No "Ho Ho Ho" for Santas?

[CaroPhoenix]

Santas in Australia have said "Ho Ho Ho" is offensive to women because of connotations to U.S.'s use of "ho" as derogatory towards women.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115...ristmasoffbeat

[Broomjockey]

wtf. People in a country where the slang IS NOT USED, is saying don't use it? But the country where it is used doesn't care. Anyone else see the issue with that?

[Slayergrrl]

*sigh* Sadly, I knew it was only a matter of time before this happened.. Pretty soon someone is gonna find Santa offensive and you won't see him anymore either.

[Lace Neil Singer]

"Santa, Satan... it's the same letters. It's the same freaking guy!" - Detroit Rock City

You wait, someone else will see the connection and then, Santa will be banned. O_o

[Broomjockey]

Heck, even without the Satan connection, there's the fact that Santa's portrayed as an old white guy who makes value judgements about other people's actions, and rewards them based on his system, he's a stalker/pedophile (sees you when you're sleeping, knows when you're awake), teaches bad physics, has children believing in fantasies, etc.

I'm surprised they haven't made him illegal already!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Plus, he breaks into people's houses at night. Not to mention drink driving; all those glasses of sherry. O_o

[Broomjockey]

Aw, how could I forget the B&E!
Also, I do believe he discriminates based on religion, no?

[Soulstealer]

Plus, he breaks into people's houses at night. Not to mention drink driving; all those glasses of sherry. O_o

I heard it was supposed to be milk, strong bones and all.

[Will-Mun]

What does Santa Claus and Bill Clinton have in common?


Three 'Ho's.


Guess I can't tell that joke in Australia anymore...


Come on... He doesn't SAY Ho Ho Ho (which is stupid enough to get offended over.) It's a laugh... Like "Oo ooh ooooh!" It's simply spelled out?

You know someone who actually "Hehe"s and "Haha"s when they laugh?

[Ree]

I think the idea behind the complaint is offensive to women.

Women are not "ho's".

It's singling out a very small group and putting anyone of that gender under the same label.

[Kara]

I would like to formally request an immediate transfer to an alternate universe. It doesn't matter which one, none of them can be as bad as this one.

[Soulstealer]

I would like to formally request an immediate transfer to an alternate universe. It doesn't matter which one, none of them can be as bad as this one.

What if you end up in one which is even more PC than this one and has more SCs?

[Kara]

What if you end up in one which is even more PC than this one and has more SCs?

Then I would know I got held over in California, and thus, still in this dimension.

[Amethyst Hunter]

Reminds me of the idiots that scream there's a "War On Christmas" if you wish anybody anything BUT a "Merry Christmas" (exact phrase).

[blas]

That was on the Bob and Tom show this morning. On the way home from work I heard it and instantly thought "What the fuck is wrong with this world?"

There's politically correct, and then there's just insanely over zealous politically correct.

It's not snow-blower, it's snow thrower.