“Whores and writers, Mahound. We are the people you can’t forgive.” ~Salman Rushdie
It’s begun. Holiday Madness. An Australian Santa was asked to laugh a hearty hahaha so as not to offend children by calling out a slur toward women (hohoho). I’m not sure which annoys me more…the idiot who asked the Santa not to say hohoho, the Santa who didn’t just laugh it off, the reporter who wrote about it, Yahoo News for picking it up, or myself for ranting about it. Bunch of hohohos, the lot of us.
Oprah Boy said,
November 15, 2007 at 6:58 pm
I could be wrong but I believe the first instance of the word “ho” as in “whore” appearing in popular culture was in Eddie Murphy’s “Velvet Jones” sketch. I had never heard of it before then. “How to be a Ho, by Velvet Jones.”
The idiot that asked the santa not to say ho ho ho should be killed immediately.
OK I don’t really mean that.
Oprah Boy said,
November 15, 2007 at 7:00 pm
zazazu said,
November 15, 2007 at 7:09 pm
That is disturbing on so many levels.
messiestobjects said,
November 16, 2007 at 11:11 am
Aha, the ‘Ho’ of Babylon (and by that I of course mean the PC police) has struck again!
esmerelda05 said,
November 16, 2007 at 11:29 am
I can see something dirty in just about anything. I love to joke about it and am proud of my skills. This, is just beyond me, however. IS NOTHING SACRED?!?!?!?
julieluongo said,
November 16, 2007 at 12:30 pm
I wonder how the pirates escaped this censorship? They could say, “with a ya haha and a bottle of rum.”
messiestobjects said,
November 16, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Ha! “Yo Ha, Yo Ha, it’s a pirate’s life for me!”
Oprah Boy said,
November 16, 2007 at 4:59 pm
I pretty much expect pirates to be down with the hos.
Chrissy said,
November 17, 2007 at 12:53 am
HO MY GOD……I had no clue people made issues about stuff like this as well!
julieluongo said,
November 17, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Chrissy, I’m sorry. From you I learned about Bryan Gaynor (love him), Maggi noodles (Indian-style Ramen?), and that you get 3 wishes when you enter a new church (I’ve been in tons of churches…I wonder if these wishes are cumulative?) From me you get people making a fuss over hohoho. Sheesh. I should try harder to pass along more enriching information.
SPANK said,
November 17, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I dont know…i cant speak for everyone, but I love being a “ho” and anyone that says shit to ya about it is just jealous they cant pull in like you can…know what im saying???
ho haters.
SPANK said,
November 17, 2007 at 7:14 pm
ibet the person who asked santa not to say “ho” was the same lady i saw at the Giant gaspumps. she looked to be a ho hater. actually she looked to be a “everybody” hater.
santa shoulda said ” ma’am i ma sorry but it is my duty as santa to say “ho ho ho” just as it is your duty to be a dirty whore. merry christmas”
SPANK said,
November 18, 2007 at 11:11 am
“how to be a ho ” by velvet jones. hahahahahah
super funny oprah boy. i laughy long time
Sarah said,
November 18, 2007 at 9:07 pm
But it would be funny, though, if this all came about because the Aussie Santa was actually pointing at some of the mothers while laughing his merry laugh.
Oprah Boy said,
November 18, 2007 at 9:08 pm
this is all because of the librul war against christmas
julieluongo said,
November 19, 2007 at 11:42 am
The Aussie hoochie-mamas were like, “oh, no he di’in’t.”
MamaPeg is Watching You said,
November 19, 2007 at 1:34 pm
That is disturbing on so many levels
But funny as hell! I actually had that article bookmarked so that I could do a piece on it. Thanks, Julie, for giving it the treatment it deserved.
The Aussie hoochie-mamas were like, “oh, no he di’in’t.”
Made me snort water through my nose.