SYDNEY (AFP) - 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.
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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.

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Oh dear god

I totally agree Dodgey

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I swear these people drive me mad.

The kids see innocence in it but the adults are the ones that make the kids understand what the connotations could mean.

Ho Ho Ho has been used for ever...nice to see the PC machine is in overdrive in oz as well as the UK.

Crazy , i don't think little kids think about a ho when they hear HO HO HO,it are the adults that think about it in that way.

Lol, never thought about ho ho ho sounding like a 'ho'.
I think 'ha ha ha' sounds like Santa is making fun of the kids,
laughing in their face.. I don't think that's a solution.

The world is going mad

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santa can say whatever he wants! he is santa after all

yep at times like this.. makes me want to jump off this island and swim to new zealand.. and we should never have to go to that extreme

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I think they have confused Santa for Satan as im sure Santa wouldnt call someone a hoe.