Following the controversy surrounding the freelance announcer agency’s post on “male body odor，” the teaching partnership was also terminated， and despite multiple requests to provide anti-harassment training， it was found to “defame the reputation of the opposite sex．”
Freelance announcer Yuri Kawaguchi (29), whose SNS posts about men’s body odor caused controversy, has been terminated from her contract with Aoyama Production (Chuo-ku, Sapporo), which provides training and lectures on business etiquette, on the 10th, following her contract with her agency. “As of Saturday, August 10, 2024, we have terminated our affiliation contract with our affiliated instructor, Yuri Kawaguchi,” the company said in a statement on its website. “We have requested him on multiple occasions to serve as an anti-harassment training instructor, but after his inappropriate postings that defamatory towards members of the opposite sex were discovered, we have concluded that it would be difficult to maintain the contract and have been forced to notify him of its termination,” the company reported. “We are very sorry for the inconvenience and discomfort caused to you all. I sincerely apologize,” he said in his apology. On the 8th of this month, Kawaguchi wrote, “You may not be aware of your own body odor (it’s hard for women close to you to point it out), but your daily physical condition can be improved with a little bit of diet and care,” and “I’m truly sorry if you have certain circumstances. I really dislike the smell of men in the summer and the body odor that is typical of people who live an unhealthy lifestyle. I want to stay clean at all times, so I shower several times a day and use sweat wipes and antiperspirant all year round, but I wish most men could do that…” (original text, deleted), she posted. She continued to express her enthusiasm for the beauty business. His agency, Voice, also terminated his contract on the 10th. “Due to the inappropriate postings that were found to defame the opposite sex, we, as an announcer agency, have determined that it is difficult to maintain the affiliation contract and have been forced to notify the person of the termination of the contract. See the source for more details.
It makes me warm to think that now all diss with a large denominator, like “women talk too much,” will be subject to restrictions. The people who are happy about this case don’t realize that the other version will be eliminated. Even if such a case does occur, they seem to think they can force their way through by repeatedly saying “it can’t be helped because it’s the truth,” but in reality, that doesn’t work.
I’m glad it’s important to be careful regardless of gender. Only men can be allowed to say bad things about each other anymore. It may be difficult for older men and women, but they have no choice but to get used to this trend.
When it comes to body odor, people say things like “You smell like sweat,” but when it comes to bad breath, why is it taboo to say “Your mouth stinks”?
Up until now, men have been allowed to insult anyone. Women still don’t realize how much preferential treatment, privilege and protection they have received. People still just play the victim when it comes to women being exploited. The reality is that they continue to be perpetrators.
He’s a teacher who is supposed to prevent harassment, but he was committing a lot of harassment? That’s not okay. He should find a job that has nothing to do with harassment.
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