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kleinbl00 · 3727 days ago · link · · parent · post: Laura Pinto & Selena Nemorin: Who's the Boss?: 'The Elf on the Shelf' and the normalization of surveillance
He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why The Elf on the Shelf, if anything, normalizes the dystopic surveillance state first conceived in 1934. Santa Claus is the all-seeing, all-knowing, omnipotent power that children are warned about. I mean, shit - if you touch the elf you break his magic. Santa Claus, meanwhile, is an irresistible force capable of ruining your holidays.