[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Thin Privilege (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 9/11/2013 7:59:43 AM EDT
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Examples of Thin Privilege
Examples of Thin Privilege:
You’re not assumed to be unhealthy just because of your size. Your size is probably not the first thing people notice about you (unless you’re being thin-shamed – the opposite of fat-shamed). When you’re at the grocery store, people don’t comment on the food selection in your cart in the name of “trying to be helpful.” Your health insurance rates are not higher than everyone else’s. You can expect to pay reasonable prices for your clothing. You can expect to find your clothing size sold locally. You can expect to find clothing in the latest styles and colors instead of colorless, shapeless and outdated styles meant to hide your body. You don’t receive suggestions from your friends and family to join Weight Watchers or any other weight-loss program. When you go to the doctor, they don’t suspect diabetes (or high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or other “weight-related” diagnoses) as the first/most likely diagnosis. You don’t get told, “You have such a pretty/handsome face” (implying: if only you’d lose weight you could be even more attractive). People do not assume that you are lazy, based solely on your size. You’re not the brunt of jokes for countless numbers of comedians. Airlines won’t charge you extra to fly. You are not perceived as looking sloppy or unprofessional based on your size. You can eat what you want, when you want in public and not have others judge you for it or make assumptions about your eating habits. You can walk out of a gas station with a box of doughnuts and not have people yell at you to “Lay off them doughnuts, fatty!” (This actually happened to one of my friends.) People don’t ask your partners what it’s like to have sex with you because of your size. Your body type isn’t sexually fetishized. You’re more likely to get a raise or promotion at work than someone who is fat. Friends don’t describe you to others using a qualifier (e.g. “He’s kind of heavy, but REALLY nice, though”). The media doesn’t describe your body shape as part of an “epidemic”. You can choose to not be preoccupied with your size and shape because you have other priorities without being judged. |
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I hit the trifecta!! Tell me what I've won! Quoted:
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Brilliant. Don't forget about "tall privilege" or "good hair privilege" I hit the trifecta!! Tell me what I've won! Are you white? Straight? Cisgender? If you are you have won the privilege jackpot! |
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Quoted: Are you white? Straight? Cisgender? If you are you have won the privilege jackpot! Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Brilliant. Don't forget about "tall privilege" or "good hair privilege" I hit the trifecta!! Tell me what I've won! Are you white? Straight? Cisgender? If you are you have won the privilege jackpot! Yes, yes and yes. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Winning! wait,...... shit. Everything is my fault, isn't it? |
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Go to this blog. People send in their examples of thin privilege. There is some hardcore trolling going on there.
Thin privilege is having dogs play with you. I consider myself a fairly active person (tennis three times a week, walking around town daily, etc.) and I eat pretty healthy (fast food or eating out only once a month now). So I’m pretty healthy, but I’m also plus size. I went with my friend to her cousin’s bar barque this week and was so excited to find out he has two border collies. I am a total dog person. We get into the back yard and I introduce myself to everyone including the dogs. After we eat, we sit down to relax and the cousin starts to play fetch with the dogs. After a while he gets tired but the dogs still want to play. I offer to throw the tennis balls around with them, but the cousins stops me. "Oh, they won’t play with fat people!" “What?” “They don’t play with fat people. Fat people don’t run around fast enough to keep up, and they stop playing because they get tired, so the dogs don’t bother.” I was completely insulted by te insinuation that being fat meant you couldn’t run around and enjoy physical activity, but I decided to ignore him and grabbed two tennis balls anyway. I threw them across the yard and get this! The dogs didn’t chase them. They just sat there and starred at me even though a minute before they were begging for the balls to be thrown! Thin privilege is not being discriminated against and assumed incapable of physical activity by both dog AND owner. |
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I'm 6'6" 220 so yes I'm thin. I could just as easy be 6"6" 280 with a beer gut and triceps that flap like a turkey beard.
