thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is being in an interracial relationship without people assuming that it is because of your body size.

Because a fat white girl can’t just want to date a thin black guy because he’s sexy, funny, and does sweet things for her, and a thin black guy can’t just want to date a fat white girl because she’s clever, whacky, and beautiful.  The entire relationship is clearly based around the size of the white girl’s ass and the fact that she can’t find any white guys who will tolerate her fatness.  Clearly.  

(also I wish there was a racism tag option because this is obviously fucked up for more than just fat-phobic reasons)

[Mod note: Racism tag now available, and added to the post. -MG]

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is never seeing an entire marketing campaign targeted about how your life will be so. much. better. once you’re not thin anymore. 

I saw a commercial for Special K, asking “What will you gain when you lose?”-basically laying out that the only way these women will earn joy, confidence and respect is to lose weight. 

[also, this is me requesting an advertising/media tag]. [mod note: granted. One of each, even. -MG]

thisisthinprivilege:

Regarding the person who believed their ‘hard work’ should be rewarded: my brother and I were born without certain crucial parts of our endocrine systems. For us, it takes a lot of work just to stay alive. We have to take pills every so many hours, eat a very special diet to avoid foods we cannot process, and exercise every day to keep our insulin regulated. Doctors consistently tell us that we’re in fabulous health despite the shitty hand we were dealt (and we recognized we’re also lucky, and privileged, to have access to medical care). 

The difference is, society will never reward our hard work because despite all this, we tend toward being short and fat. I have had people throw beer bottles at me because I dared to jog outside. I have had people tell me my birth defect was somehow caused by my fat (which — hello?  BIRTH DEFECT?)  Lots of people work very hard and you will never know if you continue judging books by their covers.

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is not having your dislike of a thin person for various legitimate reasons being attributed to jealousy of their supposed beauty or size.

Reblogging again because this also intersects into Male Privilege. Because all women have their dislike of another woman attributed to jealously of their success/attractiveness/whatever. Men can have legitimate reasons for not liking another man, but it seems that women can’t, and it is even harder for fat women because we’re always assumed to be jealous of the thin woman’s size/appearance.

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is seeing this video game in a store and seeing nothing wrong with it, and not feeling like your body type is being objectified and stereotyped by a video game series.

Hey my post. :P

And to the fucker that had to spew bullshit all over this fucking post:

My main issue with this fucking game is the fact that the whole basis of the princess’s character is that SHE’S FAT, whereas the basis for all the THIN PRINCESSES’ characters is that THEY’RE PRINCESSES, and NOT that they’re thin. 

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is not having your dislike of a thin person for various legitimate reasons being attributed to jealousy of their supposed beauty or size.

THIS. THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. OMG. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard “You just hate her because she’s skinny.” No. Fuck you. I don’t like her because she’s a bad actress/singer/person (celebrity or not)/generally don’t understand why everyone else likes said person.

Being uncomfortable with the word “fat” is thin privilege

thisisthinprivilege:

I know it’s been said time and time again, but. If a thin friend says something about their thinness or how they’re thin and how it affects their life, no one bats an eye. If I say something about being fat, the other party assumes I’m fishing for compliments or shifts uncomfortably, because being fat is awful, right? Fat is the same as unhealthy and miserable and lazy and greedy and and and, right? If someone says they’re fat, they’re admitting defeat, I guess.
Except not. If I say I’m fat, I’m describing myself. I could say blond or tall or American or female. Those are all descriptions. If I said “it’s hard to find clothes because of how tall I am” no one would rush to my side and shower me with pity. “Oh no, don’t say that! You’re beautiful, of course you aren’t tall!”
Thin privilege is fear of the word fat. Stop treating the word “fat” like it’s this horrible slur, something that is to be avoided at all costs. It’s a word, it’s what I am, and I’m going to remain this way so hopefully everyone just gets over themselves and cuts the crap.

thisisthinprivilege:

I really enjoy “Say Yes to the Dress” on TLC, but what I really do not enjoy is the fact that they can’t have fat girls on their regular show. Rather, they have another show, “Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss,” for fat girls. 
I just don’t understand why this is necessary, why can’t the plus sized girls be on the regular show, mixed in with all the other brides. It’s not like being fat makes you a different species, or that you need to be separated from the other brides.  

borderlinescorpion:

Just a little something to sum up one of the biggest bpd challenges… not being able to even explain what is wrong. Having this explosion of emotions that make your life hell but just not being able to translate any of it into words.

