Santas warned 'ho ho ho' may be offensive to women

[socrates63]

I take offense to women taking offense to "Ho ho ho."

The woman who was quoted in the article thought the whole issue was rather stupid. So, it's not the women who are complaining.

According to the article, the mandate not to say "ho ho ho" came from the US-based recruiting company that recruits Santas (can't Aussies find Santas on their own?). So, the question is, does "ho" carry the same slang meaning in Australia as in the US, or is this a case of a US company making the wrong cultural assumptions? I can't tell whether this is the case based on the article.

[blessingx]

So, the question is, does "ho" carry the same slang meaning in Australia as in the US, or is this a case of a US company making the wrong cultural assumptions?

Maybe 'ho' means something even worse in Australia? Like goat-licker? Or maybe it's just Santas gasping of breath with the sun beating down on them in Summer?