Money for sex, often referred to as the oldest business exchange in human history. It’s also sometimes referred to as the most honest, although seminars like this won’t do much to further that notion.

What you’re looking at is the so-called ‘Girlfriend Allowance Seminar’, aimed at teaching women the methods by which to extract more money from the men that supposedly support them.

The seminar will cost R300 per person, and despite being labelled a scam by the SABC is set to go ahead. TimesLive with the deets:

According to “seduction expert” and author Mandisa O Mahlobo, who will lead the seminar, “money and libido are directly related”.

“There is something about a giving man that makes us wet! So dear men, Girlfriend Allowance is actually more for your benefit than us! Let’s meet and talk Divas!” she captioned the event’s poster on Facebook…

Her Facebook post on Monday explained an allowance was a gift that a man gave to “his woman willingly because he thinks of her as a queen not a prostitute”.

“He understands that his queen needs to be able to pamper herself from time to time and beautify herself for both of them. Look, give it, don’t give it, whatever action you choose, will tell us a lot about your manhood.”

The planned seminar has received mixed reactions with many women agreeing they need a monthly allowance for their upkeep, while others argued it was sexist. Some men said the stipend would keep their girlfriends from dumping them.

“I don’t get an allowance and I think I should get one to buy all the things like lingerie that are needed to impress my boyfriend. He should pay for that,” a Johannesburg information technology specialist said.

That’s an educated IT specialist with that nugget of wisdom there folks.

I don’t have any right to tell a woman what to do with her body, I’ll say that upfront, but I don’t think seminars such as this will do much in the long run when it comes to challenging the patriarchy.

[source:timeslive]