How Teens Have Been Turned Into Slay Queens

Young girls have been sucked into a lifestyle that has no space for morals

- Pheto Ramakobya

THE concept of men being providers has been taken to a whole new level with the emergence of slay queens. A slay queen is a young woman who does not have money, but portrays living a luxurious lifestyle. Life coach, Irvin Letswara, and counsellor, Portia Majola, share their thoughts with Move! on this new lifestyle that has turned the world of dating upside down.

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According to Irvin, it’s parents who have planted the seed of being a gold digger that leads to their children being slay queens.

He says some parents gladly admit that they would never allow or be happy with their daughters marrying a man who doesn't have money.

He further says that these parents don’t want their daughters to be exposed to poverty and want some assurance that she would be taken care of once she is married.

“The problem here is that most parents are not talking to their daughters about having values and self-development. One way to protect someone from poverty is for you to teach them how to sustain themselves,” says Irvin.

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