ouch Harry!
I used to be 'it' at home constantly because I was (for many years) the smallest, the weakest, and the slowest. It sucked, esp when I'd go to bed being 'it' for days on end LOL. I hated the game to a point but striving to be strong enough and fast enough to tag one of my siblings was motivation as opposed to being destructive to my self-esteem.
Whoever had the ultimate power to have the game banned was probably someone who is still 'it' LOL. I'd bet you anything they're from the 60's generation of "Peace & Love" and just ate too much acid as teens.