Thin Privilege?

i knew this thread was going to get really stupid real fast

the article is awesome though i like that she does not get all whiny claiming to be oppressed by fat people like most thin people who write articles on this do

i have gone from over 300 pounds to where i am now and with out a secound doubt thin privilege is real and fat shaming is so engrained in society it is a casual acceptable thing

skinny shaming is no where near the same level

I'll stand up and call BS on this one. It's completely acceptable in public to tell a thin girl to "go eat a cheeseburger" in front of everyone, and then laugh about it. If I were to say to an overweight person that she should stop eating cheeseburgers in front of everyone, I'd be slaughtered. It's much more acceptable to thin shame. I see it and feel it all the time. Every time a thin girl comes on the television someone has a comment about it, or there's a Facebook meme everyone has comments about it, or people feel free to make comments to me personally.

Kindness toward people should be universal, independent of gender, size or anything else. i try to practice this in my own life. I smile at everyone in public, open doors for people, and just in general be nice. It shouldn't matter whether people are thin or pretty or women or anything else. Shaming is ridiculous and needs to stop.

so you think you can call BS on my experiences? lol no

i suffered from anorexia as a teenager and was rail thin the way i was treated as a over 300 pound women is sooooooooo much more horrendous then how i was as a rail thin teenager its not even comparable

honestly thinking you can compare a "eat a cheeseburger" or some harsh comments about the thin pretty girl to the way fat people are treated in society is pathetic , ridiculous and it needs to stop

It's funny how people demand that we have to care when someone else is offended.

It's funny how people demand that we have to care when someone else is offended.

Few people actually respond and satisfy that demand in real life. So no need to worry.

People will argue ad nauseum, but nothing really changes. People are people.

Thank you sociology majors for bastardizing a concept and spreading it all over the internet.

But it doesn't address how frequently someone who is thin is bullied for it... Told to eat a cheeseburger or asked if they are anorexic. If they are working for it, then they experience a lot of negative feedback from people who haven't gotten the same results. Or if they aren't somehow it makes it ok for chubby friends to tease them "in good fun?"

I get what the author is saying.... Thin is just considered beautiful somewhat universally and maybe fat is not. But with all the love yourself even if you're fat stuff going around, they've really managed to encourage body shaming of smaller women too. Especially when the smaller woman doesn't have pronounced curves.

It's funny how people demand that we have to care when someone else is offended.

I don't really think anyone is asking you to care, or give a **** for that matter, but more or less, be respectful. Honestly, we should respect the dignity of every human being-- it is the right thing to do. If we want others to be good to us, we should, in turn, be good to them. It's good common sense. Don't go around making rude comments about someone's weight (over/average/under), height, race, color, religion/lack there of, ect. Do I wish privilege of any sort didn't exist? Absolutely. To say that it doesn't, is simply turning a blind eye and saying, "well, it's not happening to me, so it's not my problem." Much like those starving children over in Africa. It's not happening to me, I'm not the one who's hungry. It's no my problem. If *you* (general) aren't the one who's feeling the affects, often times you're (general) are blind to the fact that it goes on, or simply complacent in your (general) life, that you (general) just don't feel the need to do anything about it.

Truly, I challenge anyone who doesn't think that privilege(s) in our society exist. Take one hour out of your day- any time that you have free time. Go out and people watch. Don't speak to anyone. Simply watch. I want you to make it a point to watch people of different races, different sizes (overweight/average/underweight), different ages. Go to your local shopping mall or boutique, and watch how these type of people are treated. Take notes. Go to a cafe or restaurant. Do the same thing. Make sure you're in a busy spot where you'll be able to see a variety of people. Just take time, and watch. Say nothing to no one. Go with an open mind. You may find yourself with a different perspective on how things are in society, and a desire to make a change, starting with yourself.

Or perhaps just watch them with their friends and family. They are happy together and love each other, regardless of whether they are overweight or thin, pretty or ugly, tall or short. That's what is important. When they care about each they don't see those 'flaws'. We shouldn't look for the flaws either, we should just see the people they are.