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I appreciated all the responses on getting the video! I wound up being able to stream it after all (the classroom computers are networked).

The Gender Studies class had a lot to say about "My Humps" and I was *very* proud that they made the transition themselves - I didn't have to point it out - from the *visuals* as objectifying women to the *lyrics* as being about the exploitation of men. And they loved "Stupid Girls" and did a great job looking at it from various perspectives.

But my very favorite comment of the night was an observation about "Beep." There was a very cool and serious conversation about what the girls say in the song about how they don't care if the guy looks at their *beep*. Some of the students interpreted that as a healthy attitude toward the male gaze (shrugging it off because they're not offended); others found it to be a sad acceptance of harassment (not caring because they've been dulled to how offensive it is). Then one of the women burst out, "If she don't CARE if he's lookin' at it, she should NOT be shakin' it in his FACE!" This received general acclaim from all sides.