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Front and center frame, Chiliwhist Jim presides over the scene, and the camera, while the white men and their dog sit or stand idly, receding into the perspectival distance behind him.—
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On the other hand, standing idly by while a kid makes concerning choices can feel like an abdication of parental responsibility.—
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The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Lifelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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