Oh my God!! The world has gone PC mad - or is it just plain mad??
Here's the full story:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071115/tod-lifestyle-australia-christmas-offbea-37b0eca_1.html
Who the hell, male or female, is going to get offended for jolly old saint nick, saying "ho,ho,ho" ???
What the heck!?
This story has annoyed me. I have fond memories as a child, seeing santa, and hearing his jolly catchphrase.
"HA, HA, HA" just wouldnt be the same. Leave father christmas alone.
I hope the people who thought this rule up get a lot of fun out of the lump of coal they'll be getting from Santa this christmas.
Bunch of Ho ho ho's if you ask me...
baggiot
You are so right. The key here is the phrase "may be offensive"
MAY be offensive??
In other words, nobody even has to complain for the PC morons to intervene.
Or, they can complain to say, "I think I may have been offended by that big guy dressed in red" and the wheels roll into motion to protect them.
World gone (going) mad! Ho, ho, ho.