I'm not because I fucking care. So I suppose being smart enough to not be a self destructive fatty is a privilege? Ok, no problem, I'm feeling no guilt. |
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Examples of Thin Privilege Examples of Thin Privilege:
You’re not assumed to be unhealthy just because of your size. [Because my human heart is not trying to do the job of an elephant's, my immune system only has to monitor 1/2 the amount of stuff a fatty's does, and my blood isn't contaminated by lard] Your size is probably not the first thing people notice about you (unless you’re being thin-shamed – the opposite of fat-shamed). [The first thing we notice is "Holy Crap, that thing's headed toward me!"] When you’re at the grocery store, people don’t comment on the food selection in your cart in the name of “trying to be helpful.” [In other words, you're okay with being an unhealty land whale whose cart is full of cheez whiz and donuts] Your health insurance rates are not higher than everyone else’s. [Your health insurance rates SHOULD be higher because you're a bigger risk. A fireworks factory has a higher fire insurance rate than a residential house for the same reason]. You can expect to pay reasonable prices for your clothing. [Your clothing has more fabric to it custom tailoring by a sail maker is expensive]. [/snip because I tire of mocking the fatty] edited to add: are we sure this isn't the Onion? |
| I'm fat. I'll admit it. I gained 50 lbs after I left the army. Now, I'm trying to lose weight. I know that if I keep on the path I am on I'll be 300 lbs in a few years. I won't let that happen. I think that this whole 'thin privilege' crap is just an excuse for fatties to be fat. |
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More trolling from the thin privilege website:
Okay so I’ve always wanted to be a drag queen. I’ve always been big (right now I’m 350 pounds) but I have seen big drag queens do well so I thought no problem right? WRONG. I went to the club that allowed for amateurs to perform and one of the other queens (I believe they were the emcee) said, “Oh no honey. You’re too big to be doing a profession like this. I mentioned the other big queens but she cut me off, saying that I wouldn’t be able to do a fast song becuase I would get worn out and that I was too green to do a ballad. Needless to say, I didn’t perform that night. Thin privilege is being allowed to be a drag queen without other queens judging you for being big. |
| One thing that keeps on coming up with people complaining about thin privilege is that they can't go to the grocery store without other people making assumptions about what is in their cart. How do the fatties know that other people are making assumptions? I think its their inner voice telling them to lay off the Oreos. |
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Some more thin privilege trolling I found.
thin privilege is not having complete strangers call you and tell you you’re a fat ugly cow who will never make any money doing sex work (despite the fact that you are doing very well for yourself). Thin privilege is being able to get work in clubs, parlors and brothels easily without owners and managers questioning whether or not you’ll be able to make any money. Thin privilege is being chosen to offer a sexual service over a bigger person whom the client actually wants to see but won’t book as admitting they like bigger people in front of their friends would incite ridicule. Thin privilege is not being offered diet tips or being told to ‘take better care of yourself’ by other thin workers or being told to offer services you’re uncomfortable with because you’re having a slow week. |
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I'm a white, heterosexual, God fearing, male and to top it off I'm not a fatty. Awesome!  And with that you are the devil, never gonna get a government job, marriage/divorce laws are written to punish you, and if anyone claims discrimination you will burn even if you didn't discriminate. Sucks... I'm in the same boat. |
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Quoted: Its also an excuse for thins to feel better about themselves. Quoted: Quoted: I think that this whole 'thin privilege' crap is just an excuse for fatties to be fat. Its also an excuse for thins to feel better about themselves. They are as weak as the fats though. Disgusting. But they don't have raised instances of heart disease and diabetes... |
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Its also an excuse for thins to feel better about themselves. They are as weak as the fats though. Disgusting. Quoted:
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I think that this whole 'thin privilege' crap is just an excuse for fatties to be fat. Its also an excuse for thins to feel better about themselves. They are as weak as the fats though. Disgusting. This is the 2nd time you've said it. Go ahead and tell us why you hate thin people. I can tell you want to and are just waiting for the invitation. Let this be it. You're welcome. |
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Examples of Thin Privilege Examples of Thin Privilege:
