Have yourself a PC little Christmas

[Interpol Shrimper]

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.

And we think the nanny state is just a UK problem!
Sucks fake!

 

[Mr. Benedict]

This sounds rather like a fake or a misquote....

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

And we think the nanny state is just a UK problem!
Sucks fake!

Totally agree the Aussies are truly going over the top as usual, after all it is the Aussies who have banned fireworks.

Oh did you not call for this a few weeks ago, :guns: ;)

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

after all it is the Aussies who have banned fireworks.

Oh did you not call for this a few weeks ago, :guns: ;)

Got no problems with fireworks per se!
I just don't think spotty sociopathic teenagers should be able to get their hands on them!
Why, it is now acceptable to emotionally scare a 2 year old little girl who's done nobody any harm at all?

 

[Mr. Benedict]

True, the Aussie's overreact about everything and have a zero tolerance policy if you break any of their rules, so if that snippet was real then it would not be surprising.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Got no problems with fireworks per se!
I just don't think spotty sociopathic teenagers should be able to get their hands on them!
Why, it is now acceptable to emotionally scare a 2 year old little girl who's done nobody any harm at all?

Woah it was meant in jest. However as a father of a 5 and a 2 year old I totally agree and feel rather than a ban, a tighter selling policy should be set up.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Woah it was meant in jest. However as a father of a 5 and a 2 year old I totally agree and feel rather than a ban, a tighter selling policy should be set up.

I know, sorry! Defensive father alert! ;)

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

I know, sorry! Defensive father alert! ;)

A Defensive Father.......just the person Tilson is looking for then...

Are you any good at set pieces?

 

[Mr. Benedict]

Woah it was meant in jest. However as a father of a 5 and a 2 year old I totally agree and feel rather than a ban, a tighter selling policy should be set up.

Some idiots are still setting them off in the evenings near me.
I remember the good old days, when after November 5th you had peace and quiet until new years eve, when everyone's too battered to care anyway!

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

A Defensive Father.......just the person Tilson is looking for then...

Are you any good at set pieces?

Aaaah, maybe so?
I'm just now waiting for some dodgy comment from MK about the Catholic Church!