Has Yuri Kawaguchi， the announcer who caused controversy over her comments about men’s body odor， made another gaffe？ “I have hurt the feelings of those who work on site， for example in the construction industry．”
On the 17th, former freelance announcer Kawaguchi Yuri appeared on the “rehaq” channel (930,000 subscribers). The statement has attracted attention. On the 8th, Kawaguchi posted on her x account about men’s body odor. “I’m truly sorry if there are circumstances. She wrote, “I really don’t like the smell of men in the summer or the body odor that is particular to men who live an unhealthy lifestyle,” and “I want to always stay clean so I shower several times a day and use sweat wipes and antiperspirant all year round, but I wish most men were that good…”, sparking controversy online. The post in question has already been deleted. On the 11th, her agency, Voice, updated their official website and announced that they had terminated their contract with Kawaguchi. Following this, “on the 10th, his contract with Aoyama Production (Chuo-ku, Sapporo), a company that provides training and lectures on business etiquette, was also terminated.” Kawaguchi recently appeared in a video entitled “Odor Care Lessons for Business People,” which was streamed live on “rehaq.” First, he apologized for his earlier remarks, saying, “My careless remarks have hurt many people.” Next, when asked why he accepted the offer to appear, he said, “I wanted to properly apologize to everyone in my own words.” He then said, “There are people to whom I would like to apologise in particular,”
“This time, I made a statement about the smell of sweat, but I ended up hurting people who work on-site, and to be more specific, those in the construction industry,”
reflecting on his own post on “X.” He continued solemnly, “Rather than saying that it was for people who work in a job that makes them sweat, I was saying that we should do our best as a matter of etiquette for people who just go about their daily work and don’t take care of their sweat at all, so I would like to apologize properly in my own words for that.” More in the source.
I would understand if she terminated the contract because “men stink,” but to summarise what she was trying to say, isn’t it too harsh to terminate the contract when all she’s doing is warning people to be careful? >>1 [People who don’t take a bath or shower for a long time will start to stink, so unless you have a special reason, you should take a bath or shower to keep yourself clean. Be careful not to make people uncomfortable without realizing it. ].
In his initial comments he targeted a customer base that was not clearly hostile towards him, and now he’s trying to pick a fight.If he did this on purpose, he’s a dangerous guy and it’s too appropriate to terminate his contract, but if he didn’t do it on purpose and is just naturally a dangerous guy, it’s too appropriate to terminate his contract.
Physical labor is unavoidable in the summer. If you really want to say something, it would be better to limit it to people who usually work indoors with air conditioning and don’t sweat, and who still stink.
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