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Title: Santa can't say "ho, ho, ho" anymore.
Post by: number1337 on November 15, 2007, 07:45:50 pm
...well, who's to stop him from saying it anyway?

Hey all! RyanThunder here.

Today I got a complete bullshit story for you guys to read. Apparently, Santa Claus isn't allowed to say "ho, ho, ho" anymore, as it is OFFENSIVE TO WOMEN, GOD FORBID.

Article link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat


Offensive to women? Santa has been saying "ho, ho, ho" for over a century. Fuck off.

Even if this is only in Austrailia, this still makes me mad. So, what do you guys think?
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Post by: Stranglehanz on November 15, 2007, 07:56:45 pm
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"Leave Santa alone."
:fogetshrug:
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Post by: Grin Tree on November 15, 2007, 07:57:11 pm
I'd like to meet anyone who actually considers it offensive.

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"Leave Santa alone."

YOU'RE LUCKY HE'S EVEN PERFORMING FOR YOU BASTARDS!!

LEAVE SANTA A-LOOOONNEEE!



 
I MEAN IT.
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Post by: Standard Toaster on November 15, 2007, 07:57:27 pm
The strive for political correctness has reached the point where we are trying too hard. (Actually I think it passed that point a while ago)
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Post by: Mama Luigi on November 15, 2007, 07:59:22 pm
The Rest of Humanity - 0
Politically Correct Parents Worried About Use of a Laugh Who's Spelt-Out Slang Alternative Only Came Into Use Less Than Half a Century Ago - 1

That pretty much sums up the ridiculousness of this entire situation.
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Post by: Nightmare on November 15, 2007, 08:01:54 pm
Hahaha what the fuck.
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Post by: Bill Murray on November 15, 2007, 08:03:17 pm
PC gone mad.
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Post by: Vale on November 15, 2007, 08:07:19 pm
HO. HO. HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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Post by: Stranglehanz on November 15, 2007, 08:07:50 pm

YOU'RE LUCKY HE'S EVEN PERFORMING FOR YOU BASTARDS!!

LEAVE SANTA A-LOOOONNEEE!



 
I MEAN IT.


SANTA IS A REAL PERSON WITH FEELINGS JUST LIKE YOU AND I :fogetcry:


IF YOU WANT TO HURT SANTA....YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME :fogetangry:
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Post by: Vellfire on November 15, 2007, 08:08:36 pm
now he can just say "BITCH CUNT WHORE" all day
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Post by: Frisky SKeleton on November 15, 2007, 08:09:53 pm
this is silly, it shouldn't be offensive to women, only prostitutes.
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Post by: Zeratul on November 15, 2007, 08:38:36 pm
Man if I ever walk past a Santa who says "Ha ha ha" to me I'll punch him in the face and be like "You laughing at me, HO?"
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Post by: Ragnar on November 15, 2007, 08:47:04 pm
uh

doesn't making this illegal just cause a bunch of kids to look into it and learn a new bad word to have shits and giggles about

like if they made the word "pussywillow" illegal I'm pretty sure kids would find a way to break that word down and get to the bottom of it
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Post by: kentona on November 15, 2007, 08:50:49 pm
What's a ho?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-hJTEP864o
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Post by: `~congresman Ron paul~~ on November 15, 2007, 08:51:51 pm
personally i think a santa yelling HA, HA, HA just sounds creepy
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Post by: Ragnar on November 15, 2007, 08:52:14 pm
personally i think a santa yelling HA, HA, HA just sounds creepy

ME TOO

I imagine it'd have a lot of mucus in it too
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Post by: Revolutionist on November 15, 2007, 08:55:17 pm
Hahaha such bullshit... oh man how more ridiculous things keep popping up..

Quote from: 'Zeratul
Man if I ever walk past a Santa who says "Ha ha ha" to me I'll punch him in the face and be like "You laughing at me' date=' HO?"[/quote']

You and me both buddy!
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Post by: The Dude on November 15, 2007, 08:58:53 pm
He'd sound like a maniacal pirate...

