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=== "You've heard of" meme ===
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On August 16th, 2017, a [[Tumblr]] user named "dankmemeuniversity" shared an image of an action figure of [[Ash Ketchum]] from [[Pokémon]] in a trash bin. It was captioned, "'You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for…'", encouraging other users to rhyme "Ash in the trash",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-18 |title=Rhyming Elf on the Shelf Memes Are Taking Over the Internet |url=https://time.com/4946736/rhyming-elf-on-the-shelf-memes/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for |url=https://dankmemeuniversity.tumblr.com/post/164267637110 |website=tumblr}}</ref> an example of a [[snowclone]]. The post was [[Reblogging|reblogged]] over 180,000 times. Another Tumblr user, "Kawaii Rain", built on the joke with a picture of an action figure of [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' in a sink. Over time, the [[internet meme]] spread beyond gaming references to other genres and celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=2017-09-18 |title=Elf on the Shelf rhyming competition-turned-meme started with Pokémon, Zelda |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/18/16326768/elf-on-the-shelf-meme-pokemon-zelda-nintendo |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>
On August 16th, 2017, a [[Tumblr]] user named "dankmemeuniversity" shared an image of an action figure of [[Ash Ketchum]] from [[Pokémon]] in a trash bin. It was captioned, "'You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for…'", encouraging other users to rhyme "Ash in the trash",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-18 |title=Rhyming Elf on the Shelf Memes Are Taking Over the Internet |url=https://time.com/4946736/rhyming-elf-on-the-shelf-memes/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for |url=https://dankmemeuniversity.tumblr.com/post/164267637110 |website=tumblr}}</ref> an example of a [[snowclone]]. The post was [[Reblogging|reblogged]] over 180,000 times. Another Tumblr user, "Kawaii Rain", built on the joke with a picture of an action figure of [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' in a sink. Over time, the [[internet meme]] spread beyond gaming references to other genres and celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=2017-09-18 |title=Elf on the Shelf rhyming competition-turned-meme started with Pokémon, Zelda |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/18/16326768/elf-on-the-shelf-meme-pokemon-zelda-nintendo |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-08 |title='Grease' on a Reese? Celebs put their own spin on 'Elf on the Shelf' viral meme |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-12-08/celebrity-elf-on-the-shelf-reese-witherspoon-viral-meme |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarro • • |first=Heather |date=2022-12-01 |title=Elf on the Shelf Ideas in Pictures, Plus Where it All Began |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/elf-on-the-shelf-ideas-pictures/3045973/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=NBC Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tiffany |date=2017-09-18 |title=If you loved 'Elf on the Shelf,' you'll love this new meme |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/elf-on-the-shelf-meme/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowman |first=Jordan |date=2017-09-18 |title=Elf on the Shelf has become a rhyming, ridiculous meme |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-elf-on-the-shelf-meme |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref> Early uses of Elf on the Shelf in memes have been traced back to 2015<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hlavaty |first=Craig |date=2015-11-30 |title=Funny, dirty 'Elf on the Shelf' memes take over the Internet |url=https://www.ctpost.com/life/article/Funny-dirty-Elf-on-the-Shelf-memes-take-over-6668798.php |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Connecticut Post |language=en-US}}</ref> and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kircher |first=Madison Malone |date=2017-09-15 |title=You’ve Heard of Elf on the Shelf, Now Get Ready for a Meme With a Rhyme Scheme |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/09/rhyming-elf-on-the-shelf-memes-explained.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref>


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The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 American picture book for children, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small scout elf. The story was inspired by a family tradition started by Carol Aebersold for her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts, in Georgia.[1]

Plot

The book tells the story of a scout elf who hides in people's homes to watch over events. Once everyone goes to bed, the scout elf flies back to the North Pole to report to Santa the activities, good and bad, that have taken place throughout the day. Before the family wakes up each morning, the scout elf flies back from the North Pole and hides. By hiding in a new spot around the house each morning, the scout elf plays an ongoing game of hide and seek with the family. The Elf on the Shelf explains that scout elves get their magic by being named and loved by a child. In the back of each book, families have an opportunity to write their elf's name and the date that they adopted it. Once the elf is named, the scout elf receives its special Christmas magic, which allows it to fly to and from the North Pole.

The book tells how the magic might disappear if the scout elf is touched, so the rule in the book states, "There's only one rule that you have to follow, so I will come back and be here tomorrow: Please do not touch me. My magic might go, and Santa won't hear all I've seen or I know." Although families are told not to touch their scout elf, they can speak to it and tell it all their Christmas wishes, so that it can report back to Santa accurately.

