Ex-porn star Yua Mikami to take action against “discriminatory” criticism on social media
When Yua Mikami retired last summer at the age of 30 and after carving out one of the most successful careers in Japanese porn ever, speculation was rife over what she would do next.
For a start, she appeared to date two male celebrities at the same time.
She has since focused on developing a line of apparel under the brand name MISTREASS, as she had announced she would last year (and a long-term passion project for her). She models for the brand too.
Sadly, some things have not gone quite to plan.
Mikami announced on social media yesterday that she was going to take action against the people who have defamed her on social media.
Some netizens had reacted negatively to Mikami’s recent collaboration with a hat brand CA4LA because she was a former adult video performer.
The issue has been widely reported in the mainstream media, which always uses euphemisms like “sexy actress” to talk about AV stars past and present.
Mikami has reacted with spunk, calling the criticism “discrimination” and telling people to “take responsibilities for your words.” She has submitted a disclosure request to identify the users, presumably so she can then take legal action against them for slander and obstruction of her business interests (or perhaps she just hopes to shame the critics by exposing their real names).
As unpleasant as some of the comments were, there is no hiding the fact that Mikami used to be a porn star — a fact that she certainly does not conceal herself — and that certain people may have a negative opinion about such a person modeling for a fashion brand. That is literally a form discrimination in that it is making a distinction between two types of people, but may be inevitable to some extent.
And we suspect it is not possible to sue people for just having and expressing such an opinion.
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when will japanese people stand up and demand the right to free speech?
She can say she’s a porn star, but other people can’t? Not the smartest cookie, is she? But then again, if she were smart, she wouldn’t do porn.
I find her looks overrated
Maybe I understand someone who is averse to pornography expressing themselves in such a way. Now, someone who enjoys pornography and takes a prejudiced stance, that’s bizarre
She has no case. if she didn’t want any criticism then she shouldn’t have done porn
you guy didn’t see said discriminate comment and decide to talk about free speech lol. this writer have a grudge against her or something?
The person impersonating laughing (the 2nd laughing comment is by the imposter) is just one pathetic individual
nothing she can do really about comments on social media this is nothing new and she can ignore the comments by limit them in her settings to group mention only, first of all invasion of privacy is in play her can’t just ask twitter or instgram to reveals names unless the person themsleve announce it publiclly or a crime is commited which talking about her past porn career is not a crime nor calling her a pornstar is a crime as she is using her name as a marketing trademark
“She has submitted a disclosure request to identify the users, presumably so she can then take legal action against them for slander and obstruction of her business interests (or perhaps she just hopes to shame the critics by exposing their real names).”
If this is true, she is worse than the criticism and skepticism against former AV stars.