Besides, "ho" is just a variation of "ha" "he" "heh" or even the far-fetched "hat". Ho is another form of laughter, damn it! This is unbelieveable. I sort of want to buy a Santa suit, fly to Sydney and laugh "Ho Ho Ho!" until my lungs burst. Anyone who confronts me, I could should "Ho Ho Ho, you shouldn't press your idiot views on me boys and girls, or I'll start laughing like this: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHABITCHES!"
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Post by: Ragnar on November 15, 2007, 09:02:15 pm
He'd sound like a maniacal pirate...

Besides, "ho" is just a variation of "ha" "he" "heh" or even the far-fetched "hat". Ho is another form of laughter, damn it! This is unbelieveable. I sort of want to buy a Santa suit, fly to Sydney and laugh "Ho Ho Ho!" until my lungs burst. Anyone who confronts me, I could should "Ho Ho Ho, you shouldn't press your idiot views on me boys and girls, or I'll start laughing like this: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHABITCHES!"

let me guess you're one of those guys who hopes everyone gets raped in prison too right

And gives way too detailed descriptions of vigilante justice
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Post by: Ratt on November 15, 2007, 09:04:14 pm
Hi Ryan

This is was bound to happen though...I just didn't know that there were so many santa's...I was told there was only one.
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Post by: Shepperd on November 15, 2007, 09:40:12 pm
oh! he has been a pimp all this time!! !
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Post by: EvilDemonCreature on November 15, 2007, 09:43:07 pm
That's it. Those Christmas-hating PC bastards have gone TOO FAR this time!

For the third year in a row!
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Post by: Jester on November 15, 2007, 09:51:25 pm
Ha, ha, ha.

No, just not the same ring, sorry hos.
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Post by: dada on November 15, 2007, 10:04:10 pm
Congratulations. You've just given the phrase "ho ho ho" a sexist connotation, whereas it didn't have one before. You've just created the very problem you intended to solve.

Whoever thought this up should be relegated to being the mall Santa for the rest of his life.
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Post by: crone_lover720 on November 15, 2007, 10:12:38 pm
those crazy australians  :rolleyes:​\

really though take it from the forum feminist: this is dumb shit
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Post by: something bizarre and impractical on November 15, 2007, 10:14:45 pm
Don't know if anyone has already said this, but on the news here they were actually debating about whether Santa should be given a new look because his obesity is setting a bad example for children.
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Post by: tuxedo marx on November 15, 2007, 10:26:49 pm
There is no consensus on Father Christmas' height and weight so how can he be classified as obese?
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Post by: something bizarre and impractical on November 15, 2007, 10:27:57 pm
There is no consensus on Father Christmas' height and weight so how can he be classified as obese?

The image of Santa Clause is generally depicted as a large fat man.
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Post by: Tatsujinken on November 15, 2007, 10:29:10 pm
WAY TO RUIN CHRISTMAS ASSHOLES :fogetcry:

Yeah, I was listening to this on the radio today. Pretty ridiculous stuff.
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Post by: The Dude on November 15, 2007, 10:31:49 pm
let me guess you're one of those guys who hopes everyone gets raped in prison too right

And gives way too detailed descriptions of vigilante justice

You wish!
My old man works at a maximum security prison. I know what goes on in them cells--not a hell of a lot. You must be thinking of television... Because, what I see as true justice... is someone rotting their life away in a cell, with no life, reason to live... nor a way to end it!

Also: Do you dislike me or something... because...
let me guess you're one of those guys who hopes everyone gets raped in prison too right

And gives way too detailed descriptions of vigilante justice

O_o I mean... WTF?
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Post by: tuxedo marx on November 15, 2007, 10:36:43 pm
The image of Santa Clause is generally depicted as a large fat man.
There is no consensus on Father Christmas' height and weight so how can he be classified as obese?
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Post by: InvaderZim on November 15, 2007, 10:40:25 pm
I wonder how far the people who make these changes are willing to take this? First they changed that 'Bah, bah Black Sheep' nursery rhyme into 'Bah, bad Rainbow Sheep' (somewhere in the UK, I think) some time ago to avoid offending colored people, now this? I can't wait for the next one to laugh at the stupidity of it.
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Post by: Jester on November 15, 2007, 10:42:58 pm

dude it isnt difficult to understand

the POPULAR IMAGE of SANTA CLAUSE is that he is BIG and FAT and that is a BAD IMAGE for CHILDREN

get it?
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Post by: Vellfire on November 15, 2007, 10:53:38 pm
I think his point was that usually being defined as "obese" requires knowing the exact height and weight so you can see if it's a healthy weight for that person.




