That "My Humps" song drives my husband crazy

Madison and I make fun of it together.

So far anyway...by the time she's a teen she'll be rolling her eyes at me when I try to make light of the 'hot' song of the times.

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It won't be a problem in our house ...

... because I doubt the convent I'm going to clearly have to send my kid to will allow her to listen to such music.

K.

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What I found really amusing was that when my mom was complaining about that commerical was that she had no idea she actually approved of Fergie 20 years ago. When I was younger, one of the few music shows we were allowed to watch after the Madonna "wedding song" incident was Kids Incorporated. Fergie went by her first name, Stacey, and was also a blond back then.

I'll probably go with the rule we used when I was a DJ at my college's radio station - if you can't understand it easily, it's ok to play it. Of course that only applied to certain curse words and weapon brand names. It left quite a bit of leeway for fake ad carts that look fine when you see the transcript, but have a totally different meaning when spoken.

I don't think we'll be banning much music at our house. My parents tried that with me and it didn't work so well. My friends had older siblings who could afford to buy tapes, so we'd get them to make us mix tapes. My friends' parents weren't as strict as mine, so it wasn't like it was terribly hard to get the banned music if I really wanted to.

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My two-year old sister sings this song. No one really cares that she does, because she (1) doesn't even know what she's talking about, she likes the rhythm, and (2) it's better than her singing about drugs, hoes, death, etc that is in hard rock or rap music. I think the songs is catchy.

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There was an entire episode of Friends dedicated to this when Ross got the baby to smile by singing "I Like Big Butts." He then paused, thought about it ("my anaconda don't want none 'less you got buns, hun") and said, "I am a terrible father!" Needless to say Rachel (the mom) learns of this and can't stand it, but she wants to see the baby smile as well, so she eventually succumbs and soon they're both singing it, complete with dance routine.

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While I realize that right now my kids my not fully understand the meaning of certain words in a song(they are 4, 5, and 1 years old) it doesn't mean that I am off the hook from my parental responsabilities. As a parent I am responsible to make sure I filter what they watch or listen to, regardless of their age. I believe that a lot of the problems that we have in our society today regarding teen pregnancy is because as parents we have dropped the ball by allowing our children to watch and listen to whatever they want without realizing that they are still young and need our direction. As for what others are doing in their homes or not, this should not influence what we will enforce in our own home. The excuse that our kids will just end up getting this kind of material from their peers is not a good one,moral standards still need to be set and they need to be set high so that they have something high to shoot for. As a woman it makes me very uncomfortable to hear another person "celebrating" my body parts, not because I am ashamed of how I was created but because they are private to be "celebrated" by my husband and I in the privacy of our bedroom. This is the message that I want to impart on my children. They need to respect their bodies and that of their fellow beings.
As for as at home we listen to a lot of Christian music, it is safe it doesn't promote sex at an early age and it is uplifting.

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I HATE this song. It is just lame, why don't they just sing, "my ass, my ass, my ass, my ass." I actually have no problem with my kids saying "ass" but "humps" and lumps" is STUPID. I havn't seen the TV spot yet.

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I posted a hate ode to this song awhile back. It's irritating, (although fun to get stuck in other's heads) and I find the analogy of my butt being "humps" or my breasts "lumps" tacky and degrading.

Banning music never worked on me (I ran right out to purchase 2 Live Crew as a teenager, and It's TERRIBLE) but I was also raised to question media. I'm hoping to do the same with my girls. I also want clear represenations of sexuality for my kids-I mean really, a NIPPLE is evil, but humps and lumps are ok? I just don't want that type of confusion in my home more than anything.

And lame is right LB.

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Laura, I wasn't saying that getting music from their peers is an excuse not to monitor their music. I was just pointing out it's not a very effective method. A determined kid is going to figure out a way to get the music they want. My parents would probably be less than amused to know that I snagged a copy of the Fear of a Black Hat soundtrack at 16. I would rather help him develop his own taste in music than ban everything and make it seem better than it was because it was forbidden.

When Paul is around, we listen to things like Deep Forest, Autechre, Boards of Canada, the Beatles, Ash, Something Corporate, the Ataris, classical music, Console, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, MC Frontalot and his current fascination - Henry Mancini. Those are the only cds that I own that don't have the one or two songs with objectionable content, and can pop into Paul's cd player at night.

If he listened to something similar to Paracont or Lords of Acid, then yes, we'd have a talk about it. But once he's in his teens, the occasional curse word or slightly risque lyrics aren't going to bother me if that's the only way he's really rebelling. Music can be a great a release for feelings that aren't really socially acceptable to express, like anger.

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This is a monumentally stupid song. So stupid that any self-respecting person (female, male, old, or young) should be embarrassed to sing it, or even listen to it.

My kids are 12, 16, and 20 - they ALL think it's lame. My 12 year old loves Black Eyed Peas, and we went to see them last summer when they were in town. But she's not stupid. "That song is sooo stupid, mom," says my 12-year-old. "Who talks about themselves that way? And what does she mean,'lump'? Her breasts? Her butt? Or maybe her HEAD? Bwah-hahahahahaha..."

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My four year old was left alone in the sitting room last week while I made dinner and must have flicked to the music channel as it is saved in my husbands favourites on the remote control.

Anyway she has been singing this song ever since, and I am just hoping she doesn't sing it in scholl. I am usually very careful about what she watches. Typical she picks up the one thing i don't want her to!

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I can't decide if hearing my daughters, (3 & 11) sing this song is worse than hearing my boy (14) singing, "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?"

But, I'm sure my parents were less than thrilled when I walked around the house singing "Start Me Up". I'll never forget the look on my Dad's face when I asked him what the Stones meant when they sang, "you make a dead man come".

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This song just makes me laugh. I think it's meant to be a parody of all of the serious hip-hop songs on the same topic. I'm a Black Eyed Peas fan, though, and I think their whole new CD is awesome.

And hey, at least she says: "Don't pull on my hand boy, you ain't my man boy, I'm just here to dance, boy... You can look but you can't touch it." That's my pet peeve when out dancing with my girlfriends!

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i think it is less about censoring what your child hears, and more about instilling in them both the self esteem and respect for others that makes us, as adults, cringe at that song (and many others). you can't hide your child from the world, but you can give them the tools to interpret it.

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I can remember singing "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee...Lousy With Virginity" when I was a mere 5 years old (1977 folks). My parents rolled their eyes and tried not to laugh when I sang it.
I had no idea what it meant but loved to sing anything off thr Grease soundtrack, including Greased Lightning when they talk about a "real Pussy Wagon".
I am a pretty decent human being....and I think that My Humps song is just goofy enough to be fun.

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You have to just listen that the Black Eyed Peas have songs about positive influences such as "Where is the Love?" and "Union" that you must listen to or view the lyrics to. In the 90s, a music company first shelved their songs because of their peaceful and positive lyrics. I like them because of these songs and tell your daughters to have their own judgment when they are older and give them guidance. In your generation, your parents would've disapproved of your music, but I respect your opinion.

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I love this song myhumps. my mom has that as her phone ringer.

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I love this song myhumps. my mom has that as her phone ringer.

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I love this song myhumps. my mom has that as her phone ringer.

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