Thin Privilege is not going to your doctor to discuss your massive weight gain, depression, joint pain, and fatigue that all started in the last year, have her talk to you about getting bloodwork done for Hypothyroidism (which runs in your family, so it’s quite likely!), and then begin to talk to you at length about the Weight Watchers diet.

Woman, you just told me that I could be suffering from a genetic glandular disease which, in your words, means I “could be on a low-calorie, low-carb fast and be spending 8 hours a day in the gym and not lose a pound”. Can we at least figure out if that’s what’s wrong, how to manage the issue, and work with my severe depression before you start hawking your diet on me?