Good news for parents getting tired of The Elf on the Shelf. - TopicsExpress



          

Good news for parents getting tired of The Elf on the Shelf. *ahem* Having the Elf in your home normalizes the idea of a loss of privacy and big brother surveillance according to Professor Pinto. The popular seasonal doll is preparing a generation of children to uncritically accept “increasingly intrusive (albeit whimsically packaged) modes of surveillance.” Before you laugh, tell me your thoughts. (Personally, Im just looking for a reason to retire the damn thing.) Post, washingtonpost/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/12/16/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-preparing-your-child-to-live-in-a-future-police-state-professor-says/
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:36:25 +0000

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