thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is not having to worry when you buy airline tickets.

This summer I am going on a trip with a class from University. We had to buy plane tickets for international flight. I freaked out internally about not being able to fit in the seat. I was very worried about being publicly humiliated if I had to ask for a seat-belt extender or even worse, if they kicked me off of the plane or something if I didn’t “fit.”

The result? I had to pay the extra cash for first-class tickets because the seats are bigger. I just played it off like I had the extra cash to burn when I really don’t. I had to pay $1200 while all my thin friends and classmates got to pay $600-$700.