Hong Kong people have lots of fantasies about the academia. Only 18% of young people aged between 17 and 20 have a chance to go to local universities. It is no wonder most Hong Kong people will buy the myth that anybody from the university is absolutely holy and impeccable.

And that’s why Chrissie Chau is not allowed there. Everybody thought that her boobs presence would be a blasphemy to the holy land. Last week, like it or not, Chrissie did show up at the HKUST hosted seminar. She shared the floor with Siu Leung Li, an associate professor in Cultural Studies at Lingnan University.

I don’t know if parents read the Dark Side. But if your children tell you one day that they’re going to do Cultural Studies in a local university, it’s something to worry about be proud of! Check out some of the highlights from the dialogue between Chrissie and Siu Leung Li, translated from the video clip here:

Li: “What is the relationship between self-portraying and rebellion?”

Chrissie: “It’s a way for us to express ourselves…to confirm our existence…”

Li: “You mean, it’s a way for one to construct one’s subjectivity?” (laughter from the audience)…

…(still on the rebellion BS) Chrissie: “Parents see certain behaviour of young people as rebellion, but we don’t see any problems…so it’s a difference in perspective.”

Li: “When I was in Form 5, I bought a ticket to the English Chamber Orchestra concert in Hong Kong, and it’s a big deal orchestra, you know! But I would have a biology exam the morning after the concert. I went to the concert instead of studying my biology. Do you have any comment on me?”

Chrissie: “…it’s difficult for me to comment on you…”(laughter and applause from the audience)…

…Li: “Do you have this strong desire to expound and make sense of your complicated self?“

Chrissie: “What do you mean? That’s difficult…”

Li: “It means knowing more about yourself.”

Chrissie: “Yes…it’s one of the ways to find out what will make me feel happy.”

Li: “What is happiness? Do you think it is important for the audiences, who’re in their 20s, to find out more about themselves? What’s you advice for them?”

Chrissie: “I don’t know about them, but for me, yes…”

Most of the junk food news reports portrayed Chrissie as a dumb bimbo unable to handle these “simple” questions. We at the Dark Side and Libertines Pub are however as dumb as Chrissie. So if you know what is meant by “a strong desire to expound and make sense of your complicated self” and “to construct one’s subjectivity”, or if you know how to “comment” on our scholar’s rebellion by going to a big deal orchestra concert when every other kid would only know how to jerk off reading Playboy at night, enter our competition here! Winner gets a pint of cold beer on the house.

This is Henry’s second guest post for The Dark Side. He is one of the founders of the Libertines Pub and also writes for Global Voices Online.