PC Insanity
I’ve never been much of a fan of “Political Correctness”. While it may have its good side, it seems usually that it goes much too far. A case in point:
This story out of Australia: Santa Claus banned from Ho Ho Ho. It seems that a recruitment firm decided that Santa should no longer say “Ho, Ho, Ho”. Why, you ask? Well because it might frighten children and also because it could be derogatory to women. (That second part is based on an American slang term for a prostitute.) Instead, they’ve suggested Santas say “Ha, ha ha.”
We’ve all seen and heard of children that are afraid of Santa Claus. But it isn’t what he says that scares them. Some kids are just frightened by the large guy in the red suit and white beard. It’s not someone they’re used to seeing. The kids that I’ve seen that are frightened were frightened long before Santa opened his mouth.
And the bit about being derogatory to women? Santa has been saying “Ho, Ho, Ho” long before the slang term came about. It’s just nonsense. At that rate, we’ll all soon have to not speak because it could be political incorrect to someone else.
There is a happy ending to this story, though: Santa Claus outraged by ‘ho ho ho’ ban. Yes, Santas across Australia are having no part of this “Ha, Ha, Ha” business. It’s “Ho, Ho, Ho” for Santa and “Ha, Ha, Ha” for the pc nazis at the recruitment firm. Interestingly, the recruitment firm is now saying that they didn’t ban “Ho, Ho, Ho.”
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