Thin privilege is not having your clothing compared to a circus tent, an elephant’s skin, or other similarly large items.

A new weight loss commercial has started playing on my local radio station, and one of the women who has lost weight compared her clothing to a tent, then said “An entire circus could have fit under this thing!” She then went on to say her clothing looks large and saggy like an elephant’s skin.

Since I am a similar shape to her previous size, it made me feel embarrassed and ashamed about my body. I know I’m big but I do not dress in clothing that looks like a circus tent! Nor am I the size of an elephant!