My opinion on that is that it's fucking Santa Claus and most people don't use him as a role model anyway, and I don't see anyone going "SANTA MADE ME FAT" so the idea of slimming him down is just a waste of time.

Really doing ANYTHING with Santa is a waste of time, I'm not very big on Santa, but if we're going to have him then LEAVE HIM AS HE IS.
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Post by: InvaderZim on November 15, 2007, 11:01:28 pm
wouldn't that just offend gay people instead of black people?

lol exactly. As some guy on another forum said "now instead of offending 1 skin color, they offend 7", as well as gays like you said  :fogetsmile:
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Post by: Ryan on November 15, 2007, 11:12:31 pm
heh, the war on christmas has just begun
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Post by: something bizarre and impractical on November 15, 2007, 11:20:21 pm


Man, are you failing to understand something here or am I? Maybe a third party can step in. Santa Clause is usually depicted as a large fat jolly man. They are criticizing that image of him for setting a bad example for children.
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Post by: Liman on November 15, 2007, 11:23:54 pm
Thank god Australia doesn't have anything worse than Santa saying "ho ho ho"!

The Promised Land indeed!
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Post by: Vellfire on November 15, 2007, 11:35:21 pm
Man, are you failing to understand something here or am I? Maybe a third party can step in. Santa Clause is usually depicted as a large fat jolly man. They are criticizing that image of him for setting a bad example for children.

Like I said, I think it was more about not being able to really say "obese" (hello third party). 


But yeah, Santa is a terrible example for children, why is he so jolly, that is so wrong.
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Post by: crone_lover720 on November 15, 2007, 11:52:32 pm
Santa should be strict and give out money only to the children who have proven their worth within the free market. Things like "jollyness" and "'altruism" are foolish ideals, not to mention immoral.
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Post by: post on November 16, 2007, 12:03:56 am
Australia is filled with a bunch of criminals.  What do they know about Christmas anyway?
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Post by: something bizarre and impractical on November 16, 2007, 12:08:12 am
Like I said, I think it was more about not being able to really say "obese" (hello third party). 


But yeah, Santa is a terrible example for children, why is he so jolly, that is so wrong.
Well I wasn't really writing a technical report on it and using Santa's BMI or anything, so anyone who tries to argue it on that basis is just.... well, you know.
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Post by: Vellfire on November 16, 2007, 12:10:09 am
Well I wasn't really writing a technical report on it and using Santa's BMI or anything, so anyone who tries to argue it on that basis is just.... well, you know.

Yeah, I'm not arguing it myself, I'm just saying I see what his argument was.
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Post by: Christophomicus on November 16, 2007, 12:15:49 am
Man, I am totally seeing if they do this shit in Perth.
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Post by: Yeaster on November 16, 2007, 12:19:48 am
Actual hoes are the only ones who'd be offended by that.
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Post by: Bobberticus on November 16, 2007, 12:23:34 am
I always hear retarded 'news' like this on forums, but does it ever actually come to be?
This sounds like a load of shit that won't go anywhere, simply for the reason that it is fucking retarded
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Post by: post on November 16, 2007, 12:25:18 am
Santa is married.

Plus,
Hoe is spelled Hoe. Not Ho.


Much like,
Hell is spelled hell. Not hello.
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Post by: Christophomicus on November 16, 2007, 12:27:17 am
Bob: Santa got busted here once last year for letting "Ho" slip, so I can see it happening.
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Post by: Jester on November 16, 2007, 12:42:01 am
The slang is spelt ho, or ho', prefix. That's what they are trying to avoid.
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Post by: 2beers on November 16, 2007, 12:53:16 am
all this saving children from words is giving me an appetite for freedom toast
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Post by: Moriason on November 16, 2007, 12:58:22 am
Next Santa won't be able to wear red because of its gang-affiliations.
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Post by: Grin Tree on November 16, 2007, 01:00:16 am
Next thing you know, kids won't be allowed to sit on his lap because of raging Santa-boner.

