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My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
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RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
(December 27, 2014 at 5:04 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: Also like to add that there is no such thing as 'thin privilege'. Despite what some people believe, everyone can lose weight, it just depends on how much you want it. It is something that can be changed about you. In fact, the world is catering for obesity more than ever. Also, as a thin person myself, I find it quite difficult to find clothes that fit. The smallest size i've ever seen is XXS whereas the largest i have seen is XXXXXL but do I put it down to 'fat privilege'? No. If you are too fat to fit in the chairs, whether that be the cinema, airplane or rollercoaster, you should lose some weight.

Lol you must be really smart and have skipped the definition of privilege - It means one group possesses higher social power over the other - I too as a medium size male have trouble getting decent fitting clothes, I'm actually about 5kg overweight and I wear a short size for my shirts - However a simple fact like that doesn't change stupid assumptions and stereotypes made about fat people. I've been fat, I'm average now, and I can feel a tremendous difference socially, I'm not called lazy, I'm more likely to be seen as a respectful person, I'm not assumed to be unhealthy even though I smoke a lot and rarely exercise - No one is promoting fat here, but fat shaming isn't the solution either IMO.

After the facts I've mentioned, it's unreasonable to say being thin doesn't give you privileges - It does - I'm not talking about dating or feeling sexually attracted, or trying to give fat people more than to thin people, I'm just saying fat people should at least be as respected as others when it comes to basic human dignity

And the fact fat people have the right to clothes that fit is not a privilege, it's a right and nothing else
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male - by Dystopia - December 27, 2014 at 5:11 pm

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