You’re not assumed to be unhealthy just because of your size. Your size is probably not the first thing people notice about you (unless you’re being thin-shamed – the opposite of fat-shamed). When you’re at the grocery store, people don’t comment on the food selection in your cart in the name of “trying to be helpful.” Your health insurance rates are not higher than everyone else’s. You can expect to pay reasonable prices for your clothing. You can expect to find your clothing size sold locally. You can expect to find clothing in the latest styles and colors instead of colorless, shapeless and outdated styles meant to hide your body. You don’t receive suggestions from your friends and family to join Weight Watchers or any other weight-loss program. When you go to the doctor, they don’t suspect diabetes (or high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or other “weight-related” diagnoses) as the first/most likely diagnosis. You don’t get told, “You have such a pretty/handsome face” (implying: if only you’d lose weight you could be even more attractive). People do not assume that you are lazy, based solely on your size. You’re not the brunt of jokes for countless numbers of comedians. Airlines won’t charge you extra to fly. You are not perceived as looking sloppy or unprofessional based on your size. You can eat what you want, when you want in public and not have others judge you for it or make assumptions about your eating habits. You can walk out of a gas station with a box of doughnuts and not have people yell at you to “Lay off them doughnuts, fatty!” (This actually happened to one of my friends.) People don’t ask your partners what it’s like to have sex with you because of your size. Your body type isn’t sexually fetishized. You’re more likely to get a raise or promotion at work than someone who is fat. Friends don’t describe you to others using a qualifier (e.g. “He’s kind of heavy, but REALLY nice, though”). The media doesn’t describe your body shape as part of an “epidemic”. You can choose to not be preoccupied with your size and shape because you have other priorities without being judged. Right.....cause who has a fetish about non-fat chicks. 
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I'm fat. I'll admit it. I gained 50 lbs after I left the army. Now, I'm trying to lose weight. I know that if I keep on the path I am on I'll be 300 lbs in a few years. I won't let that happen. I think that this whole 'thin privilege' crap is just an excuse for fatties to be fat. A bunch of other fatties patting you on the back won't keep your heart beating, your pancreas functioning, or your knees from turning into jello and bone fragments. The world mostly wants you to succeed, live a long life, and be healthy; however the world is not concerned enough to help, and also loves a good train wreck. |
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Brilliant. Don't forget about "tall privilege" or "good hair privilege" Quoted:
Brilliant. Don't forget about "tall privilege" or "good hair privilege" And white. Ahhhhhh, it's great to be perfect. 
ETA: in the interest of full disclosure, what hair I have left is certifiably "good". 
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Bullshit on being able to find clothing locally more easily. You know how hard it is to find pants with a smaller waist than inseam? A Milt Sparks VersaMax II and a Sig 220 can add a couple of inches. 
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Quoted: A bunch of other fatties patting you on the back won't keep your heart beating, your pancreas functioning, or your knees from turning into jello and bone fragments. The world mostly wants you to succeed, live a long life, and be healthy; however the world is not concerned enough to help, and also loves a good train wreck. That's pretty wise... |
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I'm 6'6" 220 so yes I'm thin. I could just as easy be 6"6" 280 with a beer gut and triceps that flap like a turkey beard. I'm not because I fucking care. So I suppose being smart enough to not be a self destructive fatty is a privilege? Ok, no problem, I'm feeling no guilt. That little part just made me forfeit a substantial portion of my lunch. 
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A bunch of other fatties patting you on the back won't keep your heart beating, your pancreas functioning, or your knees from turning into jello and bone fragments. The world mostly wants you to succeed, live a long life, and be healthy; however the world is not concerned enough to help, and also loves a good train wreck. Quoted:
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I'm fat. I'll admit it. I gained 50 lbs after I left the army. Now, I'm trying to lose weight. I know that if I keep on the path I am on I'll be 300 lbs in a few years. I won't let that happen. I think that this whole 'thin privilege' crap is just an excuse for fatties to be fat. A bunch of other fatties patting you on the back won't keep your heart beating, your pancreas functioning, or your knees from turning into jello and bone fragments. The world mostly wants you to succeed, live a long life, and be healthy; however the world is not concerned enough to help, and also loves a good train wreck. Holy crap that's profound. |
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Quoted: A Milt Sparks VersaMax II and a Sig 220 1911 can add a couple of inches. Quoted: Quoted: Bullshit on being able to find clothing locally more easily. You know how hard it is to find pants with a smaller waist than inseam? A Milt Sparks VersaMax II and a Sig 220 1911 can add a couple of inches. I concur with a small edit. The 1911 is from a time when most people were thin. |