What's your thoughts on thin privilege?

[Anonymous]

Is it real or is it just some bs made up by people who refuse to do something about their weight?

If you believe it's real, tell me about your experience.

[AaronKrieger]

It's odd to me that we have started to call things that give you benefits as "privilege" when everything has pros/cons and is also not always that straight forward.

Yes, being skinny can have advantages to it, but it also has it's disadvantages. As a skinny dude, I've been made fun for it, can get hurt easier, not as strong as your average adult male (impacts fighting, working, etc.), and it's harder to find clothes to fit. I've also known guys who straight up have body dysmorphia over being too skinny.

I am not saying it's as hard as being fat, but it seems silly to me that we throw the word "privilege" around so much. It can be genuinely toxic when people start doing that, since it devalues issues that said "privilege" comes with.

[Asker]

I agree 100%. And sorry you were made fun of for being skinny. That's rough.

[AaronKrieger]

It wasn't rough for me fortunately, since I guess I had bigger issues to worry about lmao, but thanks though 👍

[BCA6010]

What a time to be alive in which we villainize health and normalcy while willfully neglecting or even encouraging that which we know to be bad or unhealthy.

I think there's significantly less of an argument to be made for "thin privilege" compared to "fat-phobic," or more accurately, "fat-averse."

[Asker]

So in conclusion you believe that thin privilege doesn't exist? That it's just made up crap perpetuated by the fatties of the world? That all you need to do is be healthy and things will improve in one's life?

[BCA6010]

Simplistically speaking, yes.

[Asker]

Ok, got it!

[provokeesmokee]

It's less thin privilege and more fat consequences.

Like, there's definitely social stigmas, but I feel that most people are not so fat that their fatness is the real issue. If someone's beautiful and thicc, they're still privileged compared to an ugly thin person.

But health-wise, there's definitely massive (lol) pluses to being a healthy (aka thin) weight. Joint health, heart health, lower risk of diseases, etc.

The fat people have problems with those issues, but it's a natural consequence of being obese.

[Asker]

That's definitely true.

[MemeSupreme]

it exists but it also doesn't mean being thin makes you proud of your body, healthy, or that you're happy. for my whole life i've been too skinny to the point i've had health issues. like i was hospitalized at one point because of it. BUT i am doing a lot better now and pretty close to a healthy weight

sooo yeah i've had some advantages because of being skinny but i've had some serious disadvantages too. not every privilege out there is sunshine and rainbows

[virtualwasp]

as a fatty i can't comment on the privilege my friends get who are slim

[Asker]

But you believe it's real?

[LiamJHayden]

This will sound harsh, but for the most part calling something "privilege" is just a way to make losers feel better about their failures in life.

[Shamalien]

As a young man being thin is generally not good and you will get bullied. As a woman, being thin is great and life will be better for you

[Asker]

Ok so you do believe it's real for women then?

[Shamalien]

Yess

[DextroShade]

Better looking people are treated better, this is human nature. Being fat makes you look a lot worse so you get treated worse.

[BarryLiverstone]

Nope. I’ve always been thin and I got bullied for it and it’s worked against me

[Asker]

You're also a guy so maybe it may only apply to women? I see in a lot of these who spew thin privilege is real are women.

[gothbxtch]

it definitely does exist, there’s a ton of fatphobia in society

[EaterPeter]

Although I am hearing it very first time it can be real.

[Zebrina]

What privileges do you mean?

[Asker]

From what I've read its stuff like people being nicer to thin people such as getting stuff for free, getting invited to stuff more, getting talked to more etc or getting hit on by guys more or girls hitting on guys more.

[Zebrina]

I mean, yes and no. I'm assuming that most of these privileges are being handed out by men?
I do think that in general, men are probably nicer and more engaged with women that they are attracted to, whether they realize it or not. However, it seems like more and more men are attracted to a little extra weight on women. So, when that is the case, I would imagine those same privileges are extended to curvier women.

[gorydetails]

It's more made up nonsense.

[Asker]

So you would say girls who are thin get treated exactly the same way as girls who are fat?

[gorydetails]

This whole concept of "privilege" is made up horseshit. But if you want thin privilege then lose weight.

[Asker]

Who said I wanted that or needed to? I was just asking a question.

[gorydetails]

And I'm giving a collective 'you', not you specifically.

[In_Trance]

Some bs