The story ends on Christmas Day, with the elf leaving to stay with Santa for the rest of the year, until the following Christmas season.

History

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An Elf on the Shelf doll, pictured in 2013

The Elf on the Shelf was written in 2004 by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell. Bell suggested they write a book based on their family tradition of an elf sent from Santa who came to watch over children at Christmas time.[2] Aebersold's other daughter, Christa Pitts, was recruited by the family to share her expertise in sales and marketing. Together, the trio devoted the next three years to promoting their self-published book and attending book signings and trade shows.

The Elf on the Shelf won the Best Toy Award by Learning Express, a Book of the Year Award from Creative Child Awards, and a National Best Books Award sponsored by USA Book News in 2008.

On November 26, 2011, a thirty-minute animated special, titled An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf, directed by Chad Eikhoff, aired on CBS.[3][4] The Washington Post criticized the quality of the animation and dismissed it as "just a half-hour advertisement for a book and a toy", which it felt would not join "the canon of prime-time animated Christmas specials that actually move the spirit".[4] Common Sense Media disagreed, calling the special "a great addition to families' holiday TV traditions".[5] However, they also warned parents about the consumer-driven nature of the story, and made note of its lack of educational value.

In 2012, The Elf on the Shelf made its first appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, alongside fellow parade newcomers Hello Kitty and Papa Smurf. In 2013, the book hit the No. 1 spot on the USA Today bestsellers list.[6] In October 2013, The Elf on the Shelf: A Birthday Tradition was released.[7] Written and illustrated by the same team that created the first book, it offers instructions for inviting a scout elf to visit for a child's birthday party and describes how the elf decorates a chair for the child.Vorlage:Citation needed In April 2014, two supplemental birthday products were released: The Elf on the Shelf Birthday Countdown Game and The Elf on the Shelf Birthday Chair Decoration Kit.[8]

Criticism

The Atlantic columnist Kate Tuttle calls The Elf on the Shelf "a marketing juggernaut dressed up as a tradition", whose purpose is "to spy on kids". She argues that one shouldn't "bully [one's] child into thinking that good behavior equals gifts."[9] Writing for Psychology Today, David Kyle Johnston calls it a "dangerous parental crutch", with much the same reasoning as what he terms the "Santa lie".[10]

Many privacy organizations and researchers criticize the product for teaching children that involuntary, non-consensual surveillance is normal.[11] Washington Post reviewer Hank Stuever characterized the concept as "just another nannycam in a nanny state obsessed with penal codes".[4] Professor Laura Pinto suggests that it conditions kids to accept the surveillance state and that it communicates to children that "it's okay for other people to spy on you, and you're not entitled to privacy."[12] She argues that, "if you grow up thinking it's cool for the elves to watch me and report back to Santa, well, then it's cool for the NSA to watch me and report back to the government... The rule of play is that kids get to interact with a doll or video game or what have you, but not so with the Elf on the Shelf: The rule is that you don't touch the elf. Think about the message that sends."[13][14]

Using the elf in public school classrooms has been criticized for making children feel excluded if their families do not celebrate Christmas or Santa Claus.[11]

Other experts have disagreed, suggesting elves encourage children to be kind and compassionate. “The elf is a visual cue to act nice”, Judith Tellerman, clinical professor of psychology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, tells Yahoo Parenting. “It might remind kids not to fight with their brother”.[15]

