Probably this was the first time she talked openly about the harassment and threats she faced because of being a part of the adult film world. Mia Khalifa was active in the adult film industry from 2014 to 2015. She shared her regrets and darkest secrets on the BBC Radio Live 5.
“I guess I do get harassed in person which is why I don’t really go out. I’ve grown a very thick skin so I feel uncomfortable speaking on the #MeToo movement because I don’t feel like I’m a part of it. Other people do and other people say that for me and I guess it’s subjective, I just try to laugh things off because it could always be much, much worse.”
Mia also talked about the kind of treatment she gets from stranger fans. Fans are the people who respect you and love you for what you do but in the case of adult film stars they don’t always look up to you and see you with respect in their eyes. Their eyes are rather filled with lust.
“More or less yes, especially since people would come up to me and not everybody was polite and asked kindly for a photo. My demographic is predominantly male, ages 18-24.”
“You combine that with me going out with my friends to a bar. People are drinking. Interactions with people… I would say 60 percent range from rude to terrifying so I’m always looking over my shoulder. Not just for ISIS, just for everybody that comes up to me,” she continued.
Mia Khalifa also talked about the time when she got threatened by ISIS to leave the industry. In one of her video, she was seen wearing a Hijab which is a Muslim attire. But it was not her own choice to wear it. It was the demand of the producer. But due to her appearance in Hijab in a porn video, she was threatened by ISIS to leave the industry.
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“It all started to spiral out of control when the death threats from ISIS started coming in, that’s when I stepped away. As soon as I started to gain popularity that’s when I was like ‘get the f*** out of this’. This was not what I was trying to do whatsoever. I just wanted to let loose and rebel a little bit,” Mia revealed.
“It didn’t validate me. Nothing like that ever does. That’s not what you should be doing to try and build your self-esteem.” she added.
Mia Khalifa’s parents also didn’t support what she is doing and says that her actions don’t reflect their upbringing.
They said, “We are probably paying the price of living away from our homeland; our kids had to adapt to societies that don’t resemble our culture, traditions, and values. Hence, we emphasize that we disassociate ourselves from her actions which do not reflect her family beliefs, her upbringing or her true Lebanese roots.”
We hope that she comes back to her senses as her image does not honor her family or her homeland — Lebanon.”
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