Sydney - 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 on 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", an American slang term for a prostitute.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Political Correctness and Hip-Hop Mug Santa
Someone please tell me that isn't serious. Because if it is, this is very serious. From one of the South Africa news services:
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