This. Although I’ve found that I’m able to express myself better through writing, so what I’ve taken to doing is e-mailing or texting my therapist if I’m at one of my low-points or there is something I need to discuss with her at our next session so I can describe to her accurately what I need.

aboutmaleprivilege:

Male privilege is criticizing a feminist-positive site for being just that: feministic. Male privilege is being outraged that the men weren’t taken into consideration in a discussion that is primarily about how women are oppressed in society. Male privilege is criticizing feminists for being too ‘angry and sarcastic’, because they should be ‘less hostile if they ever want to convince people to support feminism.’ Male privilege is asking a feminist woman to explain feminism and then immediately calling her ’sexist against men’ in response to her explanation. Male privilege is demanding an apology for the response that was just asked for, because apparently the explanation was insulting to men and men are ‘equally as oppressed’, and the blanket statements made about male privilege were ‘personally insulting’. Male privilege is dismissing the opinion of a woman about feminism and instead accepting a group of men’s opinions on feminism because their discussion was ‘more fair towards men’.

Male privilege is getting outraged at the mere mention of the word ‘privilege’ because the word ‘makes it a contest about who has a shittier life.’

Male privilege is not getting the fucking point and blaming your stupidity on the person trying to educate you.

It’s Shut Up November

stfusexists:

OH MY GOD

CAN YOU IMAGINE

I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE THIS DYSTOPIAN FUTURE IN WHICH WOMEN WOULD NOT SHAVE THEIR BODIES AND WOULD APPEAR LIKE EVERY OTHER MAMMAL

IT WOULD BE LIKE THE HUNGER GAMES

OR FRANCE

OH GOD NO THE HORROR STOP

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is being seen as cute and quirky for having a huge appetite, rather than disgusting and unhealthy.

casual-isms:

Casual panphobia is saying that you’re just bisexual and trying to be a special snowflake or in anyway inferring that your sexuality doesn’t exist.

aboutmaleprivilege:

Male privilege is having a total disregard for another woman’s sexuality. When he is told point blank that she is a lesbian he thinks, “I’m an exception” and continues to harass her.

redefiningbodyimage:

TW: fat shaming doctor bullshittery

realbodyrevolution:

Today I went to a doctor (not my normal doctor) because I have a cold.
This is actually the 3rd time that I’ve been to the doctor in a week because I haven’t been menstruating at all for 6 months, and my normal doctor is running tests to figure out why.
Last week when I went to my regular doctor to discuss my results he went over everything that he had tested, and commented on how healthy I am.
He pointed out that all my levels on every test that he had run were normal except for the one thing that we already knew wasn’t normal, and even that wasn’t that bad.
Not once did he bring up my weight.
Not once did he discredit my health because I am “overweight.”
Then, while at the doctor I saw today (who is a woman who recently lost a good 110 pounds) the subject of my missing period came up. She immediately credited it to my being overweight, and dismissed it as such.
I was enraged.
Outraged.
Livid.
I could have exploded.

What could be a cyst, cancer, sterility, my uterus dropping, or a million other maybe-severe health problems is automatically discredited because I am overweight.
I immediately became defensive saying, “Well, when I was 128 pounds, before I was on birth control, I didn’t have periods either. So, I doubt that it’s my weight causing this.”
She stuck to her opinion, and again dismissed anything I would say.
Needless to say, I will not return to her.
I am disappointed that a that this beautiful woman has such a mindset, and feels the need to force it onto her patients and to not look further into their health needs because of it.

So here’s my “screw you!”
I am fat and happy and sexy and proud.
And I refuse to have my health discredited because I weight 215 pounds.
I know my body, and I love it.