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Australia is filled with a bunch of criminals.  What do they know about Christmas anyway?

lol
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Post by: Dale Gobbler on November 16, 2007, 02:00:19 am
dont you knwo tihs santa guy sneak into peple houses?!1 he shuol goto jaildo not pss go, dont get no 200 $monies
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Post by: Ragnar on November 16, 2007, 02:09:06 am
Also: Do you dislike me or something

No it's just that was a really spazzed-out post and your avatar seemed the same way
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Post by: Pepoke on November 16, 2007, 02:50:39 am
I wonder if my friend in Australia heard about this

And what can I say
All aussie women are ho's, no need to point it out all the time
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Post by: crone_lover720 on November 16, 2007, 03:38:50 am
what do you guys call African-Americans in australia??
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Post by: 2beers on November 16, 2007, 03:44:39 am
African-Australians?

Edit: Oh yeah, it's nignogs
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Post by: The Dude on November 16, 2007, 04:09:22 am
No it's just that was a really spazzed-out post and your avatar seemed the same way
Ha! Guess it was, hehe
(the avatar's an inside joke, no worries!)
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Post by: PTizzle on November 16, 2007, 11:15:35 am
personally i think a santa yelling HA, HA, HA just sounds creepy


That would be pretty creepy actually. If he put the pauses in he'd be like an RPG villain rather than a happy kids guy.

I doubt this'll catch on.
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Post by: helter skelter on November 16, 2007, 11:18:40 am
now he can just say "BITCH CUNT WHORE" all day
Hahahahahaha he'll have his little bell in his hands and he'll be swinging it around and roaring at the top of his lungs BITCH CUNT WHORE BITCH CUNT WHORE
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Post by: Ratt on November 16, 2007, 12:59:55 pm
Next they'll recruit thin Santa's that eat apples than fat Santa's that eat cookies promoting good eating habits.
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Post by: jman00 on November 16, 2007, 01:45:46 pm
AT LAST, someone has finally noticed that Santa Claus is an sinister man in disguise!! I mean c'mon, he entice's little children with his "gifts to the good little boys and girls" and the fact that he watches you when you're sleeping, what else does he do watch you when you go to the washroom!? Hell, I say we all rise up and take down this Santa... but he might have an army of those Reindeer, those animals can be fierce!
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Post by: LORd on November 16, 2007, 01:59:37 pm
personally i think a santa yelling HA, HA, HA just sounds creepy
Ahahahaha this didn't really hit me at first but then I tried to imagine a Santa going ha ha ha and all I'm getting is

(http://www.gamingw.net/pubaccess/25279/7&7.gif)

Anyways ridiculous but I'm glad to see the notion seems to have been dismissed as nonsense right from its conception.
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Post by: kentona on November 16, 2007, 09:27:14 pm

That would be pretty creepy actually. If he put the pauses in he'd be like an RPG villain rather than a happy kids guy.

I doubt this'll catch on.
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Post by: Frisky SKeleton on November 16, 2007, 10:17:23 pm
santa never said ho ho ho to me, all he said was "you little bastard! you shook it on purpose didn't you??" then he slammed a can of beer into my head and put his ciggarette out on my cheek
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Post by: goldenratio on November 16, 2007, 11:02:33 pm
that is so lame
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Post by: Frankie on November 18, 2007, 02:44:45 pm
They are turning feminism into a joke, ridiculing womens' fight for equality thats been going on for years. Feminists aught to be angered at this.
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Post by: Vellfire on November 19, 2007, 01:57:50 pm
Feminism has been a joke for a while now.
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Post by: crone_lover720 on November 19, 2007, 05:21:03 pm
^ see steel, that is what post-feminism is. get it now??

They are turning feminism into a joke, ridiculing womens' fight for equality thats been going on for years. Feminists aught to be angered at this.
thankfully I haven't seen anyone tag this with feminism yet. but you're right, shit like this probably does more damage to feminism than even the good ol' boys
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Post by: chanicakes on November 29, 2007, 03:47:01 pm
this is silly, it shouldn't be offensive to women, only prostitutes.

Now that I agree wholly with. This whole deal about it being offensive is if you are infact a Hoebag Slut Whore. Censorship is what is causing more younger aged people to be in direct contact with the 'dirty, degrading, and sexual' things presented in this day and age.

When you saw quite a bit of it on tv you didn't see kids sneaking around trying so fucking hard to see what it was the world was hiding it was in plain view so they didn't care.