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‘Seasonal surveillance’: ACLU expert says Elf on a Shelf not healthy for kids

• Supermancho 5y ago
  > An expert with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has raised concerns that the custom in which parents hide the doll in the home in the days leading up to the holiday could be normalizing the idea of surveillance by authorities. No 5+ thinks the elf is alive watching them. I remember discussions about elf on the shelf when I was 4, with classmates. Children often imagine the elf comes alive at night, when nobody is watching. That seems totally possible to a child. Teachers and parents are CONSTANTLY watching kids. That's much more likely to influence than some doll. I'm disappointed that someone from the ACLU said this, as it's "way out there" propaganda to tie in their agenda.
  • type0 5y ago
    There are bigger concerns to be disappointed at ACLU, they should change their name from American Civil Liberties Union to American Critical Liberals Union edit: but yeah, it's not a very good thought through distraction from other issues that's it, no sane person believes that children can be that dumb.