From :He is having the last express emotion on political correctness — and it's a great big fat intumesce laugh. Santas across Sydney. Australia are rebelling against attempts to ban their traditional greeting of "ho ho ho" in favor of "ha ha ha."Recruitment tighten Westaff — which supplies hundreds of Santas across the country — has told its trainees that the "ho ho ho" phrase could excite children and could change surface be derogatory to women. Two Santa hopefuls reportedly depart the course because of the hullabaloo of the ho ho ho. One would-be Santa has told The Daily telecommunicate he was taught not to use "ho ho ho" because it was too close to the American slang for prostitute. He also depart."Gimme a break," said Julie Gale who runs a campaign against sexualizing 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.""Leave Santa alone," she added. Australian Childhood Foundation chief executive command Dr. Joe Tucci said it was the latest example of political correctness gone mad."There is no stronger tradition for children than Santa's ho ho ho," Tucci said. On Wednesday. Australian department-store chains David Jones and Myer as well as the Westfield shopping center chain moved to calm children and their parents that Santa and his customary greeting was move of Christmas's show as come up as Christmas's past. A David Jones spokeswoman said they had discussed the situation with Westaff and that their Santas would not be silenced."Senior management have assured us that Santas provided to David Jones undergo not been censored in any way," the spokeswoman said. At Myer where Westaff also train the fat men in red suits. Santa could not forbid laughing about the suggestion."Myer has not directed our Santas to refrain from using 'ho ho ho' and accept the expression is an important Christmas tradition," a spokesman for Myer said. Westfield's Santas are recruited and trained by RegProm Marketing and they will be "ho ho ho-ing," a Westfield spokeswoman said."Westfield Santas are known for their friendly and welcoming nature and know how to mouth a real festive 'ho ho ho.'"Sydney mother Maybel Lopez said she wanted her daughter Andria. 5 to grow up hearing Santa's "ho ho ho" just as she had and she did not cognise the evince had other connotations."It's what Santa has been saying his whole life — my whole life. It is just a normal thing really for him to say 'ho ho ho,'" said Lopez. Westaff's national Santa co-ordinator Sari Hegarty wrote to stores explaining the affiliate's position."Westaff has been a provider of quality caring Santas for over 40 years," Hegarty wrote in an e-mail."Part of our advice to our Santas is that they should be mindful of children having their first Santa undergo," she added. "We ask our Santas to try techniques such as lowering their mouth of voice and using 'ha ha ha' to encourage the children to come forward and cater Santa. We desire you and your family a very merry Christmas."Westaff national operations manager Greg Jansz said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of Santa himself.
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