"#Dontcallmeabornfree": Lived Experiences of a Black Umxhosa Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

The current realities of the so-called 'born free' generation call for a probing into how we define a 'born free'. The term 'born frees' is often used to refer to those who are enjoying the fruits of the liberation of South Africa, who are free from racial discrimination and benefitting from social transformation. However, the reality is that this generation faces greater poverty and racial and gender inequalities. I therefore argue that the term 'born free generation' is an ideology, and not necessarily one's reality.