Memes

"You've heard of" meme

On August 16th, 2017, a Tumblr user named "dankmemeuniversity" shared an image of an action figure of Ash Ketchum from Pokémon in a trash bin. It was captioned, "'You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for…'", encouraging other users to rhyme "Ash in the trash",[16][17] an example of a snowclone. The post was reblogged over 180,000 times. Another Tumblr user, "Kawaii Rain", built on the joke with a picture of an action figure of Link from The Legend of Zelda in a sink. Over time, the internet meme spread beyond gaming references to other genres and celebrities.[18][19][20][21][22] Early uses of Elf on the Shelf in memes have been traced back to 2015[23] and 2016.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ Parija Kavilanz: Elf on the Shelf phenomenon is 11 million elves strong. In: CNNMoney. 21. November 2017;.
  2. ↑ Christina Herbst: What Is Elf on the Shelf, and How Does It Work? In: tasteofhome.com. 21. November 2021, abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2023.
  3. ↑ An Elf's Story. The Elf on the Shelf, abgerufen am 4. Dezember 2013.
  4. ↑ a b c Hank Stuever: CBS's 'Elf on the Shelf': Unwarranted Christmas surveillance techniques In: The Washington Post, November 24, 2011. Abgerufen im August 25, 2013 Vorlage:Toter Link/!...nourl (Seite nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Juni 2021.)
  5. ↑ The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story. In: commonsensemedia.org. 18. November 2011, abgerufen am 14. April 2014.
  6. ↑ [1] web.archive.org Fehler bei Vorlage * Parametername unbekannt (Vorlage:Webarchiv): "date"Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Parameter Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: Genau einer der Parameter 'wayback', 'webciteID', 'archive-today', 'archive-is' oder 'archiv-url' muss angegeben werden.Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Linktext_fehltVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/URL Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: enWP-Wert im Parameter 'url'.
  7. ↑ 'The Elf on the Shelf': How the brand evolved over 17 years. In: foxbusiness.com. 9. November 2021, abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2023.
  8. ↑ Russell Yost: The History of Elf on the Shelf. 22. September 2021, abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2023.
  9. ↑ You're a Creepy One, Elf on the Shelf web.archive.org Fehler bei Vorlage * Parametername unbekannt (Vorlage:Webarchiv): "date"Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Parameter Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: Genau einer der Parameter 'wayback', 'webciteID', 'archive-today', 'archive-is' oder 'archiv-url' muss angegeben werden.Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Linktext_fehltVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/URL Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: enWP-Wert im Parameter 'url'. in The Atlantic, December 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ David Kyle Johnston, Let's Bench the Elf on the Shelf. Psychology Today, December 19, 2012.
  11. ↑ a b Daniel Victor: Beware the Elf on a Shelf, Privacy Watchdogs Warn In: The New York Times, December 23, 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  12. ↑ Who's the Boss? In: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2017.
  13. ↑ Craig Johnson, Does the Elf contribute to the surveillance state?. HLNtv.com, December 1, 2014. web.archive.org Fehler bei Vorlage * Parametername unbekannt (Vorlage:Webarchiv): "date"Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Parameter Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: Genau einer der Parameter 'wayback', 'webciteID', 'archive-today', 'archive-is' oder 'archiv-url' muss angegeben werden.Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Linktext_fehltVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/URL Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: enWP-Wert im Parameter 'url'.
  14. ↑ Kyle Olsen, Prof: ‘Elf on the Shelf' conditions kids to accept surveillance state web.archive.org Fehler bei Vorlage * Parametername unbekannt (Vorlage:Webarchiv): "date"Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Parameter Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: Genau einer der Parameter 'wayback', 'webciteID', 'archive-today', 'archive-is' oder 'archiv-url' muss angegeben werden.Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Linktext_fehltVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/URL Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: enWP-Wert im Parameter 'url'.. Education Action Group Foundation, Inc., December 15, 2014.
  15. ↑ Rachel Bender: 5 Traits That Elf on the Shelf Promotes. In: Yahoo News. 9. Dezember 2015, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2023.
  16. ↑ Rhyming Elf on the Shelf Memes Are Taking Over the Internet. In: TIME. 18. September 2017, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (englisch).
  17. ↑ You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for. In: tumblr.
  18. ↑ Julia Alexander: Elf on the Shelf rhyming competition-turned-meme started with Pokémon, Zelda. In: Polygon. 18. September 2017, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  19. ↑ 'Grease' on a Reese? Celebs put their own spin on 'Elf on the Shelf' viral meme. In: Los Angeles Times. 8. Dezember 2020, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  20. ↑ Heather Navarro • •: Elf on the Shelf Ideas in Pictures, Plus Where it All Began. In: NBC Los Angeles. 1. Dezember 2022, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  21. ↑ Tiffany Kelly: If you loved 'Elf on the Shelf,' you'll love this new meme. In: The Daily Dot. 18. September 2017, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  22. ↑ Jordan Bowman: Elf on the Shelf has become a rhyming, ridiculous meme. In: Mashable. 18. September 2017, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (englisch).
  23. ↑ Craig Hlavaty: Funny, dirty 'Elf on the Shelf' memes take over the Internet. In: Connecticut Post. 30. November 2015, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  24. ↑ Madison Malone Kircher: You’ve Heard of Elf on the Shelf, Now Get Ready for a Meme With a Rhyme Scheme. In: Intelligencer. 15. September 2017, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2023 (englisch).
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