View Full Version : You gotta be kidding me?
OICurready4me
11-16-2007, 12:29 AM
I saw this story today and thought it was a joke....Ladies, would you be offended at this?
http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/afp_lo_1.gif
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.
I saw this story today and thought it was a joke....Ladies, would you be offended at this?
http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/afp_lo_1.gif
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.
sometime ago in a land not far from here ,i used the word Ho ...let me tell u ..i still got the scars ....
David01
11-16-2007, 01:12 AM
HO, HO HO......my favorite..lol
UltimateNaneki
11-16-2007, 02:14 AM
Like really ....come on. I love Santa and his Ho Ho Ho. It must have been a man that thought Santa was saying Hoe Hoe Hoe!
PunkyBob
11-16-2007, 02:36 AM
People need to lighten the @#$% up, y'know?
spare_change
11-16-2007, 04:53 AM
sometime ago in a land not far from here ,i used the word Ho ...let me tell u ..i still got the scars ....
:lmao :lmao :lmao
My_Secrets_Kept
11-16-2007, 05:00 AM
Oh come on, as perverse as my mind can be I've never even thought of Santa's "Ho Ho Ho" in those terms. If someone finds that offensive they have issues!
hank69
11-16-2007, 06:20 AM
aw crap never though of it like that.........till now
My_Secrets_Kept
11-16-2007, 08:16 AM
aw crap never though of it like that.........till now
yeah lol, of course now every time we see a Santa we'll be listening for that inflection in his voice to see what he's really saying :D
Cotties
11-16-2007, 08:46 AM
issues or they work in a red light districtOh come on, as perverse as my mind can be I've never even thought of Santa's "Ho Ho Ho" in those terms. If someone finds that offensive they have issues!
Annie
11-16-2007, 09:09 AM
That's got to be one of the stupidest things I have ever read.... and I've read some pretty stupid shit in my time!
hank69
11-16-2007, 10:40 AM
yeah lol, of course now every time we see a Santa we'll be listening for that inflection in his voice to see what he's really saying :D
Awww ... shit .....i'll Be looking for the Ho. now......:D ....
Pebbles
11-16-2007, 11:34 AM
Has anyone actually asked any women if they would be insulted by this? This is the problem with a lot of these "PC gone mad" stories - a lot of the time it's the result of someone THINKING someone else would be insulted or offended, when in fact no one's bothered to find out if it's really offensive to anyone - but it makes a good story.
Lacey
11-16-2007, 11:37 AM
Unbelievable!
It doesn't even make sense to have a discussion about it.
Santa can call me a Ho anytime!!
tom33
11-27-2007, 10:16 AM
i don't know, what ever you think.
SEXAHOLIC
11-27-2007, 10:36 AM
I am santa...so HO,HO,HO....I hope you went offended.
Torin
11-27-2007, 10:57 AM
I'm sorry, but that is just hilarious.
C'mon? REALLY? How can "Ho Ho Ho" be offensive from SANTA?? Maybe if he was groping me or something, lol...
SEXAHOLIC
11-27-2007, 11:01 AM
Hey ..that could be arranged..hehe...sorry
Torin
11-27-2007, 11:03 AM
Hey ..that could be arranged..hehe...sorry
LOL!! Never really thought about role-playing with Santa... I suppose that really would make me a ho. :D
SEXAHOLIC
11-27-2007, 11:05 AM
dont know about ho,ho,ho...but you may go O,O,Ooooooo..hehe.
Torin
11-27-2007, 11:10 AM
dont know about ho,ho,ho...but you may go O,O,Ooooooo..hehe.
:lmao CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEESY!!!!!!!!!!!
I love it! :D
SEXAHOLIC
11-27-2007, 11:20 AM
NO...it aint cheesy baby...clean and well looked after..hahaha.
Torin
11-27-2007, 11:26 AM
NO...it aint cheesy baby...clean and well looked after..hahaha.
LOL!!!!!!!!! You crack me up! :lmao
SEXAHOLIC
11-27-2007, 11:28 AM
Not as nice as being...up your crack...haha..sorry..hehe
Shiane
11-27-2007, 12:11 PM
sometime ago in a land not far from here ,i used the word Ho ...let me tell u ..i still got the scars ....
:sc Oh ya big pussy I didn't bite ya that hard! :na :lmao
You know? Sometimes people should just stay home when there having a bad day.
WandaRing
11-27-2007, 01:56 PM
:sc Let’s see, a fat jolly guy sitting on his butt, saying, “ho, ho, ho!” that’s nothing new.;) Some people are taking words that have other meanings (homophones) to the extreme these years. I mean homo was whole milk, fag used to be a cigarette, gay was happy and pussy meant a cat. We cannot always change the words we use but I am sure we are aware of them and really don’t need others to point it out to us. GET A LIFE…AND HEY LEAVE THOSE CHILDREN ALONE! :nu
:sc Let’s see, a fat jolly guy sitting on his butt, saying, “ho, ho, ho!” that’s nothing new.;) Some people are taking words that have other meanings (homophones) to the extreme these years. I mean homo was whole milk, fag used to be a cigarette, gay was happy and pussy meant a cat. We cannot always change the words we use but I am sure we are aware of them and really don’t need others to point it out to us. GET A LIFE…AND HEY LEAVE THOSE CHILDREN ALONE! :nu
:55:55:55
vBulletin® v3.7.0, Copyright ©2000-2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.