The Rise and Normalisation of Blessee/Blesser Relationships in South Africa: A Post-Colonial Feminist Analysis

Since 2015, young urban black women in South Africa have been posting images of luxury items on social media platforms such as Instagram. These women claim that their luxury items are gifts from their ‘blessers’/wealthy men in exchange for sex and companionship. This has led to the rise of the ‘bles...

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Main Author: Ruvimbo Zawu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lectito Journals 2022-09-01
Series:Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics
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Online Access:https://www.lectitopublishing.nl/download/the-rise-and-normalisation-of-blessee-blesser-relationships-in-south-africa-a-post-colonial-feminist-12344.pdf