A story on Yahoo news caught my eye it says that Santa's in OZ have been told not to use the phrase "ho, ho, ho " because it may cause offense to women as it sounds like the Amercian word for prostitute and also children may be frightened .
I'm a women I do not feel offended what do other people think?
2007-11-17 06:07:28 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The world has gone too far PC, instead of using a phrase of laughter that has been around for centuries because some stupid punks can't properly pronounce whore, we decide that we should change our traditions, etc over something that is perfectly appropriate.
It is still Christmas time and I may utter a HO HO HO and it's not because I can't pronounce the word whore, I can, I just don't prefer to use that language or call someone that. PC people need to get their mind out of the gutter and use the English language as it is intended, and not mistaking it for some guttural trash that some ignorant people have come up with. The word Ho will always be a word demonstrative of laughter, the other version of the word doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned unless you can show it to me in a proper dictionary.
HO HO HO Merry Christmas
2007-11-17 06:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by cheap advice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
totally agree. Offence is in the ear of the listener so those women must need darn good therapists to find out why they are such hypersensitive little flowers. Santa was Ho Ho Ho ing long before anyone else and I think we should supprt him.
2007-11-17 06:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by D B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ho ho ho ho ho. Rubbish, i believe you will find this is another example of a media reporter looking for a story.
did someone mention the uk daily mail ? Enough said.
2007-11-17 20:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by Arnold P. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well just because your a women you should be outraged right? I don't think so I agree with you as well, I often feel that the people are too PC these days and its personally starting to get annoying.
2007-11-17 06:10:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i heard that story on the radio.
such PC inclined people are opposed to language skills and basic understanding of importance of context
where does this insane idea that somebody has to protect everyone from being "offended"
2007-11-17 06:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a woman and I am not offended either. This is rediculous. That saying has always been used for Santa Claus. I mean, what else could they say>
2007-11-17 06:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by danielle patricks =] 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try this on the PC brigade. Be more PC than they are it drives them nut's. It only takes about 5 minutes and they tell you to stop being ridiculous. My reply is that they started it with the rubbish they spout.
2007-11-17 06:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by john m 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you see, hehe...the world's oldest profession evolved before mall santas. So, keep your ho ho ho on the down low.
2007-11-17 06:11:45 · answer #8 · answered by Plano 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to Ron: does she comprehend it already? answer of the assistant: Sorry, we don't do curtains for MS living house windows, use Firefox rather and positioned this extinguisher(£35) next on your show in case the fox is in basic terms too warm!
2016-10-17 02:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - way too PC.
I was watching a hockey game the other day, and the announcer referred to a black player as an "African-American." The problem is that he's from Canada, and his ancestors are not from Africa. Unfortunately, the political correctness police have brainwashed most of the population.
Why is it that the black community has created Miss BLACK America, The United NEGRO College Fund, and the NAACP (Colored People)?
"African-American" is not a valid choice because not everyone with dark skin is from Africa, and I don't know how we're supposed to know someone's ancestry from looking at them.
Other races don't demand this kind of speech code.
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2007-11-17 06:09:41 · answer #10 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