Australien: Weihnachtsmann wegen möglicher Kränkung von Frauen verwarnt

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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.

Der englische Ausdruck "whore" – "Hure" - wird insbesondere im Slang der Schwarzen gerne zu "ho" reduziert. Wieviele australische Kinder den Slang mancher Afro-Amerikaner beherrschen, bleibt unklar.