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Lena Chen interviewed on VDay
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Date: February 14th, 2007 7:54 PM Author: flushed weed whacker really tough guy Subject: bullshit Personally, I love the remark about the "Asian fetish". As if she doesn't have a white sausage fetish.
http://www.harvardindependent.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=10115
Sex and the Indy One-on-one with sex blogger Lena Chen. 2/8/2007 By Susana Bejar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In six months as the author of the blog Sex and the Ivy (sexandtheivy.com), Lena Chen has earned notoriety as Harvard’s foremost sex blogger. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Independent sat down with Chen to talk sex and love.
Do you have any special Valentine’s Day plans?
No, I don’t. This is kind of pathetic. It says a lot about my love life at this point. Guys are welcome to ask me out.
Does it bother you that you aren’t in love?
It doesn’t bother me as much as it has in previous years. It’s not super-serious. I don’t feel unloved. I was pretty decidedly single before. This Valentine’s Day, I’m not totally single. I have a lot of love to go around. My love is not restricted to one person.
Any Valentine’s Day advice for our readers?
Don’t be alone, because you’ll probably want to kill yourself. It’s like not going home for Thanksgiving (I don’t get this, but… whatev) or staying home on prom night. It seems all right; oh, I’ll just rent a movie. No! Don’t do it!
What is your opinion of Valentine’s Day in general?
Everyone celebrates it and everyone feels affected by it. It’s kind of like Christmas: even if you are Jewish and you don’t celebrate it, everyone around you is, and it’s extremely commercial. It makes my male friends think of dating in a more strategic manner. They think, “Oh, if we start dating before Valentine’s Day, then we have to give them presents.” It’s become more obligation than anything else.
Is there anything you want to tell Harvard on this Valentine’s Day?
Love me. (Laughs.) I don’t know. Please love me. Yeah.
What made you decide to do the blog?
I’ve blogged for a really long time, actually. What do little girls write about in their diaries? Boys. This is my grown-up diary. My friends have always read my writing. What I’m doing is not very different. It’s just the audience it’s being exposed to.
Is it true that you were outed? That is, that someone revealed your identity against your will?
No, because I use another name on the blog but I had it on my Facebook. I didn’t expect it to be a huge, huge thing. Like I said, I’ve written a blog for years and my friends have always read my writing. That being said, I’m sure that considering the fact that a lot of people Facebook stalk, I’m sure someone else would’ve outed me if I hadn’t outed myself.
What part, if any, do you think that being Asian plays in what you write and your decision to be a sex blogger?
I’m definitely in a unique position. It’s called “Sex and the Ivy,” but it’s not all about sex.
When people think of sex columnists, Sex and the City, people think of white women. If you look at the website — all those pop culture influences of white females. I get very unique criticism — I think that people are critical of the guys I date and the guys I sleep with in a way that they wouldn’t be if I were white and I think that has to do with the fact that most of the guys I date are white. Then there’s the Asian fetish.
It’s also who people assume who I date and sleep with. I don’t date only white guys. People reveal their own prejudices. One of the very prominent guys on the blog is not white. I don’t describe the guys I date physically. I don’t talk about their race. Everyone just makes the assumption I date white guys. And of course I get racist comments and stuff like that.
I noticed you’ve been talking about your therapist and other very personal things on your blog. What made you decide to write such things in something advertised as a sex blog?
I never really viewed it as a sex blog. When I blogged before, it was like a diary. There’s so much in there that has nothing to do with sex. I didn’t want to censor myself just because other people were reading it. I’m not embarrassed about the fact that I’m seeing a therapist. For some people, I understand that they prefer to keep that part of their lives private but it’s something I would want my friends to know about.
Where do you see the blog going?
I don’t see it changing much from its present form. I might be looking to write less. The blog is definitely a way I keep up with my friends at Harvard in a way that I couldn’t before and that’s what blogging was for me in high school. Just a way for me to keep up with friends. I’ve been blogging all my life. I’ll definitely keep writing. The question is at what point will I meet someone important in my life who doesn’t want me to blog, when things will get too personal.
Susana Bejar '08 (sbejar@fas) is more an obligation than anything else.
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Date: February 14th, 2007 8:36 PM Author: Talented menage She has got to be one of the most vile and disgusting people on the planet. I can't believe she's taken seriously. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605242) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 8:44 PM Author: flushed weed whacker really tough guy Who are these losers that want to dip their sticks? WTF? No Harvard College grads I know would tap such a mediocre strumpet. And it's not like she's particularly bright - her prose is uninspired crap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605284) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 9:07 PM Author: Talented menage Keep in mind that a large number of people get into Harvard for reasons that have nothing to do with academics, e.g. the "leadership" admits. They're the ones who are looking to "tap" her.
Her writing is pretty awful. It's hilarious that she thinks she has something interesting to say. |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 10:00 PM Author: big stage I thought the "Asian fetish" thing was a fair point. I mean, why else would anybody date her? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605742) |
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Date: February 19th, 2007 1:24 PM Author: fighting mildly autistic abode I kinda like the comment by "pwnsive"
http://www.harvardindependent.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=10115
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Date: February 14th, 2007 8:43 PM Author: rose school cafeteria old irish cottage Maybe I'm ignorant, but why is she famous? Is she like Washingtonienne or something? Or is she just famous among people at her school? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605278) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 9:40 PM Author: Talented menage She's a blogger, and not a very interesting one, but she goes to HARVARD and easily makes herself look bad, hence the appeal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605594) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 9:42 PM Author: rose school cafeteria old irish cottage Is she famous just here and among a select group of colleges or famous internet wide? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605603) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 10:13 PM Author: Talented menage I think she's only famous on websites dedicated to status obsessions: Xoxo, Ivygate, etc. Gawker'll find her soon enough. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605826) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 9:10 PM Author: garnet theatre friendly grandma 'Do you have any special Valentine’s Day plans?
No, I don’t. This is kind of pathetic. It says a lot about my love life at this point. Guys are welcome to ask me out. '
Poor thing. Sooner or later the realizations will start to sink in. Then she will start crying and take down the blog. |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 10:05 PM Author: slate tantric stag film ape exactly. i'm sure there are guys who will hit it should the opportunity arise, but valentine's day is a time you spend with a g/f...she's clearly not the kind of chick any guy would want to wife or wine & dine (as she's made it clear that guys don't have to do so to get into her panties). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605777) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 10:07 PM Author: big stage Maybe somebody should have asked her about her plans of March 14: http://www.steakandbjday.com/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605793) |
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Date: February 14th, 2007 10:11 PM Author: slate tantric stag film ape That's awesome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=580549&forum_id=2#7605815) |