{Thin privilege} is eating out without fear of public ridicule
Thin privilege is eating out without fear of public ridicule or shaming due to your body size or food choices.
I don’t always do thin privilege posts because, honestly, they’re exhausting. Thin fragility leads people to argue endlessly with me rather than listen.
One of the ways I use my own privilege as a white woman who runs her own business and isn’t all that fussed about people googling her — in other words, my own career isn’t particularly at risk by speaking out — is to make these posts and absorb some of the heat for people who are less privileged than I am. But I lack the patience or spoons to lead each person on the internet gently through understanding that fat people are people, too.
If you see a fat person being badgered by thin people, SPEAK UP. Help us out. Come get your fellow thin people, because thin fragility is exhausting to deal with constantly when we’re also dealing with the other ways our oppression takes form.
⟡ Having a privilege is not your fault. It doesn’t make you a bad person. However, it’s your responsibility to extend that privilege to everyone who lacks it. ⟡
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Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.
