Some people, however, are offended by strip-a-grams.

One Quincy House resident said that he found a male stripper, who was hired as a wedding present for a dining hall employee, to be revolting.

"He stripped down to a black G-string and picked her up. It was disgusting," said the resident, who asked to remain anonymous. He added that while he had contributed two dollars to the cause he felt the stripper was very personal and offensive.

Others added that public strip-tease acts are sexist and degrading. Siracuse said, "I know some of the people at the dinner were offended. I feel bad because they weren't enjoying it."

"My first reaction to it was that it was funny. Then I thought about what it implies and what the attitude means. Still, people read too much into it," he said. "I think most people thought it was a good thing. To put social values and to pass moral judgment puts it in a different context," the Leverett house senior added.

David Schrag '89, who witnessed Fleischer's strip-a-gram in the Mather dining hall said, "While it wasn't all that interesting and I was wondering how far she would go, I don't think it's sexist or exploitative. I'm not against it as a principle. It was all in good fun."

"As long as the stripper is not forced to do the act I don't think it's degrading at all. The act was really funny--it came of his own will. Everyone had fun," said Girardeau, adding that she looks forward to the time she can send one to a friend.