<blockquote>The video is being presented as <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/12/18/poor-children-choose-gifts-for-their-parents-over-their-own-dream-presents-in-remarkable-video/?tid=sm_tw">somehow uplifting</a>, a grand testament to the power of selflessness. But preaching a gospel of self-sacrifice to those who already have next to nothing is cruel and perverse, and plays into centuries of demonization of poor people. While the children are expected to be selfless, the network's gift is anything but.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.vox.com/2015/12/22/10647604/up-tv-christmas-gift">This supposedly uplifting Christmas show is actually a cruel experiment on poor children - Vox</a>.