careful out there....

Please, please tell me I am not the only one who has this mental image of Santa, pimp slapping elves going "WHERE MA TOYZ BITCH!?"

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Just mytwo cents--<br /> If everyone were willing to admit to the pagan roots of Christmas... The fact that the entire holiday season is based on drinking, overeating, and excessive expenditure all in the name of someone that most don't regard as the authority in their lives anyways...... The fact that Santa screams a pseudo-obscenity would be a non- issue and everyone could go on with their lives overspending at the mall and drinking spiked egg-nog while their children open their presents in the name of Jesus....

one pagan myth is as good as another right?

I will join you with the "hos" When words get banned like that, it always makes me want to run up and down the street shouting it

Santa started saying the ho-word first so I figure he has a right to keep on using it.

What would "A Christmas Story" be without the wacko Santa screaming "HO, HO, HO!" into Ralphie's little face before shoving him down the slide with his foot? Let Santa say whatever he wants!!!

Santa started saying the ho-word first so I figure he has a right to keep on using it.

I'm with you....but I wonder if Santa knew all along what "ho" meant..... and he was just pretending not to know to get away with it.... Santa maybe evil after all...

I'm with you....but I wonder if Santa knew all along what "ho" meant..... and he was just pretending not to know to get away with it.... Santa maybe evil after all...:fish:

Hah! He may indeed be evil for afterall he does have an unnatural interest in young children. Ho ho ho! :scared:

Hah! He may indeed be evil for afterall he does have an unnatural interest in young children. Ho ho ho! :scared:

Yes indeed..... I think we're getting to the bottom of this.... :cry he better watch out!:sick