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12-09-2014, 02:33 PM
Thin privilege refers to the belief that being thin is more advantageous in society compared to being fat.
Here I have some TAME excerpts from the thin privilege tag in tumblr (which I should note is all from fat girls. Fat males are not allowed to moan about their fatness because apparently being a male of any size or race makes you less suspectible to oppression than being a woman):
-Thin privilege is when the doctor does not assume you are diabetic or have high-blood pressure every time you’re sick.
- Thin privilege is knowing you're going to fit into all the roller coaster rides at an amusement park
- Thin privilege is going into a store and finding clothes that adhere to you, whilst fat people get a small section for them. It is not having to google for clothing shops that adhere to your size then paying extra for your clothing
- Yes all woman deal with body issues and shaming but open up a magazine and you'll see your thin glorified everywhere
- Thin privilege is being assumed you're in good health by the wider society.
- Thin privilege is being able to eat in public without people watching you
- Thin privilege is not being told you will look better at a different weight
- Ladies, if your man wants you too skinny - very, very skinny - he’s not your husband: he’s your gay friend.”
now if you're thin like myself, you're probably shaking your head at most of these points:
#1 I'm assumed to have problems when i go to the doctors. I am weighed. My blood is taken to see if I have thyroid issues, despite the fact I am never at the doctors for my weight. I'm asked if im eating properly.
#2 I'm sure that's for safety purposes. I can't fit in to many roller coasters or rides because the seat safety gear isn't tight enough to keep me in.
#3 I have to pay an extra £5 at my bra store so I can get a smaller band size. Clothes never fit me properly and don't adhere to my body. Just because I'm thin does not mean I have the same body shape as another size 6/8.
#4 thin bodies are assumed to be anorexic. Thin bodies are just as often pointed out as fat bodies. I'm thin but my body type is never portrayed in the magazines, it's usually girls who are clearly having issues with their mental state. It's offensive.
#5 again, always been assumed to be anorexic or bulimic.
#6 I have people watch me eat or people say 'is that all you're eating' or 'oh that's healthy' as though I should be eating crappy foods to put on weight and eating vegetables means I'm worried about my weight.
#7 I'm always getting told I'd look better with a bit more meat? Ive literally been told by guys they would fancy me more if I was bigger.
#8 all my boyfriends have been gay, ****!
Obviously I have no idea what it is to be a fat woman in society. However, I'm sick of being told my body shaming does not compare to their apparent oppression despite the fact the sole reasoning for my bullying was for being skinny. My weight is commented on when ive met new people and even strangers in the street. I assume people who know me don't do it anymore because they've seen me eat.
I followed the fat activists on tumblr for a while and was inspired by them, saying all girls should love their bodies and each other until a pop song comes out catering to their body, then thin girls are told to 'stop crying' because we are privileged in every day life. & what about fat privilege? doesn't being fat show that they are rich enough to eat what they want? i was brought up by a mother who came from a poor family who found it difficult to put food on the table everyday. my mum brought her eating habits to us and we were brought up on the essentials and no more. I can't say it's genetics as my family members who moved into rich families are now bigger, as my dads side has always been. Basically, I am thin BECAUSE im underprivileged (poverty).
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS. do you think thin people are privileged? do you think one body shaming is much more disastrous consequentially than another? it's probably a controversial subject and be seen as fat bashing but im not bashing bigger people, id just like to point out the hypocrisy of 'love your size unless you're skinny' feminism. Thx.
Here I have some TAME excerpts from the thin privilege tag in tumblr (which I should note is all from fat girls. Fat males are not allowed to moan about their fatness because apparently being a male of any size or race makes you less suspectible to oppression than being a woman):
-Thin privilege is when the doctor does not assume you are diabetic or have high-blood pressure every time you’re sick.
- Thin privilege is knowing you're going to fit into all the roller coaster rides at an amusement park
- Thin privilege is going into a store and finding clothes that adhere to you, whilst fat people get a small section for them. It is not having to google for clothing shops that adhere to your size then paying extra for your clothing
- Yes all woman deal with body issues and shaming but open up a magazine and you'll see your thin glorified everywhere
- Thin privilege is being assumed you're in good health by the wider society.
- Thin privilege is being able to eat in public without people watching you
- Thin privilege is not being told you will look better at a different weight
- Ladies, if your man wants you too skinny - very, very skinny - he’s not your husband: he’s your gay friend.”
now if you're thin like myself, you're probably shaking your head at most of these points:
#1 I'm assumed to have problems when i go to the doctors. I am weighed. My blood is taken to see if I have thyroid issues, despite the fact I am never at the doctors for my weight. I'm asked if im eating properly.
#2 I'm sure that's for safety purposes. I can't fit in to many roller coasters or rides because the seat safety gear isn't tight enough to keep me in.
#3 I have to pay an extra £5 at my bra store so I can get a smaller band size. Clothes never fit me properly and don't adhere to my body. Just because I'm thin does not mean I have the same body shape as another size 6/8.
#4 thin bodies are assumed to be anorexic. Thin bodies are just as often pointed out as fat bodies. I'm thin but my body type is never portrayed in the magazines, it's usually girls who are clearly having issues with their mental state. It's offensive.
#5 again, always been assumed to be anorexic or bulimic.
#6 I have people watch me eat or people say 'is that all you're eating' or 'oh that's healthy' as though I should be eating crappy foods to put on weight and eating vegetables means I'm worried about my weight.
#7 I'm always getting told I'd look better with a bit more meat? Ive literally been told by guys they would fancy me more if I was bigger.
#8 all my boyfriends have been gay, ****!
Obviously I have no idea what it is to be a fat woman in society. However, I'm sick of being told my body shaming does not compare to their apparent oppression despite the fact the sole reasoning for my bullying was for being skinny. My weight is commented on when ive met new people and even strangers in the street. I assume people who know me don't do it anymore because they've seen me eat.
I followed the fat activists on tumblr for a while and was inspired by them, saying all girls should love their bodies and each other until a pop song comes out catering to their body, then thin girls are told to 'stop crying' because we are privileged in every day life. & what about fat privilege? doesn't being fat show that they are rich enough to eat what they want? i was brought up by a mother who came from a poor family who found it difficult to put food on the table everyday. my mum brought her eating habits to us and we were brought up on the essentials and no more. I can't say it's genetics as my family members who moved into rich families are now bigger, as my dads side has always been. Basically, I am thin BECAUSE im underprivileged (poverty).
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS. do you think thin people are privileged? do you think one body shaming is much more disastrous consequentially than another? it's probably a controversial subject and be seen as fat bashing but im not bashing bigger people, id just like to point out the hypocrisy of 'love your size unless you're skinny' feminism. Thx.