Buying clothes in High Street shops and sitting comfortably in train and plane seats are things some people take for granted.
But not for much longer, as lingerie blogger Cora Harrington says these things mean you probably benefit from “thin privilege”.
"Lingerie blogger," Gracie? Really?
"Lingerie blogger," Gracie? Really?
In a detailed Twitter thread, Cora says, “You don’t have to ‘feel thin’ to have thin privilege". It just means you're not on the receiving end of other people's fatphobia, and you don't find it difficult to do everyday things because of your size.
Cora says she doesn't feel the burden of explaining thin privilege should just be placed on plus-size people.
She tells BBC Three: "I really feel that when we're talking about inequalities in society, it should not always be the responsibility of the person who might be affected to be the one who brings those topics up in conversation. There's this added trauma that comes from, first, being disadvantaged by something, and then, second, having to justify your existence to so many hostile people.
Maxim: if everybody is "privileged," then nobody is. Which is kind of progress, I guess.
Maxim: if everybody is "privileged," then nobody is. Which is kind of progress, I guess.
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All this means is that people need to adjust to their individual conditions and stop whining. In the case of plus-size women, in fact, in the USA, many stores carry their sizes. And most people who are overweight do not suffer from medical conditions which cause the obesity. If the government would stop pushing the low-fat diet nonsense, fewer people would be obese.
I'm nearly six feet tall. I've NEVER been able to just walk into stores and buy clothes and shoes to fit. The internet has been a great boon to people like me who aren't average sizes. Maybe this idiot blogger hasn't heard about ordering online?
But you're right, Chris. The idea of "privilege" is so overused it doesn't mean much any more.
I have news for Cora. If I were to bring up the subject of thinness, she would probably take it as some sort of microaggression, and get all huffy. She can feel aggrieved all she wants, but being overweight is a health issue, not a privilege issue.
Apparently, Cora herself is not overweight. She does a lot of lingerie photography, usually of ultra-thin models. I'm not sure why she has taken up the fat-shaming issue, unless she just needs another thing to be angry about.
TLM, these people seem to thrive on being angry about something. I don't, myself, make fun of fat people. They know they're fat. They don't need me to remind them. It's like pointing out to a teenager that she's got acne. Trust me, she knows it.
"I'm not sure why she has taken up the fat-shaming issue, unless she just needs another thing to be angry about."
The supply of actual oppression and oppressors isn't anywhere near the demand for them. SocJus types have to resort to making crap up.
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