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The ‘blesser’ culture: Sex for luxury bags in South Africa?

The term "blesser" emerged out of South African social media and usually refers to an older man who provides a younger woman with money or luxury items in exchange for sex. A shockingly high percentage of young local women say they have had such transactional sex.

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