Here in Australia there are groups saying that Father Christmas is being offensive by saying "ho ho ho". he should be saying "ha ha ha" instead.
These people who have decided on being politically correct I reckon need to get a life and stop being so bloody "Sensitive"
2007-11-11 13:35:50 · 10 answers · asked by Lee 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Of course it is. It's improper English and Santa should be a good role model for kids by speaking correctly. To fix this problem, it should be changed to "whore whore whore" or maybe even "prostitute prostitute prostitute."
For the record, "ha ha ha" is even more offensive than "ho ho ho." Anyone who has heard the Pussycat Dolls' song "Beep" will know that "ha ha ha" is a slang word that means either "to f*ck" or "the female genitalia." Consider the following lyrics:
"Trying to get with me, trying to ha ha ha." or
"They only want, only want my ha ha ha, ha ha ha."
The best way to avoid this problem altogether would be to have Santa just shut his mouth completely, lose some weight (stop promoting obesity), and get a new outfit (since red is the color of communism and is offensive democratic nations).
2007-11-15 07:02:52 · answer #1 · answered by Nick D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If santa saying ho ho ho offends women does it offend them also when gardener's use a hoe? This is ridiculous. I heard several years back about a guy trying to get the word hello changed to 'heaveno' since it had the world hell in it. I wanted to say to him, what about helicopter, helmet, etc? Those are pronounced with the hell sound. What should ho ho ho be offensive? Yes I've heard it used offensivley as a punch line in a joke before but the true meaning of ho ho ho does not change because of one joke...
2016-05-29 06:50:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are we going? How on earth can ho ho ho be offencive to anyone? I know that ho is a slang word for a prostitute but I never associated that ho with the Santa ho until I read it in the paper yesterday. I really don't associate the two. How many children would know what a ho is anyway. They just know it as Santa's way of laughing. I totally agree with you.
'MERRY CHRISTMAS' to you and yours and a ho ho ho to all.
2007-11-11 13:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blimey! Political correctness has gone mad! Ho ho ho is an expression of jolliness. Santa Claus is jolly. If he said ha ha ha he would be like a joker - laughing at everyone. That is just not Santa.
I hope this doesn't happen in New Zealand as that is just crazy!
No, it is not offensive. You would have to be mad to think that is offensive!
2007-11-11 13:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by fijibabie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the Americans started this. It is they who use the term "Ho" as a slang version of "whore" mostly by reason of their outragiously cute American accents (lol).
Here is Australia where a whore is a whore and a "Ho" is still a jocular expression, I don't think it should matter that Santa says "Ho Ho Ho" as he has done for a very long time.
2007-11-11 14:15:44 · answer #5 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well no but i heard it does scare children when you say ho ho ho cuz it sounds evil or something so they've changed it to ha ha ha
2007-11-11 13:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by JS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IT has ALWAYS been HO HO HO
tell them if they didn't have a dirty mind
they would understand this..!!!
2007-11-11 13:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ho ho ho around christmas doesnt mean ****
2007-11-11 13:44:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's like in England they want to put Santa on a diet cause he ain't a good example for kid according to them
2007-11-11 13:41:11 · answer #9 · answered by van v 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No,and only people with dirty minds would even connect the two,how dumb.
2007-11-11 18:52:02 · answer #10 · answered by peppersham 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