Mia Khalifa’s Story Is Proof Of The Porn Industry’s Predatory Business Practices

She’s a household name in the porn world. But what is lesser known is how Mia Khalifa first entered the industry, and how porn companies continue to profit from images of her against her consent.

Near the end of 2014 at just 21 years old, she performed in about a dozen explicit adult films, made $12,000 in total before exiting the industry, and yet remains one of the “most-watched” performers in the world to date.

The problem is, she never wanted that title. Mia has explained that her brief porn career was an “impulsive act of rebellion,” but after one of her videos went viral, she realized the reality of her decision: What is shared online, specifically to a tube site like Pornhub, lives forever.

Consider that one of the world’s most searched-for porn performers of all time, Mia Khalifa, is a woman who was active in the industry for just three months, but she’s still famous today because of an overtly racist video she was coerced to perform in. What does that say about our culture as a whole?