This is a series of posts on thin privilege and how it affects all of us in daily life. I talk in depth about topics like these every week in my free Body Liberation Guide. The next one goes out Monday.
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Thin privilege is buying clothes off the rack at a brick-and-mortar store.
This is one of the ar…
This post was published first for my Patreon supporters a week ago. Want to support my work and get first access to articles like this? Sign up today. Since I first wrote this, Taylor Swift has updated her video to remove the couple of seconds showing the word on the scale (without public comment). Ten…
In which I talk about how thin privilege — like any other privilege you might have — isn’t just something you have, or don’t have: it’s a spectrum. As you follow the spectrum of human body sizes toward the smaller end, thin privilege increases. As you go towards the larger end of the spectrum, thin…
If we could opt out of oppression, would we still “deserve” it?
I’ve been thinking so much about the cost of things lately, and how they interact with cost of living and marginalization and capitalism and labor and psychology. Last week, I had the privilege of a behind-the-scenes chat with the organizer of Seattle Fat Con (affiliate link), an event happening in January here in town. I’d…
One part of interacting with healthcare providers while living in a fat body is that your value and worth as a patient are always, always conditional and based on your perceived compliance. I’ve been seeing my dentist, who I adore, for many years. My genetic lack of tooth enamel makes me a frequent visitor. In…
